Check out my new coop!

[lizzybird]

awesome!

 

[Moabite]

I really do love it. I am wondering what you are gonna do with the roof rafters sticking out above the door? I wish I had one just like it in my yard.

 

[welsummer4]

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They do! By the second night they went right in at dusk and roosted for the night. And they even hang out in there during the day, which is something they never did with their old hen-house. The highest roost looks right out the front window, and they sit up there and watch the yard.

 

[welsummer4]

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I'm probably going to leave the rafters long. I wanted the coop to look like it belonged in the farmyard, but also be kind of stylized. I'm glad you like it!

 

[welsummer4]

Just wanted to thank everyone for all the nice comments left over the weekend! I couldn't have built my coop without the backyard chickens forum.

 

[MissJenny]

It's darling. Did you make the lattice work or buy it like that. (I did a similar pattern on my eggbox as an architectural feature and would like it in a few other places.)

You've done a great job -- love the ramps.

Jenny

 

[welsummer4]

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I built it out of cedar 1x2s. There is a layer of hardware cloth sandwiched in to keep the less desirables out.