12 hours not enough to build a coop :( Pic Heavy

[flowergirl60]

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You should move to Austin, you are not too far away. Lakeway is beautiful.

 

[BWKatz]

Wow ...that's six months work for me. Or more. Looks great.

 

[dawj]

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I was thinking of maybe putting a pice of plywood in the eaves during the winter...also debating on insulating and finishing the inside.

On break gottah get back to work (BYC addict)

 

[melinda342]

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You should move to Austin, you are not too far away. Lakeway is beautiful.

i cant right now. I'm 16 years old so it will be a few years. its ironic because there are so many places around here that you could have chickens but my parents chose to move to lakeway.

 

[bryan99705]

Don't seal the chicken coop up in the winter! The ammonia fumes and condensation builds up very quickly and both are bad for the birds. You might consider allowing them access outside year around just a small covered area is enough to clear their lungs, they can stand the cold fairly well but not when they are damp. My birds were eating snow and scratching in the snowplow piles this spring, at 25 degrees, before breakup.

 

[AZChicken_Kat]

Looks great, I'm working on a coop right now and already have 14 hours in..... mine is nowhere as far along as your is.

 

[dawj]

Yah i am playing it by ear when it comes to closing off ventalation. I was talking to an old timer today he says his chickens are outside all year except when its below 20' outside.

 

[SadieSue]

Holy Criminey! That is an incredible looking coop for one day! We worked on ours for over a month and it doesn't look quite that tidy. Very nice job.

 

[luvpartridge]

i took a day off work and thought i'd get it "mostly done"

two weeks later, and i spent most of the weekend on the thing...NOW it IS mostly done, but i am saving the nest boxes and insulation for after the summer.
you did great for 12 hours! inspirational!

 

[spotstealer]

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You still need good ventilation in the winter, its the drafts that can hurt the birdsm and too much moisture can lead to problems including frostbite. The amount of ventilation you show looks great, as long as you can keep the drafts from blowing in. My eaves are similar. What I did was use 1X3 boards between each roof rafter. I angled them to diflect any possible breezes upwards along the roof. That way I have great ventilation to remove the moisture, but no drafts on the girls. I tried to get my wife to sleep in there one cold breezy night to try it out. Not good. Not good at all. BIG mistake. Ouch!