Finally we got the project going

[Euphillia]

Well the coop is probably about 50% done. So far the total cost has been about 6 bucks for some screws. Hubby got a couple pallets used for shipping metal to use for the coop.


So this is the wood. One pallet was already taken apart. They were 8 ft long


We decided to go ahead with a tractor. It's 8 ft long by 4 foot wide.


The housing part is 4ft long by just under 4 ft.



The left side of the roof will lift to clean We are going to put a window in the right side as well.. The house part is 13 inches off the ground. I wanted a place for the chickens to hide under to stay cool. We are going to leave the top corners "open" for ventilation in the front and the back.

Tomorrow we are building the nest box for the back. We are going to stain and seal it as well. Have not decided where the door on the frame will be located just yet. Just kinda winging it. We are also going to put lattice over the wired area for more chicken privacy(AKA, so the neighbors don't really see in).

I told hubby the roof would be SUPER cute if we could figure out how to make gingerbread house looking shingles.

He just shook his head any ideas?

That's it for now. Will update as we plug along this week!

 

[horseshowmomnv]

Looks great! I have found that the coop is going to be a continuous project!

 

[Euphillia]

That's what I am trying very hard to avoid!! I just want it done and to be 100% satisfied. I think that's going to be hard.

 

[Ashdoes]

Keeping it simple is a great idea. I stayed out of the planning and building, and hubby went all crazy. But, our space is wide open, so going crazy was kind of ok.
I swear, from the look of your neighbors, you could literally live next door to my in-laws. Although, there are three separate neighborhoods around them, with those houses. Their neighbor across the street has chickens, and ended up with a Roo they had to get rid of, apparently some people hate crowing.
For your shingles, if you're looking for something that looks like cedar shakes, and have enough plywood, you can design and cut out your own. Then attach from the bottom up.
I really can't believe how quick the rain came on, wish it would have hit last week, but better late then never.

 

[Euphillia]

Woo hoo! Nest box done! Tomorrow we finish the back wall, stain and then put the hardwire cloth on. So close!