Since we were moving soon after I built this, I made the coop detachable from the run, and both are easily moved with a tractor.
The coop is all steel, sand blasted and painted. The hinged doors on either side were off of an old crane we had at our fabrication yard. The floor of the coop is metal grating, so the poop falls through, either onto the ground, or onto collection trays I can slot into the bottom. It is a cinch to clean. 2 minutes with a hose and the job is done. As you can hopefully see in the picture, inside the coop there are two nesting boxes, and an adjustable roost. All four legs also have adjustable feet made out of old boat braces, so i can level the coop no matter where I move it. The coop slips into the run at the pop door, which is an A/C filter holder, so if I need to I can lock them in securely, yet it also provides ventilation. On the back of the coop, there is another smaller A/C register that I can adjust for ventilation. There are also vents under the eaves of the roof. The coop is about 5X6.
The run is a metal frame, wrapped with 2X6 and galvanized mesh wire. The entire roof is covered with mesh as well so nothings getting in. We built a porch where the pop door enters, where the chickens can mill about while eating in a covered area. So if it is rainy, they don't have to get wet to eat and their food is always dry and fresh. The run is about 6W X 18L X 7H. The door was made by sandwiching mesh between frames of 1X6.
When we move it to the new house, i will bury wire below ground too so it is completely predator proof. And I will run power and water to it so I can add fans and an automatic waterer.
The coop is all steel, sand blasted and painted. The hinged doors on either side were off of an old crane we had at our fabrication yard. The floor of the coop is metal grating, so the poop falls through, either onto the ground, or onto collection trays I can slot into the bottom. It is a cinch to clean. 2 minutes with a hose and the job is done. As you can hopefully see in the picture, inside the coop there are two nesting boxes, and an adjustable roost. All four legs also have adjustable feet made out of old boat braces, so i can level the coop no matter where I move it. The coop slips into the run at the pop door, which is an A/C filter holder, so if I need to I can lock them in securely, yet it also provides ventilation. On the back of the coop, there is another smaller A/C register that I can adjust for ventilation. There are also vents under the eaves of the roof. The coop is about 5X6.
The run is a metal frame, wrapped with 2X6 and galvanized mesh wire. The entire roof is covered with mesh as well so nothings getting in. We built a porch where the pop door enters, where the chickens can mill about while eating in a covered area. So if it is rainy, they don't have to get wet to eat and their food is always dry and fresh. The run is about 6W X 18L X 7H. The door was made by sandwiching mesh between frames of 1X6.
When we move it to the new house, i will bury wire below ground too so it is completely predator proof. And I will run power and water to it so I can add fans and an automatic waterer.
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