8x8 coop or 10x12 coop?

[2006powerstroke90]

Thanks for the info.
Tools isn’t the problem. I have more tools than I know what to do with.

I will use screws and fender washers. I have a whole sale account at my local nut and bolt store. I bet I can get the fender washers cheap.

 

[aart]

I used dry wall screws and these.
Most was inside but even the outside ones have held up for 7 years.
I used bottle caps for washers in places, punched a hole with a roofing nail..

 

[rosemarythyme]

I bought my fender washers from a marine supply - much cheaper in bulk bags of 100 than the tiny packets at many big box stores. Figured if they're designed for use in wet environments, they'd weather pretty well on a coop too.

 

[2006powerstroke90]

Just got the hardware cloth in today. Looks like it’s much better then the chicken wire.
All I’m waiting on is some roof Panels, the shed, and some 2x10s and I should be able to get this project rolling.

 

[2006powerstroke90]

Update: after what felt like forever I finally got the new shed. Got it all leveled and done.

built the nesting boxes today and added 3 roosting bars, got the lights hung inside, and the chickens love it! We should be building a run within the next couple of weeks. We have been getting snow like crazy here in CT. So that’s kind of slowing things down.

 

[2006powerstroke90]

I most definitely will still do some tweaking to the nesting boxes and roosting bars. I am just trying to get a feel for what the chickens like best and what is the easiest for collecting eggs.