GopherBoy Farms Original Coop (addition 1/19/2009)

[GopherBoyFarms]

Yeah.... me to!! We worked a little on it today (tried to finish roofing) GopherBoy had to work yesterday and today so I cant do much...he took all his tools to work. But it's been cold here again and raining/hail today but I think we are going to hit it hard tomorrow and finish it up....so hopefully by this weekend we will be posting pictures of the coop all painted up and with chickens in it!!!

 

[Stumpy]

That is so fantastic! It is so thrilling to see something made from salvaged materials. I have to thank you for sharing about the windows. I have a stack of glass shelving in the basement that I salvaged years ago.

 

[GopherBoyFarms]

I wanted to ad this here (its from another thread) where GopherBoy was asked how we got all the materials.....this is what he wrote:
"I would drive by job sites and ask if I could have stuff out of there scrap would piles.
We would look for free stuff on craigs list and go get it.
I asked my nieghbor if they had a window and they did, the others where build out of tempered glass shelving, and two we bought from the re build it center for 2 bucks apeice.
I was doing a remodel on a hospital and got the door, insulation, wire and some sheet goods.
I bought broken up bundles of roofing from lowes at half price,I only had enough to do one side then the rich guy who owns the neighboring property drove by and asked me if I needed more because he had bundles laying around he didnt want to take back and I lent his son the big gopher boy tire so he gave them to me.
The ventalators and pop door I made from shelves I dug out of the trash. The piano hindge we had setting behind our bedroom door for 4 years,
When we went to tear down the garge that was listed on craigs list I asked if I could have the preasure treated deck and cinder blocks. We found 5 galons of paint in the garage,
I even rolled up the tar paper from the roof.
The gun nails and fasteners I had sitting around in the garage from when I used to do remodels.
One of the most expensive things was the little window that tiff picked out from the rebuild it center ($15), I put it in the front door. At the same time we got a little heater, porchlight,floresent light for ten bucks.
The hardest thing was when I drove 30 miles and took down 200 feet of cyclone fenceing and dug the posts up with the cement on them and drug all that stuff 500 yards to my truck after getting throuh the black berrys.
So in short...the coop desighned itself from what I had to use. I have detailed plans I will be submiting that I hope will give others ideas.
My sugestions are free stuff listings, placing want adds, auctions, rebuilt, recycleing places.
Ok...so we had piles of what looked like junk laying around but it got used.
Thank you for your interest, this website has been just as fun as building our coop and raising our chickens.
We have never done this befor I hope we are doing it right.
Gopher Boy"

 

[Lunachick]

I just read this entire thread. What a great job you did with found stuff. Plus the entertainment value! Good luck with your chickies, they should love their new home!

 

[gdylanc]

That's amazing that you have built the entire coop for under $30! It's a great looking chicken barn so far. Keep those pics coming!

 

[youthpastor]

it really is amazing what gets thrown out at building sites, home depots, etc. i go out every few days and pick up stuff. today i just pulled several 8' and 10' 2x6, a pile of 6' 2x4, and 2 almost full sheets of 5/8ths" floor plywood out of the dumpster!

 

[jenlynn4]

Ok Where our update? Were all looking forward to seeing this thing when its done! I am sure it will be stunning! JEN

 

[GopherBoyFarms]

since its been cold here the last few days, and will be colder this weekend GopherBoy thought he would work on the electrical. So with the fire station and EMTs on stand by he went to work wiring in the coop heater.....

He found out fast what happens when two live wires touch

lucky for us nothing got burned up but GopherBoy...

Now we just have to keep the door open for a while while we paint to air out the place....the smell of burnt hair should be gone soon.

On a better note.......we have a working heater

and picked colors for the inside trim.........
PURPLE BLUE/GREY and YELLOW!

 

[wynedot55]

wow yall are going all out on that coop.putting power to it painting the inside.the chicks are going tobe so warm an cozy in there this winter.

 

[Ericasl]

G- boy we love this it is like watching a movie. My husband wants to come see your coop the next time we are in Vancouver. We want more pictures our kids just love them. They keep saying more more.........