Coop in progress and some chick pictures. New pics on page 2!

[DottieMarie]

I love the pics. Our chicks are coming in a couple weeks, your pictures really make me wish they were here. Thanks for sharing!

 

[CritterHill]

Nice coop and chicks!

Do you know what you are going to do with all the headroom? Our coop (under construction) is 8x8x 10 in the front and 8 in the back. We decided to put roosts up at about 6 feet high so the birds could use the vertical space.

The chicks are only 3 weeks old yet and still in the brooder, but another BYCer had a similar roost plan and said that their chickies loved it!

pics in my coop thread here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=53446

 

[wynedot55]

your coop sure looks nice.an i love the way your going to get the eggs from the outside.insted of having to go in the henhouse.

 

[Alaska animal lover]

Here are some more coop pics.
We still have to finish the run, the trim, and the nest boxes.

Shingles are finished.

Inside painted, roosts built.

Outside door for egg collection.

Hatch open.

 

[SeaChick]

Great coop and cute daughter! But I have to warn you, the chickens are going to peck and eat that blue insulation like you wouldn't believe.

Do you have a plan for framing the insluation in and putting thin wood over it? Or maybe fiberglassing over it? Otherwise, it's all going to end up in the chickens...... sorry to be the bearer of bad news!!!

Our Maine coop is insulated but we framed the holes for collecting eggs in with wood and just insulated in the spaces. The doors themselves are not insulated but have weatherstripping. Your egg-collecting doors remind me of the refrigerator lids on sailboats, which would be glassed over to contain the insulation.

Bets wishes,
Stacey

 

[Alaska animal lover]

We were talking about putting fiberglass over them. We just hadn't decided if that was the route we were gonna go yet.
I appreciate the warning though.

I will post a few more pictures when we get it done.

 

[dixygirl]

I love your setup. I want to copy some aspects eventually.
Very nice.

 

[SeaChick]

If you decide to fiberglass... I would do it soon, before the chicks are living in the coop. The resin fumes are REALLY bad from glassing and do take a while to cure out. I don't think it would be healthy for the chicks to be living in the coop for a week or so while it cures. Just my 2 cents.

 

[MissPrissy]

Be careful with that blue foam insulation. Chickens will peck it and if it gets stuck in their crop they will become very ill and an impacted crop can be fatal.