Coop UPGRADE!

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I wouldn't paint it either, but that's personal preference. I have too much other work to do than worrying about if my chicken coop has enough curb appeal. However, his coop is quite nice looking as is, he should be very proud.

 

[Jake270]

Some of the wood was kiln dried after treatment some of it wasn't, So well just have to play the waiting game and see on the majority of it. But yeah can take just as long in the south sometimes longer based off the humidity. And curb appeal on this on is everything because it can readily be seen from the deck, our bedroom and when around the pool so we do want it to look a certain way. We may opt for staining vs painting we just haven't figured that part out yet.

 

[aart]

so we do want it to look a certain way

How will you paint or stain around the wire mesh?
That could be 'ugly'.

 

[Jake270]

How will you paint or stain around the wire mesh?
That could be 'ugly'.

We still have trim boards to put on to sandwich the mesh between then we will paint or stain.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Some of the wood was kiln dried after treatment some of it wasn't, So well just have to play the waiting game and see on the majority of it. But yeah can take just as long in the south sometimes longer based off the humidity. And curb appeal on this on is everything because it can readily be seen from the deck, our bedroom and when around the pool so we do want it to look a certain way. We may opt for staining vs painting we just haven't figured that part out yet.

It seems like you are in a more suburban rather than rural area so curb appeal can keep your neighbors happy. You could put some shade loving and non-toxic plants in containers on the outside of the coop and run. I live in a semi-rural, "right to farm" community. My coop is visible from the street so I put lattice on the street view side and put in lavender and mint planters. It looks decent from the street. And, I didn't have to paint.

 

[Jake270]

Yes one side of the property had a neighborhood built there but only two house touch the property line and as soon as the rest of the deciduous trees come in we cant see each other the rest of 2 acres in the back is considered a wetland for some bizarre reason here in GA and cannot be built on. The neighbors don't mind the chickens as we bribe them with eggs occasionally. The curb appeal is really just for us, I tend to be a little out of hand with projects like this. We put down vinyl flooring with shoe molding, and I may or may not have picked up trim for after we assemble the poop boards.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Yes one side of the property had a neighborhood built there but only two house touch the property line and as soon as the rest of the deciduous trees come in we cant see each other the rest of 2 acres in the back is considered a wetland for some bizarre reason here in GA and cannot be built on. The neighbors don't mind the chickens as we bribe them with eggs occasionally. The curb appeal is really just for us, I tend to be a little out of hand with projects like this. We put down vinyl flooring with shoe molding, and I may or may not have picked up trim for after we assemble the poop boards.

Well, they are your chickens and if dressing up their home is important to you and your wife, I say good for you. We spend so much time trying to please others, it is really OK to please yourself. As Joseph Campbell said: "Follow your bliss."

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Well, they are your chickens and if dressing up their home is important to you and your wife, I say good for you. We spend so much time trying to please others, it is really OK to please yourself. As Joseph Campbell said: "Follow your bliss."

haha.. my hens are being built a house rather than coop it is nicer than my room

 

[imnukensc]

Very nice run and great to see that someone actually knows how to put on galvalume/corrugated roofing.

 

[Jake270]

The run is finally secured!