Any Pics or Ideas on a Stone/Brick Built Chicken house?

[MelissaCoupas]

Hi Everyone

We are looking to move to a hot off-grid area where we can raise chickens again. Considering building a stone chicken house as with a tin roof as it would be cooler & more predator safe. The area we are looking at has bears. It snows every so often but we can add a heater if that is a concern but generally chickens can do okay in snow.

If any of you have done this and have pics or experiences to share, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi Everyone

We are looking to move to a hot off-grid area where we can raise chickens again. Considering building a stone chicken house as with a tin roof as it would be cooler & more predator safe. The area we are looking at has bears. It snows every so often but we can add a heater if that is a concern but generally chickens can do okay in snow.

If any of you have done this and have pics or experiences to share, I would greatly appreciate it.

I didn't go look but you could peruse through the coop articles and see if you see any interesting ones.

We have bear, et al here too. We purchased an Amish garden shed and built a coop inside on one end. The bear come but don't bother trying as they couldn't get into it. So, they go for our wild bird feeders instead.

 

[MelissaCoupas]

Thank you, I looked thru the coop articles and there were a few. I bet your Amish Shed is beautiful, glad it works!

 

[enrgizerbunny]

I did not build the coop from masonry, but my coop DOES have a cinder block foundation. I used Quickwall surface bonding cement to hold it all together. it is stronger than typical masonry construction, easier if you ask me, and it's waterproof. One piece I would add is that you'll have better results with new, clean cinder blocks compared to using old ones the way I did, but it still worked.

Here's the thread and I think around page 3-6 is the foundation with pictures. I would practice with a little bit of joint compound or plaster on a piece of scrap plywood/osb/etc before you mix up an expensive bag of cement.

 

[Penpal]

It would help if you went to your profile and put in your location.

I haven't made a coop from brick, or stone, or blocks, but now you have got me thinking.

 

[MelissaCoupas]

I did not build the coop from masonry, but my coop DOES have a cinder block foundation. I used Quickwall surface bonding cement to hold it all together. it is stronger than typical masonry construction, easier if you ask me, and it's waterproof. One piece I would add is that you'll have better results with new, clean cinder blocks compared to using old ones the way I did, but it still worked.

Here's the thread and I think around page 3-6 is the foundation with pictures. I would practice with a little bit of joint compound or plaster on a piece of scrap plywood/osb/etc before you mix up an expensive bag of cement.

Thank you!

 

[enrgizerbunny]

Thank you!

My goodness I forgot the link.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...estions-welcome.1539131/page-14#post-27517601

 

[Krugerrand]

Is electric fence an option?

 

[MelissaCoupas]

Is electric fence an option?

we plan on using an electric fence when we let them out to free range during the day. Move it about the area

 

[aart]

Stone and brick would be hard to work with and probably expensive.
Very hot wire around the coop is the best bet against bears.