Coop 2017

[Ruralhideaway]

Great coop congratulations!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

View media item 7898435Window on the side.

View media item 7898436Back door.

View media item 7898444Shingles have been finished.

View media item 7898438Roosts and one closet wall.

View media item 7898439Nest boxes.

View media item 7898440Closeup of roost attachment. They're removable.

View media item 7898441Half-finished closet from other side of coop.

View media item 7898442Fresh, clean shavings!

View media item 7898443The completed coop. Birds love it.

 

[BantyChooks]

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This thing has cost me more than a few chunks of skin & probably scarred my hearing for life, but I think it's been worth it.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

This thing has cost me more than a few chunks of skin & probably scarred my hearing for life, but I think it's been worth it.

"Blood, Sweat & Tears".

 

[aart]

Nice Stuff!
Is eave ventilation below that second floor?
Will upper story have ventilation too and trap door remain open?

I know you're at like the 50th parallel but still.

 

[BantyChooks]

Nice Stuff!
Is eave ventilation below that second floor?
Will upper story have ventilation too and trap door remain open?

I know you're at like the 50th parallel but still.

Yes, yes, and no. It will have a ladder that folds down.
I need to get images of vents for the top floor.

 

[aart]

Yes, yes, and no. It will have a ladder that folds down.
I need to get images of vents for the top floor.

Will be interesting to see if those eave vents do the trick for the chooks.
Great storage are, you'll have to be careful that they don't sneak up there while you're accessing it.

 

[BantyChooks]

Will be interesting to see if those eave vents do the trick for the chooks.
Great storage are, you'll have to be careful that they don't sneak up there while you're accessing it.

They should, combined with the windows. I've sat in there a while and I'm pleased with how quickly smells dissipate compared to the poorly ventilated temporary coop. Keeping the North wall solid also reduces drafts significantly. I am pleased with it.

We'll see how it goes. Right now we're mostly staying above 0*F (surprising for this late in the year), so I'll be watching to see how cold it can get before the single comb cockerels get frostbite.

I'm sorry for the less than ideal image angle. I didn't have snowpants on and the snow is deeper than my boots, so I stayed on the path.
Yes, hardware cloth will be installed in spring. For now, there is a heavy board on top of the trapdoor. It would take twenty raccoons to lift it.

There will be an access door here next summer. I am thinking of putting more vents in the back.

 

[BantyChooks]

Birds are liking the roosts, especially the Silver Ameraucanas, for some reason. I think the heights are decent.

 

[aart]

I'm sorry for the less than ideal image angle.

That's fine.
So does that soffit vent both levels?
Those combs are awful close to that vent <cringe>
Might need to baffle it?

Do you like walk in there and spread your arms wide, spin around and go YEAHHH!!!