My Coop and Run build….long post. Lol

[Barton72]

Hardware cloth begins….

 

[Barton72]

I’m going to paint the wire black. Saw a vid on that and it looks awesome

 

[Ted Brown]

Good progress.

 

[Barton72]

Good progress.

Ty sir!

 

[McChooky]

Has anyone burned the pine boards on your structures to seal them? I’m trying to decide on paint, stain/seal or the burn. My buddy does it on his trailer boards etc and it looks cool and seems to seal well.

Never done it myself but its gorgeous!

 

[McChooky]

Hardware cloth begins….

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Are you making an apron around the bottom to keep out diggers?

 

[Barton72]

Are you making an apron around the bottom to keep out diggers?

Yes, and placing rock with flagstone on top of that.

 

[Bananabread]

Not sure if it's in the plans to be addressed but I definitely second the ventilation recommendations. Without ventilation coops will quickly be come a hazardous environment from the heat, moisture and fresh continuous poop stewing together like a crockpot...

 

[McChooky]

Yes, and placing rock with flagstone on top of that.

My advise is don't get carried away buying chickens or you'll have to build a bigger one next year!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Yes, and placing rock with flagstone on top of that.

Don't place pavers or large stones on top of it, unless it's something finer like gravel or loose rock, because what that does is cause predators to start digging at the edge of the pavers and closer to the edge of the apron, thereby increasing risk that they find the edge of the wire.