Almost Done...

[jason]

Well, I'm getting there... It's finished enough to house the chickens.

The coop has a 10'x8' floor. The front measures 10' high and slopes to 8' in the back. I've put roosts along the 8' wall so they have plenty of space, though I noticed they tend to cluster together. I put sheet shingle on the roof and added a wind turbine for better ventilation.

I still have to finish the trim around the top, paint and add new nesting boxes (external access). Hope to get that done this weekend.

The run is temporary until I can build a larger one. For the temporary one I used a dog kennel that I had lying around.

 

[Cetawin]

Well done. I like it...it looks a lot like my Eggtopia.

 

[LynneP]

The clustering is probably temporary, Jason, they get flustered at everything new. It helps to give them an extra platform and even a couple of bales of hay to give the illusion of more safety. They like to rummage around and the more you give them to do they more relaxed they'll be. I have a friend who puts elephant bells in her coop because she likes the chiming sound the birds make with them, and she claims she can tell from a distance that all is normal, by listening to the chimes!

 

[Omran]

Very beautiful,god I am so abscessed with chicken coops ,i guess I should open my own shop.man every time I come to the net I look and look for coops.

good luck.
Omran

 

[Chicabee19]

wonderful job Jason! can't wait to see pics of your chickens at home in there.

 

[NMbirds]

Nice pic, Jason. Do send more when finished. Eager to see external nesting boxes affixed. Where? How many chickens do you plan to house? thanks.

 

[chickenfanatic]

looks nice to me hehe

 

[redoak]

Nice looking coop, we have the same style roosts