New coop!

[cherrynberry]

I will post pictures of the coop. 2.0 and the trash can they stayed in for the first night, again it’s super ugly and I know, but I am just glad they all made it!!!

 

[3KillerBs]

So here is the big reveal!!! This was the coop 101 with only a few cinder blocks...

I am actually not too sure how they survived glad they did, but we left pretty large gaps...now that i know the gaps can’t be larger than 1 inch, I look back in full disbelief of how they made it...

It's not elegant, but it's well-ventilated.

We chicken owners care more about what coops look like than the chickens do.

 

[3KillerBs]

Honestly, I don't know why we don't see more concrete block coops. They're not hard to work with as long as you're strong enough to lift them.

 

[21hens-incharge]

So here is the big reveal!!! This was the coop 101 with only a few cinder blocks...

I am actually not too sure how they survived glad they did, but we left pretty large gaps...now that i know the gaps can’t be larger than 1 inch, I look back in full disbelief of how they made it...

For real it did its job and that's what really counts.
My first set up was a wonky plywood wall to keep the birds in a former horse stall....no lid on it. The run was a corral off the side of the barn.....no lid on that either. Amazingly I never lost a chicken to a predator there.

Honestly, I don't know why we don't see more concrete block coops. They're not hard to work with as long as you're strong enough to lift them.

Here zoning says if it's a permanent structure it requires a permit.....cinder blocks are considered permanent. All my coops CAN be moved, with a lot of effort, a tow truck and some disassembly.

 

[cherrynberry]

It's not elegant, but it's well-ventilated.

We chicken owners care more about what coops look like than the chickens do.

Thanks for all the positive comments, I know that it’s really ugly, and the larger coop is even uglier and the worst part about it all is the door to the coop, it was not hinged and is just an enormous piece of wood, it was heavy and super hard to put in place every night

So here is their trash can that they unbelievably slept in for one entire night, other than a blanket covering the front, it was not all all protected nor predator proof...there were not many pictures of our second coop, but yeah...not pretty, not safe, not functional, I don’t really get any part of the designs...except for the trash and/ pot, there were no designs for that one at all...

For real it did its job and that's what really counts.
My first set up was a wonky plywood wall to keep the birds in a former horse stall....no lid on it. The run was a corral off the side of the barn.....no lid on that either. Amazingly I never lost a chicken to a predator there.



Here zoning says if it's a permanent structure it requires a permit.....cinder blocks are considered permanent. All my coops CAN be moved, with a lot of effort, a tow truck and some disassembly.

I wonder if that applies for my zone...

 

[3KillerBs]

Here zoning says if it's a permanent structure it requires a permit.....cinder blocks are considered permanent. All my coops CAN be moved, with a lot of effort, a tow truck and some disassembly.

Even dry-stacked like that?

The vagaries of zoning laws are beyond mere mortal understanding.

 

[3KillerBs]

Thanks for all the positive comments, I know that it’s really ugly, and the larger coop is even uglier and the worst part about it all is the door to the coop, it was not hinged and is just an enormous piece of wood, it was heavy and super hard to put in place every night

So here is their trash can that they unbelievably slept in for one entire night, other than a blanket covering the front, it was not all all protected nor predator proof...there were not many pictures of our second coop, but yeah...not pretty, not safe, not functional, I don’t really get any part of the designs...except for the trash and/ pot, there were no designs for that one at all...

I wonder if that applies for my zone...

You got them out of the weather and out of the wind. And learned from experience.

They're beautiful birds!

 

[cherrynberry]

You got them out of the weather and out of the wind. And learned from experience.

They're beautiful birds!

Anyways...now that we have that out of the way, I can’t wait to get a new coop!!!!! I have heard you were great at buildings? Well, we are planning to have it done within a week. Unfortunately the shed did not come yet...I hope they can ship to where we live!!!

 

[3KillerBs]

Anyways...now that we have that out of the way, I can’t wait to get a new coop!!!!! I have heard you were great at buildings? Well, we are planning to have it done within a week. Unfortunately the shed did not come yet...I hope they can ship to where we live!!!

I wouldn't say great at building because it's my DH and sons that do most of the work, but I grew up in a handy family and am handy myself within the limits of my strength (the new, lighter-weight cordless tools help). So I know a lot about how building should be done even though my capabilities to actually build are limited to things like this:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/run-to-outdoor-brooder-conversion.76634/

 

[cherrynberry]

I wouldn't say great at building because it's my DH and sons that do most of the work, but I grew up in a handy family and am handy myself within the limits of my strength (the new, lighter-weight cordless tools help). So I know a lot about how building should be done even though my capabilities to actually build are limited to things like this:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/run-to-outdoor-brooder-conversion.76634/

Much better than most people I know though...