My Homemade Canadian Coop

[electrycmonk]

Flooring on
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I was going to put it up a foot on the sides because I'm going to do deep bedding, but this still (rolled vinyl) does not like to stick to vertical surfaces. So I might just paint the interior with more barn paint.

Good clean job. Once you have the inside wall surface done and prepped for paint (primer done)… May I suggest a paintable silicon sealant tube for the base of the walls and the true corners up to … say 12-15”?

This will allow you to get a very solid seal for if you ever desire to “truly rinse out the floor once a year” you can! This will nearly zero the chance of getting the water to liquify the poo & soak into the seams and then allow that dissolved poo to fill voids under the floor & in the walls for a not so fun fragrance and stuff to begins to decompose and compost on the wood frame …. Which will compromise all your structural foundation work in a New York minute… inviting all kinds of insects to climb up etc…..

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

I went with black sealant for the edges and walls up to 18 inches. I don't plan to ever wet down the inside; too many nooks and crannies as a result of using pallets to get a proper full waterproof seal. This will do for the deep bedding I plan to use.

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a roosting bar!

Might need more reinforcing (currently reinforced st the mid point) but for now at least it's there!

 

[electrycmonk]

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a roosting bar!

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Might need more reinforcing (currently reinforced st the mid point) but for now at least it's there!

Might I suggest you take a look at the older thread on roosting rail testing? (I have it “saved” so if need be I can go get a copy n paste it here if you can’t find it?

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

Might I suggest you take a look at the older thread on roosting rail testing? (I have it “saved” so if need be I can go get a copy n paste it here if you can’t find it?

Are you referring to the experient some one did with various types/sizes of roosts?

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

T minus 7 days til chickens

 

[aart]

Don't forget the corners of the apron.
What are the sparks?

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

Don't forget the corners of the apron.
What are the sparks?

Yup, need to get some more HC.

The sparks are from cutting off errant screw ends that came through

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

T minus 6 days til chickens

Nest boxes from extra plastic bins

Securing the HC that we just tacked in place yesterday

Creating some rain cover and make shift eaves (because I didn't extend the roof far enough width wise...oops)

Can't do anymore until I get more HC and fasteners tomorrow

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

This is the latching system I installed on both the coop door and the run door. Locks from the outside with a carabiner and can be opened from the inside via a wire pull.