Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[1muttsfan]

I used insulation that looks like bubble wrap with foil on one side, covered on the inside with Luan, which is very thin plywood, to keep the birds from pecking at it.

 

[Dreamzchaser]

I used insulation that looks like bubble wrap with foil on one side, covered on the inside with Luan, which is very thin plywood, to keep the birds from pecking at it.

Do you mean something like this?
https://www.radiantguard.com/produc...o3BabSPyOFZ-bBeLMsmgiPKQwYv803ZRoCFLwQAvD_BwE

 

[aart]

I read somewhere that I should extend the roof 12" out.

That would be good.
See pics on my coop page.

 

[1muttsfan]

Do you mean something like this?
https://www.radiantguard.com/produc...o3BabSPyOFZ-bBeLMsmgiPKQwYv803ZRoCFLwQAvD_BwE

Yes that's it. I applied it to all the walls and the underside of the roof (this helps a lot with heat from the summer sun). The walls were then covered with Luan, but the underside of the roof was left uncovered- the white color really lightens the coop. Foil side goes outward.

 

[riss]

Good morning everyone. Super rainy where I'm at today and gonna clean out the duck coop today and head to tsc to get some more grit

 

[snowflake]

welcome back Dream, love the blanket. always thought the naked necks were so cute. Someone here had some along time ago, Think it might have been Silly, I put the pink fluff in my coop, ended up pulling it all out, mice thought it was a great place to nest. I like the look of that stuff like bubble wrap. We also covered the insulation with thin plywood,

the one piece waterer works very well and the water keeps kind of clean, I have also used a heated dog dish, also works well
The coop looks nice. a good size, and you don't really need a clean out door if you can walk in, which I think is best. it is easy to go in and clean out I put a wheelbarrow outside the door and shovel into it. depending on how you make your roost, if you have roos-boards underneath it is easy to clean out and the floor stays cleaner longer

 

[snowflake]

not much rain here, comes at night and stops by AM.

 

[Sally PB]

@Dreamzchaser, Sheets of plywood (and other building materials) are 4x8 feet. If you keep your measurements in multiples of 4 (4, 8,12,16), then you will need to make fewer cuts. You also end up with more useable leftover pieces.

So going from 10 to 8 feet will help you to use your building materials more efficiently. And since they've gotten waaay more expensive, that is a good thing!

 

[Sally PB]

One side will be towards the house and I do not like the idea of pouring more water into the edge of the house foundation. Then leaves me the other side, right inside the run. The girls will have to learn henwheeling in the mud.

Can you put a gutter on the low side of the roof to carry the rain away?

 

[Dreamzchaser]

That would be good.
See pics on my coop page.

Nice set up. I had a few pointers from there that I can make sure I am covering on mine. However, I am in love with the nesting boxes. The round entrance is like for royalty hens! Would it be ok if I kind of copy off of it? I like the idea of being inside an just an opening from the outside just for lazy days.