MUST. FINISH. COOP! (Done!)

[IdyllwildAcres]

So after months of reasearch, and months of labor and more $ than I am willing to admit to I have finished, well at least the building itself is done interior yet to be done, my coop. I bring to you "Peeps Place"

First I had to dig out a level spot by the garage....

Thankfully I hired that part out

Nice deep footings....

Then the block foundation...

Then framing....

And more framing...

Then sheathing....

And more sheathing....

Then cut out the windows and egg door...

set up scaffolding and started staining and painting....

All painted, windows installed ( two more, side and back)
Looks good on the outside! Predator proof, all openings 1/2 inch hardware cloth. Dirt floor , 1ft concrete footings to deter diggers, I missed getting pics of the roof and skylights, but it has a roof!

I will update with interior pics as I finish up, for now I need to clean out the wood inside and get ready for my peeps in 10ish days!

I am so grateful to this community , I would have made a mess of this without you guys

Here are a couple inside pics, still working on it....

I will get a pic straight on of the brooder, it is in front of a window.

The loft..

 

[PioneerPrincess]

Wow, that looks really nice! What a pretty area you live in too. I'm sure your chickens are very happy with it!

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

They better be happy! Lol

Idyllwild California is the pretty place I live, in the mountains above Palm Springs

Thanks

Gary

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

Sweet!
Pics of inside coop?

That tree makes me nervous.

I will add pics of the inside and tag you, nothing done inside, just walls window skylights 12' ceilings and dirt floors. I still need to put in the loft, roost, brooder/chicken jail nest boxes...
Looking at this you would think MUST. FINISH. COOP! Lol
Finished enough for now, chicks will be brooding in there in about 10 days and I will just have to keep plugging along.
That tree is nothing, there is a 300 year old cedar twice the diameter of that pine gracing the sky above my house...

Thanks

Gary

 

[N F C]

Wonderful looking coop!

 

[aart]

Sweet!
Pics of inside coop?

That tree makes me nervous.

 

[Merrymouse]

Awesome Gary! Must feel good to get it done!

Its been terrible here weather wise so still not done with my coop. Hopefully we will have some snow melt this weekend so we can get back out there. Chicks grow fast!

Looks great!

 

[ScottandSam]

Yes awesome looking coop. I love the board and baton and stain color. That is something to be really proud of.


Scott

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

Ahhhh....so the thread title is not quite accurate...YET!
Plugplugplug...it's amazing how long the details can take.
Can't wait to see your chickies in there!
No need to tag me, I'll get notification when you post here as I've subscribed to this thread to follow along.

It's not the that the tree is big, its that it's so close to the house and now the coop.
Were the roots cut to place the house and coop foundation?

The garage was built 15 or 16 years ago and the tree survived it, I did cut one 5" diameter root in order to get my footings the right depth but my arborist friend assures me that the tree won't suffer. I think it will be ok

Gary

 

[ScottandSam]

Man I would love to cut that 300 year old cedar on my mill. I could build 100 plus coops out of it. The eastern red cedar around here is usually rot in the middle by the time they get 18-20" wide in the trunk. I have found 5 in the last 3 years that were not rotted. My biggest being 23" and I used it on my porch of my house. I wish we had some or that red cedar that grows out by you. Big old suckers would be great for my deck I need to add to the house.


Scott