I Am Doomed- LOL

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well today was day 3 of building the $14.00 Pallet Palace (I had to buy some nails, and hinges for the door) but it is done minus hanging my water bucket for the nipples and putting the feeder on it. I may paint it when it drys out some ( it has been raining off and on for the past 2 days) Anyways, I moved the 6 Buff Orpingtons into it- that number will probably go down by one- I have too roos and they are starting to et after each other.


the soffits are open to give some ventilation to the hen house but are too small for raccoons to get into. I have roosts insode the hen house as well as at the top of the wire. Overall, it is 4' wide. 5' tall and 8' long. We let our birds out everyday to forage but they end up following us around into the barn or the house if we would let them...crazy birds...LOL
 
didn't really document the process-once I picked the pallets up, I used a sawzall to cut them apart (trying to knock them apart does not work) and seperated all the pieces. I had some oak runners that were true 2" x 4" by 8' long- those became my perimeters for top and bottom- I then took some of the runners to make uprights in each corner and 3" in from one end and 24" in from the opposite end for the "door casement". 2 more pcs went across for the front of the hen house. I took all of the cross boards and started laying in the verticals for the hen house- when I got 3 sides done, I laid a floor in before sealing the front- after the whole "box" was done, I used the sawz-all to cut the doors for the nesting boxes (that will will hang where the temporary shutters are now) and for the front.
The rafters were made from a pallet built out of pine so it was easier to cut the bird's mouths to sit on the outer perimeter. Then put the facia on and laid in the siding to close off the eaves. The metal was left over from a shop build.
I think when using reclaime wood or pallets, have an idea of what size you want to build but don't get locked into it- I wanted to build something 8 1/2" long because the way the sheet metal roofing lays out, but ended up with a coop that was 95" long inside due to the runners being chewed up on one end from being dragged by a fork truck.

Finished the tube feeder tonight and will get the water bucket hung tomorrow...very satisfied with this one, more so since the 1st one we build 2 months ago which is 4'x12' was about $250.00 in materials.
 
Just an FYI for folks looking for pallets. If you have a local Craigslist, check out their "free" section under "all for sale". Our local CL probably has 10+ listings per DAY for free pallets.
 
cluckcluckluke said:
ahah we are all doomed started with 10 hens most free, then got more and more and more now I have 22 hens and several chicks and pullets and bantams and now DUCKS.
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Haha! Same here. My chickens were free. Bought 6 geese for my Dad, he loves them! 4 Muscovy for my youngest daughter. Now I have 8 adult chickens, and 16 australorp in the brooder, 2 weeks old
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Added 4 guinea hen, 2 pigs and 2 alpaca over the summer. Plan for milking goats, and cows come spring... Yeppers, I am doomed!
 

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