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[jcatblum]

Mitzi we had 6 seabrights in our "City Coop" the top part is enclosed, but similar to yours. Up top is 3ftx4ft & it has a detachable run that is maybe 3ftx8ft, plus the space under the shelter. This was DD birthday present a few yrs ago when we lived in town & she first became a chicken addict. the seabrights always had more than enough space. We have even used that coop as a grow out pen for a dz birds at a time with no issue. If the birds are crowded you will know quickly. They will loose feathers & look awful. With my coop we have hardware cloth as the floor & in the winter I lay a scrap of laminate floor & hay down. In the summer we just have the wire floor. Our coop was 3ft wide, instead of 4 so us girls can move it, 4ft is too wide for us to reach.

Cathie we will be happy to share some RIR when we hatch them. Not sure when I will put them together. I am using a new roo that I love, but he is very timid. Kinda worried about fertility, I never see him cover any girls. However he does have a flock of this yrs keets that follow him around!

 

[Elbert Garrett]

Nice big pen!

 

[jcatblum]

The city coop



The barn coop, hopefully you can tell how we used the lean-to & built off it-- the barn sure is pretty hugh? the fur ball at the bottom is my egg sucking pyrenese-- that is why no inside pics. He actually will squeeze through both chicken doors to get in. We have a "chicken" door we can close to keep them in the coop & one to let them out of the run to free range. Not usre if you can see DH put fencing on the chicken door to make the opening tiny & the crazy dog squeezes in. Once he gets the eggs he waits for us to open the door to let him out, maybe his tummy is too full to get back out???



Here is the swingset frame made into a coop. It has tree limbs for the guineas to roost on, and chickens inside that run in as soon as we open the door. DH built the part that comes out for the guineas to have a dark place to lay eggs. The dog kennel part DH added some more top rail too, it is 10X20 I think.

 

[jcatblum]

Here is Bambi

Buck

Ann & MY opossum

Lucky (momma) Shadow (baby doe)

NO pic of Blizard, guess he is hiding. Blizard came from Carla & we say his name should be Eeyore. He moves really slow always in his own world, real gentle & care free-- way different from our others.

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

NO pic of Blizard, guess he is hiding. Blizard came from Carla & we say his name should be Eeyore. He moves really slow always in his own world, real gentle & care free-- way different from our others.

The Billy I got from Carla and Gerald is the same way he has his own pace and never breaks stride never makes a sound just moves into your path and won't budge LOL I guess that's a common trait with the myotonic goats maybe?

 

[Oakieridge]

Ok Christina I am stealing the swingset coop idea!!! LOL We have an old swingset in the front of our house that has been there for all the 4 years we have been there and it was there for 10 years before that! Right now it is a fancy bird feeder hanger place, haha.

 

[jcatblum]

Cathie I bet if you watch closely you can find lots of old swing sets! This one was here when we bought the place. Made really good from the early 80s- just like the one I use to have as a kid. A couple of 2x4s are bolted on the outside of the A-frame & the metal is secured to those. We has the same green roof metal on everything here. Last yr we paid $400 for a salvaged roof off a 3000+ sq ft house & it was the best $400 ever spent. We still have lots of it left, if we ever run out of that metal DH would grumble loudly about buying new pen materials.

On the barn lean too the back 8tt is split down the middle & there runs are behind the barn. The old privacy fence came from 2 seperate "city" friends that had fences blow down. We have used up all but a couple fence pannels. Guess we will have to find more friends who are in need of new fences soon.

 

[Ksane]

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[Ksane]

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[jcatblum]

Mitzi you should meet Bailif. He came from BarnSwallow & will steal any egg he sees even a whole carton if he has the chance. We find many guinea nest because he is guarding them from the other dogs. When the fight breaks out we know where the nest was. Opossuim is my favorite dog. Sure I would miss the others, but not near like opossuim. He is very high maintance wants to be inside on the furniture more than chasing critters outside.
The city coop is only so fancy because Taron designed it. She wanted it movable & to look like a barn. Think DH spent way too much on it. Our most expensive coop & the smallest. It is the only one that has all new materials & a custom paint job. Think it was for her 9th birthday, isn't that what all 9 yr olds ask for???
Mitzi maybe a roofing nailer would be a better gift from Santa. Shingles are easy to work with, but they sure can get heavy!