Finally done enough to move the chickens in (pics)

I started this coop Memorial Day weekend and worked a few hours at a time as often as I could..
Took till tonight to get it 'done enough' for the chicks to move in full time.
I'm not sure the coop will ever get 'done' as I still have plenty I want to do..
PVC feeder and waterer, another couple inches of sand in the run, paint the door, install the dropping board,
make a better egg box roof that isn't warped already, exterior landscaping with crushed rock over hardware cloth
to prevent tunneling, etc etc...

The chicks have been going out in the run part for almost 2 weeks now and coming back in to the kitchen 'mini coop' every night at dusk..
Tonight is the first overnight stay in the coop.. I'll kinda miss the little chirping noises while we are watching TV~


Here's some pics of where we are at~















I took this one earlier in the day after I put 2 of the larger apple tree branches in that I had left over from cutting the tree down to build the run.
The chickens jump up and down on this thing all day~




Well thats it.. our first attempt in to the world of chicken housing and care.

I can't thank the members of this site enough for all the information and inspiration I've found here.
I incorporated lots of ideas (and additions to come) from different setups I found on this site..

 

Thanks ~

I've taken some chiding from the neighbors (and to some degree my wife) for "overkill"..

One neighbor literally laughed out loud when he came out back and saw it.. Through his teared laughter he said "They're CHICKENS.. not bears.. hahahahahahahahahah" or somethign to that effect

Whatever, I'd rather build it nice once than have to rebuild it due to under engineering for snow, wind, kids etc..

The chickens seem to be pretty happy with it.. they are running up and down the ramp into the coop and out again.
Their first night was fine.. I snuck out at 11pm with a flashlight for a peek and the 2 black Cochins, and 2 Brahmas were huddled together in front of the concrete blocks, and the other 4 were up on the roost.
This morning when I went out, a Cochin and a couple Brahmas were up on the roost looking out the window at me, so I'm pretty certain they all are getting up and down with no problem.

TGreenhut, we got the chickens May 14th.. so if they were a week to 10 days old then, they are probably close to 60 days now?
They are really well feathered and the low temps are in the mid 50's right now.. They seem fine out there.