Newbie's Coop

[warmseth]

Love it! What were the boards re-purposed from?

A redwood fence that had fallen into disrepair in a friend's yard. I've very grateful to her for those, the screen and the lion's share of the 2x4 lumber that she donated.

 

[Henny Loggins]

Watch out for the coyotes & foxes. I hear they can chew right through chicken wire - especially those hungry LA ones. Great coop!

 

[warmseth]

Watch out for the coyotes & foxes. I hear they can chew right through chicken wire - especially those hungry LA ones. Great coop!

It's stucco lathe which is the same shape as chicken wire but twice as thick! And I paid $50 for a 150ft roll of it rather than $50 for a 25 ft roll of hardware cloth. My only fear about it is raccoons reaching through the holes and grabbing one of them. But I've been keeping them inside the enclosure at night.

Thanks for the compliments.

 

[SouthernChicka8]

Great Coop! Sure loved it.

 

[RiddleMe]

Very nice coop, love the siding and the red door! Only comment I would make, once the chicks are a little older, you may need to raise your roosts so they are higher than the nest boxes. Otherwise they may end up roosting in the nest boxes, which makes for really poopy eggs.

 

[Buckhunter76]

Nice

 

[warmseth]

Very nice coop, love the siding and the red door! Only comment I would make, once the chicks are a little older, you may need to raise your roosts so they are higher than the nest boxes. Otherwise they may end up roosting in the nest boxes, which makes for really poopy eggs.

Thank you. I did not know that. Love BYC knowledge!!

 

[AngelzFyre]

Great job and love the red door!

:yiipchick

 

[aggiemae]

Nice coop.

 

[Rachy]

Top work, love it!