Coop Remodel Underway

[want2know]

We started to build a new coop for our new flock. The old one is a TSC prefab and just not large enough. I think our flock is as excited to move into their new home as we are to get it done, since we are having 100 degree days right now.

this is the old coop and this is their enclosed yard where its located.
This is the coolest place on my property. Lots of shade and nice breezes.
The new coop and attached run will be 8 ft x 4 ft, the coop-5.5 feet x 4 ft. with 3 nesting boxes. The old coop was 6 ft x 30". The pullets and cockerel that will be moving in soon are, 2 Australorps, 1 Orpington, 1 Cochin, and 1 Cochin Cockerel. My cockerel and Orpington, seem so big at only 12 - 14 weeks.

 

[Steven Bussell]

Post pictures as you move forward please

 

[want2know]

Post pictures as you move forward please

Yes absolutely. This is our first coop build from ground up, we remodeled a dog house which turned out great, and my husband built a shed from pallets and scrap and that turned out awesome so, why not. We have only invested $176 in materials.

 

[want2know]

Hi there, it's been a week and we have made progress, not as much as we would have liked, but the temps have been 99+ everyday, so we cans only work a couple of hours at a time. Also, we took a day to secure the sand foundation. We have walls and perches, side door for access to clean, back doors to check nesting areas for eggs. We are going to use the small hardware cloth door from our old coop, for a ventilation window and the larger hardware cloth door from the old coop for a back window also for ventilation. So they are ready to go, and the holes for windows are cut, however, since we are still keeping our flock secure at night in the old coop, the windows cannot go in until we can finish up in a day.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Very Kool. We are in the process of having a larger coop built, it's so exciting!

 

[aart]

We are going to use the small hardware cloth door from our old coop, for a ventilation window and the larger hardware cloth door from the old coop for a back window also for ventilation.

What are 'smaller' and 'larger' in numbers....1/4" and 1/2"??

 

[want2know]

Very Kool. We are in the process of having a larger coop built, it's so exciting!

Cool. Please share pics when you can. For how many chickens? We are excited for our flock to move in, we think they are too as they are always hanging around in there.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Cool. Please share pics when you can. For how many chickens? We are excited for our flock to move in, we think they are too as they are always hanging around in there.

Mine are currently sifting through the dirt pile we made from digging the base. I have 9 girls that will move into it with a couple silkie girls to possibly join them. It will be 10' wide by 8' deep so how many will fit is endless lol. I would love to show it off when he starts constructing it !

 

[aart]

It will be 10' wide by 8' deep so how many will fit is endless

Not really especially during our winters.

 

[want2know]

It has been a month since I posted that we were building a new larger coop for our teenagers. Well the coop is built, just need to paint it.

Front door 5 1/2'tall

Bedroom

nesting boxes

Side trap door for cleaning access, note the roomy area underneath the 2nd story, for them to hang out. It is all on a bed of construction sand with hardware cloth buried about 3 " deep. besides additional predator prevention, This is also to level the area and keep it dry, and dry ups the poop, so there is not smell.

And this is the Master of the house- Stu.
There are a few things we would do different, now that its done. But overall it works pretty well and the tenants seem to like it.