Newbie from Kentucky

[anshepherd4]

My father in law and I talked about getting baby chicks for my daughter and little did i kno 2 weeks later he was comin home with 22!!!! They stayed in a garage for a while and ended up with "that fire under their butts " because they were growing so fast. Took us 3 weeks to build ours ( they are perfectionists) but we used old wood laying around from previous projects, Tin that we had lying around And an old door and window out of an old house we tore down ! They never throw anything away lol. Our egg box is attached to the outside of the coop where we lift a lid and get eggs without ever having to go in their perches/roost are
Made from old 2x4s as well as large tree limbs. One thing we got to work on is more egg boxes. I'll post pics a little later of my coop

 

[rosewellfarm]

I actually thought about using Lowe's sheds, the metal one was under $300 and maybe making a pophole in it and using a coating of rust protector on it with some sort of plastic sleeve to keep the edges from being sharp. I guess it wouldn't be too hard to make shelving inside the shed to accommodate for nesting boxes, perches, and dividers for someone good with math and no experience with wood cutting?

I think you've just gotta get out there and do it. If you can measure, just learn to use a table saw and jump in. If you're feeling helpless and crushed, just find a plan online or buy something and retrofit it. Maybe start with something small and flimsy and get your chickens first, and then build something nicer

That way you'll have a more realistic feel for the needs of the animals and have a little experience at that point to know what designs/features you like best. None of our coops are the same as the others because we keep refining what we need. I'd say just jump in knowing that you're going to revise and change, especially if you add different sorts of animals. Good luck!

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[anshepherd4]