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Thanks! They actually have shade from about 2 PM on, as there are tall trees that I've set them up next to which you can't see in the picture. They also like to hang out under the trailer where I imagine it is cool.

IT. IS. DONE! The finishing touches: My husband built the water system for me after I explained what I was wanting. It's a good thing...I'm sure my attempt would have leaked like a waterfall. The water can be accessed from outside and inside. Storage is a 25 gallon food safe barrel with screw...

Baby steps, baby steps! Ramp system to get up to roost and down to floor for those chickens (or smaller chicks) that prefer to stroll and not leap. And just for fun, a picture of a new gal destined to live in this coop that I took in today - she's bedraggled and haggard after living on a...

Made the feeder today. We will have 12-15 chickens living in here... and I'm constantly filling feeders, so I searched for a container that would hold quite a bit of feed. I went with a design I saw on BYC. With a using a 3" hole saw and cutting down an end of one of these 3" PVC elbows, the fit...

Update time! Slowly making progress! Got the scrap of vinyl glued onto the plywood floor and mounted my nesting boxes on the wall. The nests will be easily accessed from the side door so I don't have to climb into the trailer for egg collection. I picked up the crates from a container...

Got some more time to work on this project...was delayed a bit with a summer head cold and then caring for an egg bound chicken (poor girl didn't make it - ultimately infection killed her I think). Practicality and my frugal side won out, and I went with painting the top green since I had more...

The floor boards of the trailer are sound enough to leave as is, however I wanted to cover them with plywood so I could glue a remnant of vinyl flooring down. I plan to put sand on that. I used spare plywood we had laying around, hence the patchwork. Today I also got the plywood cut to...

That was my original plan, but the white on the outside is actually primer (all the white will be inside). Due to the fact I still have 3/4 gal of green paint left and wanting to avoid buying more expensive tractor paint, I'm considering just making the roof and wheel wells green too. Decisions...

Started painting! I didn't want a plain ol' trailer color so I went... GREEN!!! Let me tell ya about this paint. Oil based Van Sickle tractor and implement paint. I love it...and I hate it...all at the same time. Ideally it would be sprayed on, but I lack that equipment so I'm brushing...

***This is an in progress project that I will update as I go along. It may take a few weeks, but I'll get it done! When I started researching BYC for coops before buying my first chicks, I came across a post where a lady converted a horse trailer into a coop. I loved the idea and knew I would...