heres my coop so far...

[backyardchickenfarmer]

the run

this is the coop sar far. the demensions are, the house is 4x4 square, and the run is 4 foot wide and 8 foot long. ill post my progress soon

 

[Mahonri]

The four chickens you put in it should be very happy.

BTW... leave room to EXPAND...

Sorry but you're gonna want MORE!

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

Looks like a pretty nice setup.

 

[backyardchickenfarmer]

hahahaha thanks guys, i dont know if you can see, but theres my egg laying coop in the background lol. its not a full shot but you can see the legs and the food bucket

BTW and ideas both good or bad are welcome. ill love to hear things that i can do to improve it. and there will bee roosts and nest boxes i just didnt get that far yet.And what is the best paint to paint the house? thats not that expensive.

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

We just use a cheap outdoor wood paint for ours.

 

[patandchickens]

Coop's looking good!

Quote:
Leftovers or mistints

Beyond that it doesn't matter.

Prime first, though. Really truly. It makes a BIG difference in how long the paint lasts before needing scraping/sanding/repainting.

Have fun,

Pat

 

[backyardchickenfarmer]

OK,Thanks, I'm using chicken wire for the run area and putting 1/2 inch hardware wire about 3 feet up. would that make it stronger? because ive heard that chicken wire isnt that strong and raccoons and things can rip it open. is that true?Thanks

 

[patandchickens]

Reinforcing chickenwire with hardwarecloth on the lower part is probably largely a waste of money - raccoons and dogs can just reach up *above* the hardwarecloth part to rip the chickenwire apart.

I'd suggest, for a budget, 2x4 welded wire (heavy gauge) with 1" or 1/2" chcikenwire inside it for the bottom 3' or so.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[backyardchickenfarmer]

ok so raccoons can go through chicken wire? and i have an update but i need to go post pics. i painted and trimmed and put the roof on!wo-hooo. now all i need to do is get different wire and make a door in the run and the little chickies have there new home