My First Coop....The Beginning !

[aart]

You mentioned a run previously...so why the wheels and how big are they??

 

[NH-hamneggs]

The wheels are for moving it into position easier, the deck weighs a bunch, I can just roll it into position and if I want to, need to, I can jack it off the blocks and move it to a different location.
The wheels are about 6 inch diameter, I already moved it around and bit and had no difficulty pulling it around. Two of the pivot for steering, the other two are fixed.

 

[aart]

Two of the pivot for steering, the other two are fixed.

I noticed that.
Pneumatic tires?
Still too snowy to try it on the yard, eh?

 

[NH-hamneggs]

Yes they are pneumatic tires.
Not much snow left but everything is pretty mushy with all the rain we have been getting...last rain spell was 2.72 inches earlier in the week.

We are supposed to get more rain for the next couple days.
When things dry out a little, I can level off the location and roll it out there and start building the darn thing.

 

[NH-hamneggs]

I have been so busy with work and other stuff I have not taken the t8me to do any updates, I sincerely apologize.

We got the chicken coop mostly built.
I have to finish the roof, a tarp acts as a weather barrier for now. Plus I have to add the other roof which will act as the dry and shade area for the birds.

The first few pictures are of our progress building the walls.
My daughter was my assistant....read that ass “ go for “ she did great, worked hard and never complained a bit.

These two pictures represent what we did on Saturday.

 

[NH-hamneggs]

This picture represent what we accomplished on Sunday.

We also completed most of the inside walls and the ceiling.

 

[NH-hamneggs]

These pictures are of the primed coop, inside and out all primed.

Doors made, fence put and the lock in the run.

We still have a few big things to finish like the shade roof.

You can see how close the neighbors house is, everyone has been in the run six days and the neighbors ya they haven’t heard a peep from the flock.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Looking good! Nice big run. I see ducks?

 

[jthornton]

Looking good, I would extend the roof out on the man door side to help keep rain out of the door... I wish I had extended the roof of my run like that so I don't have to stand in the rain when opening/closing the door.

JT

 

[NH-hamneggs]

Looking good! Nice big run. I see ducks?

Yes, we got two Pekin and three Khaki Campbell.
The Pekin are going to be meat birds, the Campbells will be layers. To be honest, I am not sure I like having the ducks, they tend to be territorial around a watered. So we ended up getting two waterers, they also don’t like it when the chickens get around their pool. But a lot of this is a learning curve for us.