newbie coop: round 2 -- converted cedar dog house

[feliciadawn]

Well, chicks are hatching next Sun-Mon so I have some time. I also have to find someone to move this thing to my backyard, over uneven terrain and even steps.

 

[feliciadawn]

I never did post pictures of my finished coop -- better late than never. The chickens seem very happy, especially with their huge woodland free range area.

I ended up paying 8 men $300 to carry the doghouse over the steps. I removed two sides and made a chicken door on one side, and two mandoors and a nest box on the other side. Even in tropical storms with near-hurricane winds, the coop stays bone dry inside (it has been tested!). There is a long roost bar and and a full length mirror inside, but the chickens do tend to want to roost on the rafters.