Coop in NC

[leadfarmer]

Im almost finished with my new coop. My girls have been in a 4x4ft pallet coop for the last few months, and to prepare for the meat birds we want to start raising along with our 10 laying hens.
I was lucky enough to find a saw mill less than a mile from my house ( Feltz Sawmill in Rochfish NC) Eric gave me an outstanding price on the wood.
The coop is 8ft wide by 6ft deep, facewall is 7.5ft back wall is 6.5ft. The frame is built up from 2x4's on top of 2x8 and 2x6 floor frame. I just got the tin roof on this evening before work, I will probably be finishing up tomorrow and prepping for interior paint and external stain and hanging roosting bars ect. It wont be long and the girls will be in. Ill post a few photos and will post more elsewhere in my own thread showing some of the buildup.
Under the rightside window is a flip cleanout where I can sweep out the coop.
And soon we will be building a 12ft wide by 10ft deep shed onto the front of the coop. then the door opening will have a full screen door instead of the barndoor Im going to be installing. They will have a run aswell like they do now, but they free range all day.

We havent had a problem with predators, the 6ft privacy fence keep them at bay... ok it might be the 100lb german shepherd and my 160lb+ mastiff neither of which tolorate intruders. Ill add some more photos when Im not at work. And as i finish tomorrow.

We are in the process of looking for farms away from The area we are currently in. Prefferably in the Ohio, WV, VA, or PA area and want to expand out to cattle and hogs like the farm I grew up on.










My 8 year old daughter and her Barrdrock Pullet Pearl


My daughter and Nymphradora one of our two easter eggers

 

[HeatherEmme]

What a nice coop! I'm from NC as well and love it here, but we have family who moved to VA to start a farm as well. When we visited I was really impressed. It's so beautiful there as well. You know, I find that my two dogs are the best kind of predator protection there is!

 

[MoonShadows]

We also used wood from a local saw mill. I like that rustic look. You did a nice job with the ship laps. We applied ours vertically like an old barn.

 

[leadfarmer]

Heather where in NC? I love NC but not Fatalville. We have looked at other properties in the foot hills and mountains areas but the end goal is to get closer to my daughter who lives in PA with my ex wife. And to veg out on a farm..I think I found the perfect one last night in Kentucky and my wife wants to pull the trigger now.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Im almost finished with my new coop. My girls have been in a 4x4ft pallet coop for the last few months, and to prepare for the meat birds we want to start raising along with our 10 laying hens. I was lucky enough to find a saw mill less than a mile from my house ( Feltz Sawmill in Rochfish NC) Eric gave me an outstanding price on the wood. The coop is 8ft wide by 6ft deep, facewall is 7.5ft back wall is 6.5ft. The frame is built up from 2x4's on top of 2x8 and 2x6 floor frame. I just got the tin roof on this evening before work, I will probably be finishing up tomorrow and prepping for interior paint and external stain and hanging roosting bars ect. It wont be long and the girls will be in. Ill post a few photos and will post more elsewhere in my own thread showing some of the buildup. Under the rightside window is a flip cleanout where I can sweep out the coop. And soon we will be building a 12ft wide by 10ft deep shed onto the front of the coop. then the door opening will have a full screen door instead of the barndoor Im going to be installing. They will have a run aswell like they do now, but they free range all day. We havent had a problem with predators, the 6ft privacy fence keep them at bay... ok it might be the 100lb german shepherd and my 160lb+ mastiff neither of which tolorate intruders. Ill add some more photos when Im not at work. And as i finish tomorrow. We are in the process of looking for farms away from The area we are currently in. Prefferably in the Ohio, WV, VA, or PA area and want to expand out to cattle and hogs like the farm I grew up on. My 8 year old daughter and her Barrdrock Pullet Pearl My daughter and Nymphradora one of our two easter eggers

Very nice! Beautiful siding. Nice family and birds too.

 

[leadfarmer]

I stained the outside of the coop came out pretty nice.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

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What a great job!! I'm about to start my first structure construction. You inspire me. I hope to do a lot. We'll see!!