my coop and movable runs

[wilcoxmad]

Hello all. I am new to this whole process so there has been lots of trial and error. I have also had some bad advice from other sources and made some errors because of it.

I have a lot to learn and would appreciate your input!!!

My chicks are now 17 week old Buff Orpingtons, ten of them, and 14 week old Black Austerlorp, 13 hen and 3 roos.

Here are some pic's of my coop and runs.

The following are pic's of the connector tunnels I made. There are drop-in doors which make the coop secure at night. The chicken wire at each end of the tunnel allows me to move the runs around the yard to some degree.

 

[wilcoxmad]

Here are some pic's of the outside of the coop. I buried hardware wire, a foot deep, around the whole coop. The coop is 8 feet high at the back and 6 and a half feet at the front. We put doors on each side at the front.

Right side

Left side - that is our feed can beside the door.

 

[wilcoxmad]

And now some inside pic's.

This roo was crowing as I stood outside and took his pic.

The roosting post

The nesting boxes - Yes, way too many!

From the back of the coop.

The top back of the coop - That vent runs the length of the coop. I put in two lights, on a switch, with electric plugs. I can plug in the heat lamps, and turn off the standard bulb at the pull string, and turn them off and on from the main switch at the door. I also have two standard electric outlets up there.

I have two feeders and two water buckets.

 

[WestfarthingHomestead]

Love it! Those tunnels are cool. I never thought of that before.

 

[buildingmyark]

Genious! I love the versatility of being able to move the runs!

 

[OkChickens]

Everything looks great! Congrats on the coop!

Nate

 

[hcppam]

Very Nice!

 

[Me & Jack]

Your runs look exactly like the ones I built -- only your corners match up perfectly!

 

[Blackcatsrule]

Love the way you did the moveable runs. It looks like you could add more chicken wire to make the tunnel longer to reach other areas as needed also. Seems very basic, but not an idea I'd think of. Kudos on your entire layout.