California - Northern

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Way to go!!

I love your dog

My rooster pens - finally under construction!

Pens on end have a solid wall:


Center pens have partial wire dividers. Pictured is Skye, demonstrating the size of the pen (and hoping that it's not a kennel!):


View from the end:


If you would like to see photos of my other coop with dual runs, go here: post #13

 

[debs_flock]

Kim's Husband is a contractor. I bet he would build some for you....

Yeah but, my DH will work for cookies! LOL and he already built our other 16 coops. I just like the design and will also steal it!


Deb

 

[OR4-hmom]

Yeah but, my DH will work for cookies! LOL and he already built our other 16 coops. I just like the design and will also steal it!


Deb

Up here wages are Nilla wafers and Graham Crackers for me. Pens look great, if only there was a way of sound proofing.

 

[PetRock]

Up here wages are Nilla wafers and Graham Crackers for me. Pens look great, if only there was a way of sound proofing.

Wouldn't that be wonderful! I have 3 Langshan cockerels in my backyard here in town. They are over 30 weeks and have just started crowing. I personally love that they are a slow to mature breed. I was able to keep them here for a longer period of time. But now two of them are greeting the morning before the crack of dawn and serenading the girls throughout the day. They are going out to the farm on Thursday which will be none too soon for my neighbors, I'm sure.

 

[capayvalleychick]

Thanks! I got the design idea from Chris Herzog. post #1 of 33
We modified the design because I wanted the pens to be larger and taller. Chris used lightweight utility wood for his pens. Being a pro homebuilder, my DH did not think they were sturdy enough, so our pens are built with doug fir 2x4s, 2x6s & pressure treated wood where there is earth contact. He said that the cost was the same as what Chris quoted. BTW, the materials for this design cost about half of what some of you paid for those individual coops. And those coops and Chris's have the roofing on- going the wrong direction. Install roofing the right way or your coop will leak. I'm not trying to be rude, just want you to avoid the problems and let you know that this is a good coop design that is relatively easy to build and less expensive than others.

 

[ronott1]

Thanks! I got the design idea from Chris Herzog. post #1 of 33
We modified the design because I wanted the pens to be larger and taller. Chris used lightweight utility wood for his pens. Being a pro homebuilder, my DH did not think they were sturdy enough, so our pens are built with doug fir 2x4s, 2x6s & pressure treated wood where there is earth contact. He said that the cost was the same as what Chris quoted. BTW, the materials for this design cost about half of what some of you paid for those individual coops. And those coops and Chris's have the roofing on- going the wrong direction. Install roofing the right way or your coop will leak. I'm not trying to be rude, just want you to avoid the problems and let you know that this is a good coop design that is relatively easy to build and less expensive than others.

Thank you for sharing your experience!

Do you mean the layers overlapping incorrectly? It would be nice to see your process and plans in a new thread.

I really like the design and the way they are built. They are built to last and the materials used should be resistant to things like mold.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I see quite a few coops where corragated metal roofing is used. The ridges should run from the peak down to the lowest slope of the roof. When run the wrong way it just creates a dam for the water to build up against before running off. It might be fewer cuts but the seams leak.

 

[ronott1]

Quote:

watch out for lawyers!

Quote:
My Grand Father used to pay us with ice cream! He was not a baker.....

I see quite a few coops where corragated metal roofing is used. The ridges should run from the peak down to the lowest slope of the roof. When run the wrong way it just creates a dam for the water to build up against before running off. It might be fewer cuts but the seams leak.

I looked at the pictures from Chris and see what you are describing. I will watch out for that too!

I am not making pens like that but am going to cover a run.

 

[PetRock]

Kim, are you putting roosts and nest boxes in the pens? Just curious! I am meeting this week with a friend who lives on 10 acres and we are hopefully going to start a breeding program. I'm going to show her pics of your pens.

 

[PetRock]

Does anyone know of a feed store in N CA that repairs incubators? I remember seeing one advertising it but I don't remember where it is. I borrowed a friend's Rcom King Suro 20 last summer. She had purchased it used and did not have success with it. I put 6 fertile eggs in it, babied the thing for 10days, and candling the eggs showed no signs of development. I thought maybe the humidity was off since that can be a problem with this incubator. I need to get it back to my friend so I took it out to play with it yesterday. I was a newbie with hatching when I borrowed it so I didn't pick up on some problems with it. The fan is not working and even though the temperature reading shows it at the correct temperature, the heating element is not working either. It is a nice incubator but doesn't heat. That sure explains why the eggs didn't develop! I would like to have someone look at it. Maybe it is a simple problem that can be fixed.