Building Our New Coop

[Grandmas Coop]

@GrandmaDeKorte10
Does this look familiar?

OMGOODNESS!!!!!!! yea!!!! you found it, I am so excited!!

 

[Kiki]

OMGOODNESS!!!!!!! yea!!!! you found it, I am so excited!!

I had help.
Thank @CarpCharacin

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Oliver Good morning star-shine

 

[Grandmas Coop]

COOP UPDATE​

I didn't keep using the deep litter method. I switched over to sand. I use a cat litter scoop to scoop up the poop every morning. I put it in the orange bucket for my compost. Once a year I buy 9 bags of playground sand from home depot. The hens kick up a lot of dust outside so 2 or 3 times a year I sweep down the walls and windows. After 6 years, I am going to replace the roosts, and repaint.

I use a putty knife to scrape the sand off the bottoms of the base / where the walls meet the foundation

the run is fully covered to keep eagles and hawks out

Leghorns are good diggers. I have hauled a lot of rock out of the run. They like to dig around the base of the coop.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I found where the RAT dug under

 

[Grandmas Coop]

If I could do a do over- I would make the coop wider so when adding to the flock you have more room for the brooder.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

@BYBob @BY Bob
https://www.backyardchickens.com/members/by-bob.394996/ I
It is time to get the coop ready for winter. I need to put bleach on the ceiling, bring the vacuum in and get all of the dust out of the roof corners. Sweep the walls down, AND THEN.....

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Ok I got the inside of the coop painted!!!! I think we are good for another 5 years hahahahaha

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Now I need to wash down the nesting box rack and boxes and we are good for the winter. I might pick up 9 bags of playground sand and add it to the floor but I did just do that last spring.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Now I need to wash down the nesting box rack and boxes and we are good for the winter. I might pick up 9 bags of playground sand and add it to the floor but I did just do that last spring.

ALL DONE~~~~~