My coop design and build blog

[Rancid Crbtree]

We are getting closer to putting the protein out into the coop and run. Since it was a rainy day, I made 2 feeders and 2 waterers. One of each is in the brooder and they have taken to them very well. We will be able to remove the chick feeders and waterers from the brooder.

These are no spill/no waste feeders. They are weathrproof but will reside in a covered run and have a sealed lid so the food will stay clean and dry and should be hard to access by tiny rodents.

This stuff is so much different than the feeders and waterers we used 50 years ago on our farm.

 

[Rancid Crbtree]

Today I added some roosts in the run.

 

[MrsMeanGreen]

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this thread from start till now. I am excited for your nuggets to make the big move. You are a very skilled craftsman, Sir. I admire and applaud your work.

 

[emyancey]

This is all so amazing! I have enjoyed reading it all! I really love your sun shade idea. Could you please tell me how you ended up rigging it up? I live in a very similar climate as you in Northern New York and love the idea!!!!

 

[Predoggg]

Great job and love the chicken coop.

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Did you use a head gun to get the Vinyl to lay down? Like the idea with he fabric curtains too.

 

[Rancid Crbtree]

Great job and love the chicken coop.


Did you use a head gun to get the Vinyl to lay down? Like the idea with he fabric curtains too.

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[Rancid Crbtree]

Tomorrow we will move the 7 week old protein from the brooder to the coop. Today I finished adding the sand to the run and did a little more back filling of the job site around the coop and run to make sure we have good drainage away from the structure.

 

[Rancid Crbtree]

We evicted the protein today.

 

[Rancid Crbtree]

After 2 nights, the chickens put themselves to bed. That means I could open the space under the coop to them. I had it blocked off since I didnt want to be crawling under the coop on hands and knees to retrieve chickens that didnt know how to go back into the coop at night.

This opens up another 6 ft x 8 ft area to them during the day. Now that seems to be the place they like to hang out despite the fact that the run is 10 x 26 ft.

 

[Rancid Crbtree]

We gave the 24 birds , 24 feet of roosting bars (a foot per adult bird). It seems they would rather huddle together.


When temps increase and they grow in size,. Im sure they will like the added room.