Coop design

[houseofclucks]

Hi all. Here is the coop I made and the pullets that now call it home. Although it's set up in the yard, I will be adding a run that is bigger than the expose screened in run that you can see in the pictures. W

hat do you think? Thanks!

 

[speckledhen]

That is really wonderful! What nice work! Just don't put any more chickens in it than you already have-it could get a bit cramped if you do, but that said, I really love it! I see you have Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. I especially love my Barred Rock girls. Enjoy!

 

[justusnak]

Fantastic!! my poor girls live in the ghettos.

Shhhhh, dont tell them there are nicer places out there!!

 

[thechickenfarmer]

I love it! Great job!

 

[Mr.Dad]

Very Nice Job

Thumbs up........

 

[Llysse]

What a neat coop--did you design it yourself? How cool!

Where are the feeders and waterers going to go... underneath, or inside?

 

[houseofclucks]

The waterers and feeder I put underneath. They do take up some room, I went with a 2 gallon galvi waterer and a feeder that holds 12 lbs. A may go with smaller ones. I plan on building a run for them outside of the coop shown, to let them run around, but thats only when I'm home to watch over things.

 

[ncflowerpower]

Very cool! How do they get upstairs? Do you have a ladder for them? Are those the nesting boxes upstairs in the back?

I'm new to the forum and am excited about posting, can you tell?

 

[houseofclucks]

The ladder is now in place and the hens enter up through the bottom of the coop. The last step they have to jump up a bit but they don't seem to mind. Those are the nest boxes and the roost bar. I was thinking of adding a roost bar that will be higher than the one pictured. It's all trial and error!

 

[Redneckchick]

Nice work !!