Can we build it? Yes we can... probably... kind of!

[Tooshay89]

Very curious how accurate where they in your view ?

Well, the chicks that I had sexed are only 3 weeks old, so the jury is still out. But the IDed cockerels have leg bands on, so I’ll continue to watch and see what happens. They have a Facebook page with positive reviews, and they cite a 99% accuracy rate, so I would say it should be pretty accurate.

 

[808momof4]

Great story and build. Little kids love chickens; as do I. Those Ondura roofing panels are a breeze to work with and they look great. I used them on my coop build and very happy I didn't go with metal.

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Are you collecting rain water and using that to water your flock?

 

[Tooshay89]

The final touch for the girls' coop came in today. I'm going to surprise them with it tomorrow when I go over to help them start their raised bed garden.

They named most of their chickens with a Disney Moana theme. It was so cute that I had to order one for my coop too. I've been busy this winter (in between building the coop for the girls) adding a few upgrades to my coop - we made the the nesting boxes larger, added a poop tray underneath the roosts and I repainted the exterior of the coop.

When the coop was at our house, the HOA told us it had to be the same color as our house (an ugly yellowy-tan color) but now that the coop is on our acreage, I decided I was not going to look at our ugly shed and coop for one more season, and painted them both light gray. SO much better!

The girls' sign:

My coop sign:

 

[N F C]

The final touch for the girls' coop came in today. I'm going to surprise them with it tomorrow when I go over to help them start their raised bed garden.

They named most of their chickens with a Disney Moana theme. It was so cute that I had to order one for my coop too. I've been busy this winter (in between building the coop for the girls) adding a few upgrades to my coop - we made the the nesting boxes larger, added a poop tray underneath the roosts and I repainted the exterior of the coop.

When the coop was at our house, the HOA told us it had to be the same color as our house (an ugly yellowy-tan color) but now that the coop is on our acreage, I decided I was not going to look at our ugly shed and coop for one more season, and painted them both light gray. SO much better!

The girls' sign:

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My coop sign:


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Love the coop signs!

 

[Tooshay89]

Today was the last day at the girls' coop. The chicks have been in it for over a week now, and so far no complaints! We added the hardware cloth apron all the way around the coop and run. It's 36" wide on all sides, which is probably overkill, but we had some leftover 36" and I didn't feel like cutting it down. The husband covered the wire with sand and viola, a finished coop!

I also brought them one of my 4x8 raised beds and we started a garden this morning. They are SUPER excited about it, and have already given the chicks some of the herbs from the garden. The girls are being homeschooled this year, which is why they're always around for the projects, just in case anyone thought they were drop outs.


Here's the finished product!

 

[N F C]

Looks great @Tooshay89

 

[pennyJo1960]

looks great

 

[Jim Wellman]

Are you collecting rain water and using that to water your flock?

Yes. I live in Florida, so no lack of water here. I have a 55 gallon rain barrel connected to rain gutters.
Here's a vid of my build. 6:45 in the vid is the part where I discuss my watering system.

If this link gets removed by moderators, you can always find my coop build video from my profile or by searching my name on YT.

 

[Jim Wellman]

I've been away a while. Coop looks great. Really coming together. Can't wait to see the finished product with its new inhabitants scratching around.