new coop (under construction)

[KatyTheChickenLady]

wow that is sooo nice . . . I have floor envy!

 

[reggiejr]

today i decided to insulate the coop.I'm glad this phase is done with, that stuff is no fun to wrestle around with on a hot day.

But i know it will be well worth the effort come february.heres a few pics.

 

[gottalovemychickens]

seeing the way everyone builds their chicken coop makes me feel like i did a crapy job

oh well i must start building another one !

 

[briana1975]

This is looking like a great coop. Keep up the good work.

 

[reggiejr]

finished up the inside of the coop today.

here is the roost 2x4 and it goes the full width of the coop and i made a quick disconnect tray system to catch the poo.

also installed two adjustable vents in the ceiling to increase ventilation.

this is an old nesting box i restored for my new coop.it had four more boxes on it and it was like 3 feet longer so i shortened it a bit so it wouldn't be to big.couldn't pass it up for five bucks.

this is the layout

one from the outside looking in.

tried to get the birds in tonite but it wasn't happening one in out of 11 isn't bad i guess.ill try again tomorrow guess the smaller coop is still their favorite place for now.some exterior paint will wrap up this project hopefully i will get that done this week.

 

[easttxchick]

That is really nice-you did a great job.

 

[reggiejr]

thank you for the kind words.it was alot of work but it was the fun kind if you know what i mean

.no rules, no boss, no schedule, no problem so i definitely enjoyed it.

 

[fldiver97]

Great job. The nestboxes are really nice. I hope your chickens make VERY good use of them!!! Love the roost and poopboard. Mine is similar (except that everything is crazy colored....) but my poopboard is not as wide. May have to change that if my girls don't manage with a little less surface.....