All My Chickens..... a coop opera!

[RoyalChick]

Making progress View attachment 4223349

Oooh - that is going to be great!

 

[drstratton]

Making progress View attachment 4223349

That will be a great space!

 

[WhoDatChick]

Thanks yall
Hopefully we will be close to being done tomorrow
Why do these things always seem SO simple in my mind and then when we get to doing it there are so many details and way more to it than I anticipate My poor but ever so patient husband having to listen to me explain the plans and designs and me saying “It'll be so easy! We can do it a day…. shoot, I could do it myself!” ….yea right

 

[WhoDatChick]

We are very close! Ignore the funky tin roof… we had some tin sheets left over from my husbands shop and I wanted to use a lot of what we already had so we could build something fast and cheap. Well the tin we have is very heavy duty and was too hard to manipulate over the top so we got some pretty cheap sheets of this flimsy tin and it was so easy to use! Doesn’t come out the greatest as it dents easily… but like I said, I didn’t want to spend too much and it will do the job
I added awnings to the sides because I didn’t like the idea of rain pouring inside the coop with it being angled like it is… so still trying to decide what I want to put there. Maybe just some clear plastic, ribbed sheets.. that way light can get in.. We can only work on it on the weekends so we should be done next Saturday… but I am gonna do what I can during the week…. I have some wire to add to the front and I am putting wire all on the floor…

 

[Mother of Chaos]

We are very close! Ignore the funky tin roof… we had some tin sheets left over from my husbands shop and I wanted to use a lot of what we already had so we could build something fast and cheap. Well the tin we have is very heavy duty and was too hard to manipulate over the top so we got some pretty cheap sheets of this flimsy tin and it was so easy to use! Doesn’t come out the greatest as it dents easily… but like I said, I didn’t want to spend too much and it will do the job
I added awnings to the sides because I didn’t like the idea of rain pouring inside the coop with it being angled like it is… so still trying to decide what I want to put there. Maybe just some clear plastic, ribbed sheets.. that way light can get in.. We can only work on it on the weekends so we should be done next Saturday… but I am gonna do what I can during the week…. I have some wire to add to the front and I am putting wire all on the floor… View attachment 4224092View attachment 4224093

What will be happening with the triangular protrusions on both sides?

Edit, nm: I went back and saw this:
I added awnings to the sides because I didn’t like the idea of rain pouring inside the coop with it being angled like it is…

My brain is pooped out.

 

[WhoDatChick]

What will be happening with the triangular protrusions on both sides?

Edit, nm: I went back and saw this:
I added awnings to the sides because I didn’t like the idea of rain pouring inside the coop with it being angled like it is…

My brain is pooped out.

It’s only right that the coop has wings too

 

[Mother of Chaos]

It’s only right that the coop has wings too

And, in an attempt to drag myself away from total silliness, you’ll increase the amount of shade and thus cooler area, if you don’t use a transparent cover.

 

[WhoDatChick]

And, in an attempt to drag myself away from total silliness, you’ll increase the amount of shade and thus cooler area, if you don’t use a transparent cover.

Yes, that would be a good plan.. but it’s not necessary where this coop is… it’s in total shade all Summer.. and I was thinking clear so as to let more light into the coop… during the winter it will have some sun but shouldn’t be a problem then. But I also think it will be something that can be changed easily if needed

 

[drstratton]

We are very close! Ignore the funky tin roof… we had some tin sheets left over from my husbands shop and I wanted to use a lot of what we already had so we could build something fast and cheap. Well the tin we have is very heavy duty and was too hard to manipulate over the top so we got some pretty cheap sheets of this flimsy tin and it was so easy to use! Doesn’t come out the greatest as it dents easily… but like I said, I didn’t want to spend too much and it will do the job
I added awnings to the sides because I didn’t like the idea of rain pouring inside the coop with it being angled like it is… so still trying to decide what I want to put there. Maybe just some clear plastic, ribbed sheets.. that way light can get in.. We can only work on it on the weekends so we should be done next Saturday… but I am gonna do what I can during the week…. I have some wire to add to the front and I am putting wire all on the floor… View attachment 4224092View attachment 4224093

Very creative and what a great way to utilize what you have!

 

[WhoDatChick]

Very creative and what a great way to utilize what you have!

Thank you!
I did try and use mostly things I have and went to a friend’s house and got a some old fence boards and we put those on the back side.. I’ll show a pic when it’s done. I was hoping to spend less than I did on material but the total cost will still be the same as a coop you would buy from Tractor Supply! But the quality SO much better so I feel great about that!