Detroit version of Wichita Cabin Coop

[Chickens R Us]

Looking at the tracks they are definitely not raccoon, by how close the tracks are to each other I would say they are from a large squirrel. My brother lives in Farmington not too far from Detroit and they have big Fox Squirrels.

 

[HenriettaPlume]

Looking at the tracks they are definitely not raccoon, by how close the tracks are to each other I would say they are from a large squirrel. My brother lives in Farmington not too far from Detroit and they have big Fox Squirrels.

I would totally believe squirrel. Our yard is loaded with them!

 

[HenriettaPlume]

Today we nearly finished the chicken coop. We will have an inspection on Wednesday.

I write about it in more detail here (with photos): http://chickenscratchfever.wordpress.com/2014/01/26/pretty-much-almost-exactly/

Feels great to have this project almost done. Now we wait for chicks to arrive March 17!

 

[HenriettaPlume]

The building inspector approved the coop today! Yippee! So now I need to get busy building a brooder.

http://chickenscratchfever.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/we-did-it/

 

[Chickens R Us]

Congrats on passing the inspection.

 

[HenriettaPlume]

Congrats on passing the inspection.

Thanks so much! I still can't believe what we accomplished with absolutely no building skills. Bring on the chicks!!

 

[lesgo54]

Yall did a awesome job. I built the same coop just bigger.

 

[aart]

I think anyone smart person who takes their time and is willing to back up and fix mistakes can learn to build things.
You two certainly did a great job and learned skills that you will be glad for for the rest of your lives.

Inspection for a chicken coop?? ...... makes me glad I escaped Metro Detroit a long time ago!

 

[HenriettaPlume]

I think anyone smart person who takes their time and is willing to back up and fix mistakes can learn to build things.
You two certainly did a great job and learned skills that you will be glad for for the rest of your lives.

Inspection for a chicken coop?? ...... makes me glad I escaped Metro Detroit a long time ago!

Thanks aart! It ends up the inspection was much bigger in my head than in real life. It took all of 10 minutes. He mostly wanted to make sure it was sturdy, had an underground barrier and was at least 10 feet away from an existing structure. Easiest inspection ever.

 

[HenriettaPlume]

Yall did a awesome job. I built the same coop just bigger.

Thank you! How much bigger did you go? How many chickens do you have?