- Jun 22, 2009
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I'm making a coop out of plans in my head. Whether or not I posted, thank you all SO MUCH for sharing your stories....they've helped me so much!
Does that look crooked? Absolutely not!
After putting my frame together I started to tack on my Hardware Cloth (PS - thanks to everyone who recommended screws over nails, washers & screws, hardware cloth over chicken wire, and to measure twice and cut once!). It looked good on the end, but 1/4 of the way down the long side, I knew this would not meet the recommeded BYC predator proof standard....or mine for that matter! A little scrounging, a little measuring and....
Poof!! Look how sturdy that looks! The inlaid 2x4's are nailed to a 2' 11" piece of scrap wood. The long back is screwed into the top and bottom of the frame. Hopefully you can see the support system in this next picture
This is as it sits in my backyard now. I work M-F 9-5, so I mostly build in the evenings and weekends. With 3 sides with Hardware cloth, all I have to do is figure out if I'm buiding an enclosed coop or leaving it all open.
And....the chickens helping:
Does that look crooked? Absolutely not!
After putting my frame together I started to tack on my Hardware Cloth (PS - thanks to everyone who recommended screws over nails, washers & screws, hardware cloth over chicken wire, and to measure twice and cut once!). It looked good on the end, but 1/4 of the way down the long side, I knew this would not meet the recommeded BYC predator proof standard....or mine for that matter! A little scrounging, a little measuring and....
Poof!! Look how sturdy that looks! The inlaid 2x4's are nailed to a 2' 11" piece of scrap wood. The long back is screwed into the top and bottom of the frame. Hopefully you can see the support system in this next picture
This is as it sits in my backyard now. I work M-F 9-5, so I mostly build in the evenings and weekends. With 3 sides with Hardware cloth, all I have to do is figure out if I'm buiding an enclosed coop or leaving it all open.
And....the chickens helping:
