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Also, I have a radiant brooder that I could Mount if needed. He did insulate it, though.

Ha! He was so sick of this project by this weekend but last night he was outside cheeping and cooing at them while pretending he doesn’t love them. Haha. I gave him a few weekends off before we do the exterior. He earned it. Lol

I ended up changing my whole plan! It’s all built now. Still has a few things to be finished.

So, I’m not @rosemarythyme but I know that by going out 18-24 inches, if a predator tries to dig, they’re likely to start right at the coop and then work outward. The more cloth there is, the less likely they are to find the “edge”. For us, digging down wasn’t even really an option here. So...

My husband went to the window to see what they were doing last night and she followed him (she seems to like him). She eventually came down with the other girls but I just don’t want her getting hurt.

Everyone was outside again in the run because I had to add some things. I decided to make my own nesting boxes! Super easy to spray and wipe out. They’re screwed in with 8 screws and very stable. I have a specific question. Do I really need a pop door? They’re using the man door and that’s...

Will do.

Well, the girls are moved in. It was absolutely beautiful today and we let them in the run and then locked them up at dusk… we will leave them inside the coop for the next few days to make sure they get its where they live. Also, it’s going to rain for a few days. A few notes. Our silkie can...

I love this tip! I may switch to those when the pine flakes are gone.

I cant believe it but the coop is liveable with just the exterior, nesting boxes, and a pop door to do. Thankfully they can use the human door with a ramp until we cut in the pop door. We both really worked hard on this and I’m so appreciative to my husband for all his hard work on this...

We have a lot to accomplish this weekend and it looks like rain on 1 of my husbands days off (Sunday). My girls are huge and need more space. We have to add hardware cloth to the eaves (3 total) Run and coop need doors. Coop door is the priority because we want to get them out there ASAP...

Metal roof is on, two front panels of hardware cloth are on the run, fenced in my garden area temporarily, window got hardware cloth (needs trim cover), window got lock and hardware outside (temporarily until we side the exterior), and my pride and joy, my roosts… I measured and cut them...

The window in the coop will get hardware cloth on the inside with poultry staples and then finished with composite trim over. The window will open from the exterior. I got 2 locks and carabiners for them. 😁

I couldn’t resist and I wanted them to have inspiration! We are naming our homestead “Sunny Side Up Farm” it just made sense. 😀😂

Today I painted the interior surfaces of the run with porch and floor paint and also did the floor in the coop with the same paint. The interior is painted and my wallpaper is hung. I will put a coat of flex seal over the wallpaper tomorrow for easy cleaning. This weekend my husband is going...

Painted the interior walls with 2 of my kids today and did the hardware cloth skirt on 3 sides. I ran short for the back side and decided to quit because that side needs to be cut in width because 24 inch won’t fit. I did the HWC by hand with poultry staples. I am so stiff and sore. 😩😩😩😩😆

Today I am going to be raking and leveling the run floor, adding some sphagnum moss and trying to get the hardware cloth skirt on. The chickens came outside yesterday for a little while. I will bring them back out today. I have to add something to cover their playpen because my Australorp and...

Updating with our progress! Today my husband got the fascia on and weatherproofed the roof, he completed the interior walls. We also ordered the last of the hardware cloth. I am going to finish the interior this week and also put the hardware cloth ground apron around. He completely...

This was todays progress, window installed, framing is complete, we ran out of plywood and he didn’t want to buy more because he often has overage from work that customers do not want to keep and he gets to take so we are hoping to get some overage. this week we are expecting some light snow...

I figured I should update! We ended up with a walk in style run in front of coop type design. It’s under construction as we speak. My husband has it basically framed out. He only has Saturdays to work on it and it’s still really cold here but he’s making good progress all things considered...