New to BYC from utah, and building my first coop.

[MelvinSqualor]

Hi everybody,

I am new to the forums and raising chickens. I am currently working on my first coop. I have five hens who have grown out of their temp coop and have been roosting in the trees at night. Hoping to be down with the coop asap before I loose any of them.

Basing my design off the Wichita and the Taj Mahal. I have it framed out and am now mostly recycling materials that I have on hand. I made mine a little longer with a 6 x 12 footprint. Has been a lot of fun building it so far.

I look forward to being a part of this group.

Some pics of my progress.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Good start on your coop. Yes, finish it before the predators locate your flock.

 

[N F C]

Your coop is shaping up! If you have any questions or want to share your coop build, here's a link to the coop forum:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/9/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance

Good luck with your flock and coop, it's nice to have you join us!

 

[Blackberry18]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined the flock!

 

[MelvinSqualor]

Awesome. Thanks. I have been taking pics along the way. I am happy to share. Have already gotten a tremendous amount of help from this site.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[MelvinSqualor]

Got the coop finished enough to get the ladies moved into safety and life got a lot easier. I have since added the sand, auto water feeder, and a good food setup. Next I need to add the windows, and a door that will shut at night and some other odds and ends. Two of them started laying shortly after moving in, and we are enjoying the fresh eggs.

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!

Looks like you are in the home-stretch of getting your coop completed! It's looking great!