New indoor coop for winter

[Stonemoore]

We spent most of the past week building a new coop in the barn as winter digs for my flock. They spent the summer outside in converted calf huts coops surrounded by electric netting, but winter is coming. Our old inside coops are upstairs in the granary of our old barn and it was a nightmare for lugging feed bags upstairs, and cleaning out was a huge production. The new coop is in the lowered floor of the barn, 11 x 20, all built with materials we had lying around the farm. Only thing we had to buy was the hardware cloth. Best part is my husband ran new wiring in the coop so now I have a dedicated outlet for the timer for the lights, and for the heated waterer base. Winter numbers will just be 6-8 chickens, so they've got a fair bit of room. In spring we will build a large enclosed run and install a pop door to it.

I put in a poop board, which is the first time I've used one. I'm hoping it makes it nice and easy to clean that area regularly.

 

[Elizabethwood09]

You're chickens are going to be very happy in their winter coop.

 

[Sally PB]

What a gorgeous old barn! I love the stone work. Lucky chickens.

Do you know how old the barn is? I see some huge old beams in there.

 

[Hei 20]

We spent most of the past week building a new coop in the barn as winter digs for my flock. They spent the summer outside in converted calf huts coops surrounded by electric netting, but winter is coming. Our old inside coops are upstairs in the granary of our old barn and it was a nightmare for lugging feed bags upstairs, and cleaning out was a huge production. The new coop is in the lowered floor of the barn, 11 x 20, all built with materials we had lying around the farm. Only thing we had to buy was the hardware cloth. Best part is my husband ran new wiring in the coop so now I have a dedicated outlet for the timer for the lights, and for the heated waterer base. Winter numbers will just be 6-8 chickens, so they've got a fair bit of room. In spring we will build a large enclosed run and install a pop door to it.

I put in a poop board, which is the first time I've used one. I'm hoping it makes it nice and easy to clean that area regularly.

It is wonderful!! I would totally live there if I was a chicken.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Really nice set up.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Seriously jealous. Nice set up!

 

[BleuSaphir]

Great indoor coop!

 

[Stonemoore]

What a gorgeous old barn! I love the stone work. Lucky chickens.

Do you know how old the barn is? I see some huge old beams in there.

Built in 1850ish as far as we know. I love old barns.

 

[greenwos]

Beautiful!

 

[Stonemoore]

It is wonderful!! I would totally live there if I was a chicken.

Thank you.. There's probably room for you, lol!