My New Coop! 3/14 Today's progress pic on post #356

[Buster]

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It's going to be 10x16 and 8 ft in front and 5 in the back with a metal roof. Eventually I'm going to split half of it up into breeding pens.

I currently have an 8x23 coop that is at capacity. This will allow me to add about 40 more birds.

Which brings us back to the waiting..... for eggs!

 

[sara]

lol

I'm planning a 12X24 or something like that. Heck I'd like to go bigger but DH isn't so sure about that. lol

 

[Buster]

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I'd go bigger too but I don't want to get too complicated yet. I haven't ever built a lot of things so I'm trying to do something fairly simple to begin with. If I build another one, I may get more creative.

 

[Kansas Chicken Mama]

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I thought I was the only one doing this. Are we all crazy or does everybody have 5 pg threads about lumber. At leaset he has the lumber, mine is still at the lumber yard. GO MAN, GO.

 

[steveo]

Buster what is the grand total $ for lumber so far?

 

[redoak]

Nice coop

But I think I saw the same one in the lumber and plywood aisle at the Home Depot.

 

[the-metal-peddler]

So what kinda Cheekins are you going to be putting in there?

Is there even any room for the mites? smartttttt.... A mite free coop

You didn't follow Pats ventilation plans very well now did you?

Buster has us all flim-flambed, he's raising cheekins for the new KFC .99 cheekin snackers

 

[Steve]

I was certain there would be at least one picture by now..........

 

[Buster]

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I bought that lumber and 500 nails for a nail gun and a dowel rod for DW's indoor tree that is falling over and 4 light bulbs and the grand total was $402. I am still going to have to buy some wood for purlins and foam board insulation but I think all told by the time I'm done I'll be around $500.

Steve- I had to move my BIL today, so I didn't get anything done. Tomorrow is a busy day too, but I should have more time this weekend. I want this up in the next two weeks.

 

[n-da-woods]