convertable mini-coop/run

[shaggy]

dimensions
8x3

run is 40 inches tall
coop is 42 inches tall at the peek and 16 inches near the edges

a hinged top to make it easy to clean out once in a while
i need to redo the door too
you can't tell by this pic - but it has chicken wire all the way around and doubled on the bottom

i still need to fill in the triangle portion with some 1x6's
the nest box is on the right hand side --- 11"x11"x11"

i put then in the run on the bottom for the time it took me to do the roof --- it's not easy handling 3/4 inch plywood by yourself when it's 8 feet long

i'll be finished on Saturday

 

[Cats Critters]

Good looking Coop, but to warn you chicken wire is not that strong and doesn't keep out predators.

 

[shaggy]

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more worried about keeping the dogs out than anything else

i got some good wire around it now instead of the flimsy chicken wire --- extends their boundaries out by 4 feet on each side .... got to wait for 2-3 more weeks before i can let them out in it

i am most worried about them sticking their heads out and one of my dogs biting it off

 

[patandchickens]

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more worried about keeping the dogs out than anything else

Dogs are actually a really good example of what chickenwire doesn't reliably keep out...

i got some good wire around it now instead of the flimsy chicken wire

Sounds good

Cute coop - I like that you've put in some horizontal sidewalls to give the chickens better use of the floorspace!

Have fun,

Pat​