My Chicken Coop!!

[jamieluzs4]

Yay! My dad and i finished my chicken coop! It's still in progress, because i need to put shingles on and such, but its liveable! I first got my chicks as pets because they seemed like fun little animals so, we bought two to be my responsibility! Its been a really fun experience, because i pay for some of the stuff, i take care of them, and helped with the chicken coop. inside the coop is a hutch for them to sleep in at night. Theres food, water, and a bed area. I'm going to get a nesting box soon for my girls eggs, but right now they're only 2 months old. My girls are really sweet and i wanted the best coop for them! (ts big because im planning on adding more!) ANY OPINIONS? PLEASE SHARE!!

Outside of it


Inside of the coop


Hutch they sleep in



inside of the hutch

 

[NightHawk123]

Looks like you are hooked and well on your way to raising a great flock. Looks like you have plenty of room to expand the closed in coop area if you need to later. Nice work.

 

[jamieluzs4]

thank you soo mucch!! im very happy

 

[Rachy]

Awwww, looks great and your hens are lovely xxxxxx

 

[jamieluzs4]

aha thank you

 

[Gargoyle]

It looks like the run and roof are only chicken wire, is that correct? How secure is the coop? Raccoons can tear through chicken wire, it won't stop them.

 

[chicksbunsdog]

They may like to have a roosting bar in their hutch to sleep on at night. You can probably just grab a thick branch (at least 2" in diameter), cut it to the right length and screw it into place in the hutch - either diagonally from the side wall to the back wall or straight across from the side wall to the dividing wall. If you want to make it removable so that you can clean the hutch out more easily, you can get or build brackets and screw them on the walls and then just lay the roosting bar across. Your hutch is on the small size so the roosts don't have to be that high up, just a few inches up off the ground. Good luck and I love your Cochin's name!

 

[jamieluzs4]

Thank you soooooo much! My friend and I came up with i!!!!