First night outside!

[Glockoma441FA]

My girls will be 15 weeks old on Thursday and getting big. They have been living in a huge box in the garage for about 12 weeks now. They have been getting adventurist and exploring the garage more and more, so I decided it was time to get on the ball and get them an outdoor coop. I was going to by them one over the holidays then plans changed so Friday I started building. So tonight is their first night out side. I have been nervous ever since putting them out. I have gone outside about every 15 minutes to check on them. I doubt I will sleep much tonight. I still have some fine tuning to do on the coop but I would say it is 98% complete. I will take some pics to post soon. It was to dark tonight.

 

[Glockoma441FA]

Geez! Now that I have seen the coops posted on here, I am embarrassed to even show mine lol. I am no carpenter and I used a bunch of scrap wood. Looks ghetto in comparison.

 

[cknkids]

I'm sure it's great and your girls will be happer outside with more room.

 

[gryeyes]

Chickens don't care how their coop looks. All they want is safety from predators, protection against drafts and extreme weather, plenty of food, water and attention.

There are a whole lot more BYC members than there are pictures of coops, so not everybody is showing 'em off. . But I would be proud to display pictures of something I made myself, with re-purposed materials!

 

[tadpole98]

i just put mine out at 7 weeks, and they are doing great! dont worry about them tonight, if the door is closed nothing will happen. Go ahead and post a pic of your coop! its awesome to see what others make. I made one of seven of mine out of scraps and even though it looks hideous it is very nice!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

I used and using re purposed materials. Look at the "My Coop" on my profile to see mine and what I am currently building.