New Old-time Kentucky Coop

[dirtsaver]

Hopefully I've got this picture thing figured out! Here are some pics of our coop. It's built from some salvaged framing lumber,some new lumber,the roof is from an old garage(had the roofing metal stored 15 years or so) and the siding is from an old tobacco barn.

The door was a "curbside freebie" and the window (not yet installed) is really the tinted plexiglass door from a cellphone control center computer cabinet.

We have had the coop finished and the girls in it for around two months now and it's working out pretty good. It's 4' by 10' and 7' tall in front. I've since added a 4'porch awning and the run(old dog kennel panels we had lying around.

If the pics work I'll try to get some of the finished setup this weekend.

Larry

 

[chicks4kids]

Very nice! Excellent use of materials!!

 

[Sledrock]

Coming along nicely! And like chicks4kids said, nice use of materials!

 

[joletabey]

I really like that- do I see that you used pallets for the base?

 

[dirtsaver]

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Yes,I did use pallets laid out and secure to two logs for the base/floor, then covered the pallets with planks for subfloor. The final floor surface is the white faced panel sheets from Lowes.

Larry

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Looks great! I like the barn siding a lot, and the door gives it a nice country look, too.

(I added IMG tags to the links to your pics so that they would show up in this thread... Click "Edit" on your original post to take a peek at how I did it. Without the IMG tags, your pics will just be links.

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[flowerchild59]

Coming along nicely. I love the old barn wood.