Crowber's Pandemic Coop - Carolina coop knockoff

[petuniaSD]

I look forward to seeing this!

i am eager to see too!

 

[crowber]

Coop is pretty much done at this point, maybe some touch up on the paint in a few places. Attaching some pics of the nest box now that it's done. I underestimated how much work that part is! It's like building a mini coop. The one main thing I did different from the original brand was that I put plywood underneath the metal roof. Because I scalded myself on the main roof as I was working on the coop on a hot day so I didn't want the chickies to get burned when they were nesting.

I'm also showing some pics of the feeder I bought. It's from Duncan's Poultry. I spray painted it to match the metal roof color. It's a nice feeder and it fits a whole bag of feed. The girls don't dig out the feed and they can still all eat together. I like how it hangs out of the way.

I got oasis cups for their waterer and put them on a nice bucket with screw lid. Still debating switching to nipples for cleanliness, but I think they like being able to take a big swig of water. I mostly just take my hand and sweep out the cups to clean them. They work really well in general. Glad I put two out, because someone will poo in one sometimes. I might add a nipple to the bucket just to see what it's like for them.

Last pic of my girls and me. Just about every day they take a nap with mom. Lap is getting a little small, but they still all try to cram on there. When I started this chicken thing I never expected them to be so cuddly. I think they appreciate not having to worry about getting eaten for an hour.

Anyhoo, hope people found this thread helpful. It was a fun project, though I wish I had started before I got the chicks and not after! Haha!

 

[arnie023]

Coop is pretty much done at this point, maybe some touch up on the paint in a few places. Attaching some pics of the nest box now that it's done. I underestimated how much work that part is! It's like building a mini coop. The one main thing I did different from the original brand was that I put plywood underneath the metal roof. Because I scalded myself on the main roof as I was working on the coop on a hot day so I didn't want the chickies to get burned when they were nesting.

I'm also showing some pics of the feeder I bought. It's from Duncan's Poultry. I spray painted it to match the metal roof color. It's a nice feeder and it fits a whole bag of feed. The girls don't dig out the feed and they can still all eat together. I like how it hangs out of the way.

I got oasis cups for their waterer and put them on a nice bucket with screw lid. Still debating switching to nipples for cleanliness, but I think they like being able to take a big swig of water. I mostly just take my hand and sweep out the cups to clean them. They work really well in general. Glad I put two out, because someone will poo in one sometimes. I might add a nipple to the bucket just to see what it's like for them.

Last pic of my girls and me. Just about every day they take a nap with mom. Lap is getting a little small, but they still all try to cram on there. When I started this chicken thing I never expected them to be so cuddly. I think they appreciate not having to worry about getting eaten for an hour.

Anyhoo, hope people found this thread helpful. It was a fun project, though I wish I had started before I got the chicks and not after! Haha!

I know I am late to the party here, but OMG I love your coop! Great job! And purple is my favorite color.

I too have gone nuts for the Carolina Coops and have been really digging into the design so I can try to draw up some plans.

Anyways, I just wanted to say you did a beautiful job.

 

[Justanotherchicken]

Coop is pretty much done at this point, maybe some touch up on the paint in a few places. Attaching some pics of the nest box now that it's done. I underestimated how much work that part is! It's like building a mini coop. The one main thing I did different from the original brand was that I put plywood underneath the metal roof. Because I scalded myself on the main roof as I was working on the coop on a hot day so I didn't want the chickies to get burned when they were nesting.

I'm also showing some pics of the feeder I bought. It's from Duncan's Poultry. I spray painted it to match the metal roof color. It's a nice feeder and it fits a whole bag of feed. The girls don't dig out the feed and they can still all eat together. I like how it hangs out of the way.

I got oasis cups for their waterer and put them on a nice bucket with screw lid. Still debating switching to nipples for cleanliness, but I think they like being able to take a big swig of water. I mostly just take my hand and sweep out the cups to clean them. They work really well in general. Glad I put two out, because someone will poo in one sometimes. I might add a nipple to the bucket just to see what it's like for them.

Last pic of my girls and me. Just about every day they take a nap with mom. Lap is getting a little small, but they still all try to cram on there. When I started this chicken thing I never expected them to be so cuddly. I think they appreciate not having to worry about getting eaten for an hour.

Anyhoo, hope people found this thread helpful. It was a fun project, though I wish I had started before I got the chicks and not after! Haha!

I love the design you came up with(mimicking the Carolina Coop approach) . Any chance you can PM me your SketchUp file/drawing too? I’m partway through drawing out a similar approach and would love to utilize some of the things you figured out as well.

 

[crowber]

I love the design you came up with(mimicking the Carolina Coop approach) . Any chance you can PM me your SketchUp file/drawing too? I’m partway through drawing out a similar approach and would love to utilize some of the things you figured out as well.

sent!

 

[arnie023]

sent!

I missed the part where you said you would share...Can I get that drawing too? I have a plan I am working on, but had planned to modify it to use those double doors in the back.

 

[SeaUte]

Coop is pretty much done at this point, maybe some touch up on the paint in a few places. Attaching some pics of the nest box now that it's done. I underestimated how much work that part is! It's like building a mini coop. The one main thing I did different from the original brand was that I put plywood underneath the metal roof. Because I scalded myself on the main roof as I was working on the coop on a hot day so I didn't want the chickies to get burned when they were nesting.

I'm also showing some pics of the feeder I bought. It's from Duncan's Poultry. I spray painted it to match the metal roof color. It's a nice feeder and it fits a whole bag of feed. The girls don't dig out the feed and they can still all eat together. I like how it hangs out of the way.

I got oasis cups for their waterer and put them on a nice bucket with screw lid. Still debating switching to nipples for cleanliness, but I think they like being able to take a big swig of water. I mostly just take my hand and sweep out the cups to clean them. They work really well in general. Glad I put two out, because someone will poo in one sometimes. I might add a nipple to the bucket just to see what it's like for them.

Last pic of my girls and me. Just about every day they take a nap with mom. Lap is getting a little small, but they still all try to cram on there. When I started this chicken thing I never expected them to be so cuddly. I think they appreciate not having to worry about getting eaten for an hour.

Anyhoo, hope people found this thread helpful. It was a fun project, though I wish I had started before I got the chicks and not after! Haha!

Wow Crowber looks great. Would you be willing to share your plans on Sketchup to a fellow Seattleite? Thanks in advance

 

[whitewood]

Hi Crowber,
Thank you so much for the SketchUp you sent us in May. It gave us a head start and the encouragement that building a Carolina Coop alike is an attainable task. It's a lot of hard work though. We made changes to some of the measurements according to our needs. We also modify the area under the hen house into storage drawers. Not everything is complete, we're still working on it. Here are some pictures to share with you and the community. We're now working on the Nesting Box. Do you have any measurements of it to share with us? It will be of great help to us. It's quite a complicated task. Our chicks are 13 weeks old, they'll be laying soon.

 

[crowber]

That looks amazing!!! Nice work!!

 

[crowber]

As for the nest box, just work from the hole that you have. I really just winged mine - make the small sides first, spanning the height of the hole, then just start building frames for each side, with 2x3's or 2x2's.