finally a pic of my coop

[aran]

here is a couple pics of my coop...i need to repaint it but you get the idea.
Coop is 8x10 and run is 40x30.

 

[aran]

here is one of the little baby coop i made initially before i bought the main one. I use it now for baby growouts and if i ever need it to separate out sick/injured birds or birds i want to breed specifically to one another.

( ps : im no carpenter thats for sure!)

 

[aran]

thanks mate...i sure hope it is...i cant think of much more to do to make it predator proof. It has 1 foot of the fence buried , 3 strands of barbed wire around the top and deer netting over the entire run to stop hawks. It has not only the main latch on the gate but a stretchy tie thing stretched as tight as i can get it around the main run door just in case a racoon did manage to figure out how to open the latch. Its tight enough that my 6 year old son cant open the door without my help.

 

[Southern28Chick]

I love how you have the prison fencing!

I wouldn't try to climb that fence.

 

[GoodEgg]

Wow, that's pretty awesome! Looks pretty secure to me too!

The only thing I would be able to think of being able to get in (and I don't know that it can) would be something small enough to slip through the chain link (like maybe a weasel?) if it could also get into the coop at night.

I'm working on securing a few more tiny holes in my coop too for that reason ... at the very top are a few places that don't come together perfectly so I'm lining those with hardware cloth. Maybe yours is already tight though.

It looks fantastic though! Fort Knox for chickens!

trish

 

[aran]

thanks guys...i have not seen any weasels here in rochester but we did think of that...how do i stop them if they are around? maybe chicken wire lining the chainlink?
Trisha...i welcome any racoon who wants to get tangled in the barbed wire heheheeheh

 

[Dawn419]

Very nice!!!

Dawn

 

[Flufnstuffs~FluffySilkies]

Thats a GREAT set up Aran.
I have to have a lot of little areas because I need to keep my Silkie colors seperated.
Are you going to the Mumford Show October 7th at all, as a breeder or even just as a looker?
If ya do look us up and say Hi. Melanie

 

[erinm]

I went to a zoo up by Rochester when my family and I went up there for a piano convention last year. Elmwood Park Zoo I think it was called? Like your setup. i wish my coop was in the middle of our run but not enough fencing really. ErinM

 

[silkiechicken]

WOW! That's one nice set up! Sure beats mine! I'd love to have something like that! Chain link costs so much though.