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

[dawj]

I had an old timer tell me his only issue with critters getting in his coop was they chewed through the flooring so I figured it would be added security to give them a taste of metal before one tried to get in my coop.

 

[Jerseycoop]

Be proud of yourself..you did an awesome job!

 

[MuckyPuppy]

What a wonderful and fast coop. I am so in awe not only how fast it was made but that it also looks very solid. I am always impressed by people who can build/make things. Like some others on here, my husband and I are DIY challenged.

....... On the other hand we are pros at using duct tape!!

 

[dawj]

Before sunday

After Sunday 3 hours.

I covered nest boxes and pop door isn't openable yet due to no run. I closed off nest boxes also. I still need to install poop boards. They seem happy. I am in the dog house though what a mess our diningroom is....sooooo much dust from them being in there for 6 weeks(I work 2 jobs and am very involved with our church so no time to build a coop now i gotta build a run lol). I am trying the stall dry pellets thats what i used inside the house in a 3x4 dog crate seemed to work ok.

 

[perrym1962]

It took me a week to build a chicken tractor, and isn't very big.. LOL....

 

[Gardengirl 2011]

You did great!!! Your girls look happy too.

 

[nwtim]

Very impressed with how much you accomplished in such a short time. Your chickens look very happy about their new home, so I can only imagine how much happier your wife is.

I'm curious about the internal dimensions of your coop. Is it in the neighborhood of 4 x 8 x 5 feet tall inside? What's the overall height?

Beautiful work!

 

[dawj]

4x8 floor space one wall is 4' and the other is 5' shed style roof. I ripped 2x4's in half and did 16 on center. Used styrofoam insulation and luan board for inside and outside walls 3 coats of paint (used my power painter i got years ago and never used until now). Total time on coop was 15 hours I spent 3 hours sunday to do interior walls and roost so girls would be out of the house lol. If I was to ever get chickens again I would def. have coop and run done beforehand. Some of the dining room had over 1/4" of chicken dust no joke my wife wants to kill me lol.

 

[foxfire]

I've never had chickens before, so I'm in the dark on most things that concern them. I'm reading every day and learning and hope to have a coop and run built this fall..(it's way to hot in Texas to start anything now). But, I have a question...what is chicken dust?

 

[dawj]

Chickens are very dusty i guess you could compare it to our dandruff. They are constantly grooming themselves to remove this from themselves.