DIY PVC COOP

[JanetS]

What's that animal lurking in the dark?

It's a bobcat.

 

[Trio]

It's a bobcat.

Thanks!

 

[21hens-incharge]

I love what you have done.
Can I ask.... The end with the door...... Is it an arch cut from a sheet or two of wood??? I am needing to make something for some of my birds for the summer and think this would be better than the pvc A-frame I am using. ( was supposed to be very temporary but looks like I need it longer)

Is it metal on top or the poly roofing?

 

[tiffany21]

 

[tiffany21]

It's cut from one sheet of plywood, trace the arch and then cut with sawzall of jigsaw, it's secured with 3/4" galvanized pipe strap and stainless screws. The roof is metal.

I love what you have done.
Can I ask.... The end with the door...... Is it an arch cut from a sheet or two of wood??? I am needing to make something for some of my birds for the summer and think this would be better than the pvc A-frame I am using. ( was supposed to be very temporary but looks like I need it longer)

Is it metal on top or the poly roofing?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Thanks that will help me some on mine. I have some metal roofing left from making my main coop and can use that on a hoop coop. I was worried about the weight of it.

Again Thank you.

 

[tiffany21]

Let me know if you have any other questions along the way. I'm happy to take & post more pics too if needed! Best wishes

 

[21hens-incharge]

Will do thanks. I do have a really nice huge coop but the poor polish were getting picked on and the larger chicks did not sell as expected so HOOP COOP here we come.

 

[randyreider]

Aloha!
I live on Kauai as well and I am wanting to get some egg layers, probably Rhode Islands. I like all the different coop designs and am blending some of my favorite ones to come up with a design that will work for this climate.

For those of you keeping hens on Kauai do you have any advice from what you have learned so far?

Can you recommend a place on-island to get chicks? I've seen some advertising on Craigslist for a hatchery in Moloa'a that says they have many different breeds and such. I would like to get them young so they will be used to me, and I have a young daughter that I would like to get involved with them.

Where do you get your supplies, feed, feeders, waterers, coop bedding, etc..

Any and all advice is welcome!

Mahalo!
Randy

 

[tiffany21]

We get most all our supplies at Harvey's in Kalaheo. We also got our chicks there. They should also be selling chicks at the Farm Fair, which I think is in August.