my girls really enjoy ranging out of their coop

[gutfiddle]

finished my "chicken shack" this weekend and the girls really enjoy scratchin the ground and chasing bugs and being, well, chickens, and I really enjoy watching them. I say its finished but I havnt put a roof on yet, I leave the coop open and they go in and out during the day for water and feed and I just closed them up as they are roosting. At alittle over a month old they have alot of personality and are figuring out who's the head lady (Priscilla the RIR)

gotta get a roof on before the owls or hawks visit

out of the coop! yay!

Priscilla the RIR

gotta keep these two away from my girls

figuring out the ramp door

 

[luvtheladies]

Beautiful chicks. Yours are about a week older than mine. They are just so darn cute at that age.

 

[dkvart1]

They are adorable! Can't wait until we have some of our own!

 

[Auscal]

super cute - my (first time ever) chicks are a week old tomorrow - hard to believe they will be as bigs as your on ust three (or so) more weeks!

Just wondering - what are the dimensions of your coop? it look slike what I would like to get for mine, basically just a "night house" in a large run, since weather here is nearly always dry and warm/hot

 

[gutfiddle]

the run area is 12'x10', and is 6' tall but I wish i woulda made it about 6" taller so I didnt bang my head on the rafters! I figured this summer they're gonna need all the breeze they can get!

 

[StephanieD]

Can you post pixs of the top of the coop? I know it doesn't have a roof yet, but I'd like to see how you did the rafters. Thanks

 

[Auscal]

That's about the size I'm planning for my run - 12' X 9' , thats the dimensions of the chainlink panels we already have here.

What are the dimensions of the coop on your photo, please?

 

[gutfiddle]

The coop is 3'x6' inside so I've limited myself to 4 hens in my opinion which should be enough eggs for my family. The framing of the roof is simply a 2x4 run midspan both ways, I am going to add a 2x4 across the top of the front to give the roof some slope. My neighbor does aluminum construction and said if I help him take down an existing carport for a customer I can have the 15' long pans for my roof. Looking for a "farm fresh eggs" metal sign to hang on the chicken shack

 

[snazzyboots]

love the coop. great pics too

 

[arenea74]

I love the picture of Priscilla by herself! My babies are about the same age and I hope to have my coop complete this week! Thanks for making me smile