Coop Builders - Advice needed

[m.kitchengirl]

Thanks for your input.
I will no longer participate on BYC.

 

[The Lazy L]

What is the most important? Your relationship with your Father-in-law or a chicken coop?

I would suggest incorporating his design into your coop.

Build your coop against his "nesting boxes" and his "run". And then give him a big hug for helping you come up with such a wonderful idea!

 

[justacouplemorechicks]

I think it's a good start. I would simply fence in his nice frame and then cut a hole inside the house and install his ramp where they can drop down directly into the run. I would use windows or something to enclose the large openings in the front of the box. I would make a nest box in the opposite end from the ramp and I would run a roost across it. I would have him make a small door over the nest box for access and then another door on the back to use to for cleaning. If nothing else it could be a great brooder!!!

 

[canesisters]

What is the most important? Your relationship with your Father-in-law or a chicken coop?

I would suggest incorporating his design into your coop.

Build your coop against his "nesting boxes" and his "run". And then give him a big hug for helping you come up with such a wonderful idea!

Well said Lazy L.
I agree, with others. Cover the lower box with your hardware cloth and call it the run. Start looking around for 'free' materials to help you make another box/shed/coop at the end where the 'nest boxes' are. Check around at furniture & appliance stores and small engine repair shops, feed stores, farm equipment stores for crates/pallets. You just might luck out and get a box big enough and secure enough that with just the addition of a door and window you'd be all set.



.. another thought or 2.
It's hard to tell from the picture, but is that more plywood in the background? And the red wall, is that a shed of some sort? Perhaps you could set what you've got up against the shed wall - build a wood frame / wire covered structure inside the shed and connect the two with a pop door. If it IS a shed/garage and you ARE able to work it out, a good bit of your work would be done for you. The roof is already on, it's already protected from the weather and predators. If you put it in a corner, 2 of your walls area already up and sturdy....
Just some more ideas to mull over.

 

[rikithemonk]

No offense but your life seems strange to me. Your mate left you for six months. Half a year, to go for a walk. Also your husbands father respects you so little that he didnt honor your request to help, or your request to use the plans that you paid good money for. You seem subserviant and somewhat timid.

However this is a great opertunity to change all that. Building the coop your self, with your own hands will boost your selfesteem and help you gain a lot of confidance. My advice would be to keep the rectangular bottom run and cover it with hardware cloth. Keep the nest box he built but add a simple cube coop infront of it. I would suguest having the chickens access the coop from the bottom via a ramp. The ramp could be hinged and could be pulled up to close the chickens for the night.

I highly suguest you start doing things for your self. Alls it takes is common sense and a good guide book. Remember the best electrician began his career clueless on electricity. He simply learned by doing it himself.

Riki

 

[m.kitchengirl]

Thanks for your input Rikki.

 

[PDXcluck]

No offense but your life seems strange to me. Your mate left you for six months. Half a year, to go for a walk. Also your husbands father respects you so little that he didnt honor your request to help, or your request to use the plans that you paid good money for. You seem subserviant and somewhat timid.

However this is a great opertunity to change all that. Building the coop your self, with your own hands will boost your selfesteem and help you gain a lot of confidance. My advice would be to keep the rectangular bottom run and cover it with hardware cloth. Keep the nest box he built but add a simple cube coop infront of it. I would suguest having the chickens access the coop from the bottom via a ramp. The ramp could be hinged and could be pulled up to close the chickens for the night.

I highly suguest you start doing things for your self. Alls it takes is common sense and a good guide book. Remember the best electrician began his career clueless on electricity. He simply learned by doing it himself.

Riki

Rather presumptive and terse for a monk, no?

The overall message to take this opportunity to teach yourself more about construction, carpentry and coop building I do agree with though! I think the frame you have is a fine start and that you will be able to create something without starting from scratch. You will definitely need more lumber though.

To be the most help could you let us know what materials and how much of them you currently have? And about how much more you can spend?

Best of luck

 

[rikithemonk]

Thats the problem with text. Things written can be read in different tones. I reread it and I can see how it can be read in a nasty tone. It was intended as more of a pep talk than a put down.

 

[canesisters]

So what was the result??? Did you find a way to add on??