Casa de la silkie

[okefenokeeERIC]

For my 2 white silkies.(male and female). Coop is 4x3.5. Run is 8x6. Haven't put up the ramp or installed the roost. Also haven't put in any kind of bedding in their coop. This whole thing was made from repurposed wood from a house demolition and an old dog house. Let me know what you think!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

That is very nice!

Just make sure your holes in the coop are no larger than 1/2 inch to keep out weasels and rats, which kill chickens. So if needed, you can go over some of the gaps with 1/2 inch hardware cloth. Another alternative would be plexiglass strips.

 

[okefenokeeERIC]

That is very nice!

Just make sure your holes in the coop are no larger than 1/2 inch to keep out weasels and rats, which kill chickens. So if needed, you can go over some of the gaps with 1/2 inch hardware cloth. Another alternative would be plexiglass strips.

thanks for the advice! The gaps are 2 inches. Here in Southeast georgia we pretty much just deal with raccoons, opossums, snakes and such. I will cover them soon. Couldn't get to it this weekend. Probably just gonna use regular chicken wire.