My sad, simple coop...but I'm proud

[CompostQueen]

You ROCKED IT!!

 

[ECreech81]

Looks alot like My first try at a run but I couldn't get it to stand at that height. How'd you do it? I had to lower it to 50 inches. So now when when i rake it I have to Duck.

 

[joebryant]

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Mmmmm, I don't know where to begin.

 

[justtoni44]

I love your coop...................and it gives me the couraage to try more on my own.

 

[thecityman]

Ouch! JoeBryant, you're brutal! But right! Oh well....like I said, it was my first attempt and I have NO skills in the area of carpentry (of course you already knew that from the pics and your comment). I can't really argue with you, so I'll just tell you that I hope to do better on my next one, and in the meantime I am going to incorporate some of the security measures mentioned in here.

Ecreech81- I'm the last person on earth to be giving advice (just ask Joebryant above! haha) but I can tell you how I did it....which was to start with 8 foot tall 4 x 4's in each corner, and use post hole diggers to make a snug, 2 foot deep hole for each corner 4 x 4 post. That also allowed me to build the whole coop by myself since they could stand up by themselves until I could attach the bottom rails all the way around, and then the top rails all the way around, which gave it the stability it needed. WHile the 2 ft deep anchoring of the corners probably wasn't required, it did help me a lot- both in terms of being able to do the project alone and in terms of making the whole thing more sturdy.

btw....the 3 posts in the foreground are unrelated to the coop. Also, the side closest to the camera is intentionally taller than the far side. Thisis because I was going to put plywood, at least one piece, on part of the roof to provide shade, rain protection, etc. However, I later acquired the plastic utility shed and now I'm going to use it for an enclosed shelter.

otherwise, it is is what it is. And while Joe's absolutely right in saying it has so many errors its hard to know where to start improving it, there is also some truth in what several of you said about if it does its job then that's most important. (though without beefed up security it might not "do its job"). Fact is, the only way I was going to provide a place for my turkeys was to build one,so I did the best I could, and now they do have a home...and they don't seem to know its unprofessionally build! haha

Kevin

 

[Holly O]

I really don't think the birds will care how it looks ...lol
A bit of paint ... Maybe Purple! ... lol
It's yours and it WORKS! that's the main point.

BTW I Like it!

 

[karimw]

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My favorite part of this one is the bench! Beats me sitting on a bucket for evening chick TV!

 

[BWKatz]

Way to go! Just add some chicken wire on top and hardware cloth with an apron around the bottom and ur little babies will be secure from those ole mean hawks.

 

[Baymule]

Hi cityman! Your turkeys look awfully young to me, so they more n' likely have no other "coop" experience to compare to. In fact, they look downright happy! To secure the bottom rail from diggers, staple hardware cloth to the bottom and extend it out into the yard on the outside of the run. Plop some cinder blocks or landscape timbers down on it and voila!! your turkeys will be safer. Your run looks A-OK to me

And yeah, where else can you go for instant comradrie when it comes to our feathered friends?

 

[joebryant]

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LOL
Just trying to give you a hard time... not serious.
Actually though, you might want to look at My BYC Page under my picture of my super-handsome self; you might get some ideas there.