New to the site, here's my coop build

[jester8484]

well we decided to get chickens, so i repurposed an failing shed into a coop.

4x6 oak timber base to get the coop off the ground.




New floor frame installed and supports installed to sturdy it for transport.



, attached homemade wheels ( with ratcheting heigh adjustment)


attached shed/coop to riding mower via steel channel, and cut away old rotten floor


Drove away with the remaining coop to new location




Backed up the coop to the oak frame


this is where the ratcheting wheels were needed, jacked the coop higher to back it up onto the frame.


installed lower back door to pull out poop trays


nest box egg doors



roost bars 2x4s beveled edges


front doors with window, plus paint


back window


egg doors, chained with locks and hasps


nest boxes


1.5" square tubing welded into fence panels



panels up and bolted together, burried hardware cloth also hardware clothed the top



easy access handle to open the coop chicken door with hasp and lock




the most recent pick i have, but i'll take another soon with the other recent mods





I've since added a large open run taht sourounds the entire structure. so they have lots of space and tree coverage. i'll post another pic when i get a chance to take one.


thanks for looking.

 

[3 Chicks]

Nice job! Great pictures of the process!

 

[2coopscounting]

Wow.........Inch and a half square tube for the run......you really went all out!! Very nice work, and welcome!!

 

[trooper]

You did a lot of engineering on the work and getting it from point a to point b.I bet the chickens sleep good.It ain't Fort Knox-but getting there with the security.Good Job.

I like the wheel lift.That worked great.

 

[coreshot]

Very nice job! I love the barn look.

 

[BrendaJ]

Very nice. Love all the pics.

 

[jester8484]

Hey thanks for the feedback, i can't seem to get home from work in the daylight to get a wider picture of their run. hopfully ill have a pic come the weekend.

 

[CMYates]

Very nice.

 

[jester8484]

ok so heres a wider shot of the coop/cage and open run
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the hens have off and on access to the open run pending weather and recent wildlife sightings.

the green wire garden fence goes from the right side of the coop over to where the sun comes into the picture then back to the split rail fence. kinda hard to see in the picture but i couldnt fit it all in if I got any closer. you can guess teh fence by the split in teh green grass and brown leaves. basically the entire wooded area is fenced in for the hens.

 

[Young Farmer]

Looks Awesome!