Log Coop Using Landscape Timbers

[rjwhit4881]

A couple update pics. Work and weather have slowed my progress. Hope to get them in mid week. The grey is chinking mortar I'll need to go back and clean off the extra. The PVC feed and water containers are removable. I added logs offset in the soffits about an inch for ventilation. The gable peaks on the ends have gaps as well.
A few things left to do. I have leftover vinyl planks I planned on using over the floor. Still have some work to do in the nesting box areas. Going to make removable nesting boxes later. For now I'm just going to block them off. Add some treads to the ramp. The big doors on the back will need an upgrade. Plywood is starting to warp already.
I wanted to add these to my original post but couldn't figure out how if even can.

 

[paintedChix]

Wow, just wow.

and a totally different application of how you did the water & feeders. Hmm, that makes me wonder...

 

[rjwhit4881]

Wow, just wow.

and a totally different application of how you did the water & feeders. Hmm, that makes me wonder...

Thank you. I've almost biten off more than I can chew. In my head everything was a lot easier. The main part of it wasn't bad. It's all the little things to "button it up" that have been tedious.
I wanted to keep the inside as open as possible so I liked the PVC watering and feeder options. I used 3". When the doors are closed only enter the coop about 2”.

 

[aart]

That waterer is certainly unique.
Hope you drilled a hole in the cap fora vacuum break.....
..how will you keep it thawed in winter?

 

[rjwhit4881]

That waterer is certainly unique.
Hope you drilled a hole in the cap fora vacuum break.....
..how will you keep it thawed in winter?

I'm going to keep the cap about half screwed in. The threads aren't very tight in those.
I'll probably make another one and switch them out once or twice a day depending on how cold it is.
I researched a panel heater that I could mount on the door behind it but I really don't want to run power or even have a heater on the coop.
Fortunately I have all summer to think about it.

 

[aart]

I researched a panel heater that I could mount on the door behind it but I really don't want to run power or even have a heater on the coop.

Won't need to heat the coop.
But heating a waterer is sure nice.

 

[Rounsville83]

I'm really digging the idea of using landscape timbers myself now... this is awesome

 

[rjwhit4881]

I'm really digging the idea of using landscape timbers myself now... this is awesome

If I had to do it over I would have done a few things different. I hope to sit down someday, draw it out and create plans with some improvements.
There was a reason they were on sale. For the most part the timbers were fairly consistent but I had to pick through a lot of them. I bought 50 and I believe I have 8 left over.

 

[Rounsville83]

Yeah I was looking at ripping each timber and getting double the "logs" for a chicken cabin... it would look nice in my run

 

[rjwhit4881]

After a long day of working on the coop we moved the ladies in today. The doors I had before were temporary. The last pictures of the feed and water mounted were to see how it fit. I modified the hangers so the water and feeder can be easily taken off the doors. I couldn't get out to buy lumber so I cut up an old door. Im glad I didn't listen to my wife for 8 years telling me to toss it. It didn't take long at all to train them to use the water nipples. I blocked off the nesting boxes which is pretty much the only thing I have left to do. Planning on making removable boxes.