- Apr 2, 2013
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Started our coop at the end of March but due to three weeks of severe rain, snow, sleet, and flooding and a few other set backs, we just got to finish it and the run today. Since we had access to a truck topper for $5 we decided to design our coop around it. Each window has hardware cloth behind it, as well as the hatch opening so we can use any or all of them for ventilation. There are french access doors (you can see in the photo) for feeding and cleaning the sand when need be. There are a couple of protruding nest boxes in the back and the access door is on the left side. The coop cost about $200 to build and the 750square foot run cost about $250 to put together. This was a full family project that everyone mostly enjoyed but that we are glad is complete. Our little chicken farmers are ecstatic with the result and we look forward to watching our chickens as we relax on our deck this summer.
This photo shows the full run and coop. The black plastic to the left is an area of weeds that we are hoping to kill off and use as garden space.
This photo is of Jenny the Bantam rooster and some of his many wives. Jenny because we didn't think we were to have any roosters and because the name stuck by the time we figured out that he wasn't a hen.
This photo shows the full run and coop. The black plastic to the left is an area of weeds that we are hoping to kill off and use as garden space.
This photo is of Jenny the Bantam rooster and some of his many wives. Jenny because we didn't think we were to have any roosters and because the name stuck by the time we figured out that he wasn't a hen.
