Building an "Old Style" henhouse.....move in day!....... (pics)

[KrisRose]

Good job boyfriend! Your coop is perfect

!!

 

[Steve]

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Not perfect by any means.


When do I start yours?

 

[KrisRose]

Have to count my change jug!! My 10x12 is too small

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[Steve]

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I'm thinking that would work good. I can't have this dog squeezing in anymore. Hey- the fatter she gets the harder time she'll have getting in, right?

I got two 80 pound labs....I am gonna have to see if they can get through there.....I think if they have a notion to, they can squeeze through that opening.

Buster, my lab had no problem getting through that hole.

 

[Buster]

Bummer. Maybe I'll try half that. If 12x12 is no problem for an 80 lb dog, I bet a chicken can still get through 6x6. I can always make it bigger if it doesn't work for a chicken.

 

[Reinbeau]

Try 9x13 or so, that seems to be a good size, narrow enough to keep out dogs, but just tall enough for my BO roo (he's a big boy!)

 

[deerhunterblp]

Looks great. I just went through all 40 pages looking to see the progress.

 

[Buster]

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That's good to know. I bet she can't get through 9 inches.

 

[Steve]

It is sunny out today, but cold. I brought the remaining siding pieces inside the shop where it is warm to cut for size and avoid any cracks. So other than the little wall above, all the siding is now done.

Even though it is around 20 degrees outside, the new "just for the henhouse" thermometer reads close to 40. Guess those windows are letting in light and heat.

Now.....on to linoleum floor, roosts and nest boxes.

 

[Suburban chick farmer 09]

Thats great. Are you going to bother with insulation? I don't know how cold it gets there.