I love the little chics. They are so much fun to watch. It is like you have the United Nations of the chicken world. lol. The coop is looking amazing. And I love the mismatched wood. But it would be pretty white too.
Old Wooden Playhouse Coop Conversion in Progress- Picture Heavy and more to come!
- Thread starter HouseMouseHens
- Start date
- Thread starter
- #42
I got so much done today! Added the roosts, and the inside ramp for the chicken door. In the pictures, the roosts look really close, but they are further apart than they seem. There is about a foot height wise, and about 10 inches between them width wise. The bottom roost is 30 inches up and the top one is 42 inches up.
The inside of the coop is pretty much done save for a few small planks needed in spots on the walls and paint , and it's officially ready for the roof this weekend! Yay! We need to trim our huge pine trees before we can start building the run (since the branches we're going to lop off would fall right where the run is going), but hopefully I can convince my husband to do it tomorrow so I can start on the run.
My question though, (and I think I'll make a post about it to get some opinions) is do you think that the ramp to the chicken door is okay like this? It's really the only way I could build it without it being SUPER steep, or moving the entire chicken door, which would involve pretty much re-framing the entire wall. Which I obviously would rather not do....
The inside of the coop is pretty much done save for a few small planks needed in spots on the walls and paint , and it's officially ready for the roof this weekend! Yay! We need to trim our huge pine trees before we can start building the run (since the branches we're going to lop off would fall right where the run is going), but hopefully I can convince my husband to do it tomorrow so I can start on the run.
My question though, (and I think I'll make a post about it to get some opinions) is do you think that the ramp to the chicken door is okay like this? It's really the only way I could build it without it being SUPER steep, or moving the entire chicken door, which would involve pretty much re-framing the entire wall. Which I obviously would rather not do....
I think the ramp looks excellent!
My question though, (and I think I'll make a post about it to get some opinions) is do you think that the ramp to the chicken door is okay like this? It's really the only way I could build it without it being SUPER steep, or moving the entire chicken door, which would involve pretty much re-framing the entire wall. Which I obviously would rather not do....
Before you even posed the question about the ramps I was going to comment about how much I liked them! I sure they'd be fine for the chickens
- Thread starter
- #45
Aww, thanks! I'm pretty proud of myself throwing it all together. This is the biggest project I've taken on by myself, so I am glad others think it's looking as good as I do! 
- Thread starter
- #46
We got the roof on today!!!!!!!!!
Well... Most of the roof. We ended up having to rip off all the old weathered cedar shake because the roof panels were just too heavy for the five of us to get up and secure without it being dangerous. While I am quite sad about this, as I just LOVED that shake roof, it was for the best and I am getting over it. So the roof right now is the framing, panels and roofing paper, and I plan to search Craigslist for cedar shakes or asphalt roofing. Preferably shake... But we're on a really tight budget this month.
Here we are (well, I'm taking the picture...) getting the first panel up and secured. We had to get some 2x4s to be temporary props until we could get the second panel up. Since it's from the playhouse and we wanted to reuse the same roof, we couldn't build it from trusses and plywood, so we had to do it this way.
Our little Supervisor:
AND it has a roof. It still needs the siding front and rear put on after we cut the vents larger, and all the side trim needs to be put back on after it's cut to size.
Once we have the roof finished and the siding on, were going to add plywood over the trusses on the inside to finish it off so the birds can't get up to the rafters since there are nails sticking out in random places from the shake we took off. After this is done, we're going to do a test run with the chicks to make sure it's secure enough for them not to get out (and nothing else to get in) and then we're going to move them all in! With the light of course. Our garage with electricity is right next to the coop so it'll be easy to run the light out to the coop for the next month or so.
I am beyond excited about today's progress. It's been waiting for the roof for over a week and now I can start to work on the finishing touches and then begin the run.
Well... Most of the roof. We ended up having to rip off all the old weathered cedar shake because the roof panels were just too heavy for the five of us to get up and secure without it being dangerous. While I am quite sad about this, as I just LOVED that shake roof, it was for the best and I am getting over it.
So the roof right now is the framing, panels and roofing paper, and I plan to search Craigslist for cedar shakes or asphalt roofing. Preferably shake... But we're on a really tight budget this month.Here we are (well, I'm taking the picture...) getting the first panel up and secured. We had to get some 2x4s to be temporary props until we could get the second panel up. Since it's from the playhouse and we wanted to reuse the same roof, we couldn't build it from trusses and plywood, so we had to do it this way.
Our little Supervisor:
AND it has a roof. It still needs the siding front and rear put on after we cut the vents larger, and all the side trim needs to be put back on after it's cut to size.
Once we have the roof finished and the siding on, were going to add plywood over the trusses on the inside to finish it off so the birds can't get up to the rafters since there are nails sticking out in random places from the shake we took off. After this is done, we're going to do a test run with the chicks to make sure it's secure enough for them not to get out (and nothing else to get in) and then we're going to move them all in! With the light of course. Our garage with electricity is right next to the coop so it'll be easy to run the light out to the coop for the next month or so.
I am beyond excited about today's progress. It's been waiting for the roof for over a week and now I can start to work on the finishing touches and then begin the run.
- Thread starter
- #47
This is where we left off tonight.
And the side. The chicken door is a bit more covered by the slope of the roof than I had thought because I had the angle wrong in my plans for putting it back together. But it opens all the way and can still be hooked up on an I-hook along the edge of the roof to be kept open.
And this is what our yard looks like as of right now. We recently tore out an old deck that was placed diagonally in the yard that really took up most of the space in it, and just today our backyard went from a completely unusable place full of weeds, dead matter, half a torn out deck and all the wood we have scrapped to this.. We still have a long way to go, but it's mostly cleared out and is able to be walked around in without anyone getting hurt! Progress!! One step closer to a functional and dare I say beautiful, backyard. We're planning a patio with a fire pit, and grass.
And the side. The chicken door is a bit more covered by the slope of the roof than I had thought because I had the angle wrong in my plans for putting it back together. But it opens all the way and can still be hooked up on an I-hook along the edge of the roof to be kept open.
And this is what our yard looks like as of right now. We recently tore out an old deck that was placed diagonally in the yard that really took up most of the space in it, and just today our backyard went from a completely unusable place full of weeds, dead matter, half a torn out deck and all the wood we have scrapped to this.. We still have a long way to go, but it's mostly cleared out and is able to be walked around in without anyone getting hurt! Progress!! One step closer to a functional and dare I say beautiful, backyard. We're planning a patio with a fire pit, and grass.
- Jul 23, 2012
- 85
- 1
- 38
Looks great! ! ! . . .being a little older. . .and not liking to bend over. . . I might rethink the door to a taller door. . . unless you get your precious daughter to scoop and clean the coop?
It is a very cool coop!
GB
Crazy Mitch
It is a very cool coop!
GB
Crazy Mitch
- Thread starter
- #50
Well, we thought about making the door taller, but the amount of work it would be, re-framing the entire wall didn't seem worth it. I'm only 26, so I have a good while before I can't bend over to go in. Haha! I don't for see this coop outlasting my ability to hunch to get through the door. I've been dipping in and out of it 600 times a day since I started this project and I don't regret my decision to keep it short yet.
It's about 9 feet at the peak inside, so there is plenty of space to stand once you're in the door so I don't see hating myself for it down the road.
Similar threads
New posts New threads Active threads
-
Latest posts
-
-
My hatchery doesnt sell splash cochins. How did i get one- Latest: Beau plus Bunny
-
-
-
Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!
- Latest: WaywardDuckMomma
-
-
Latest threads
-
2 month old emu feces (is something wrong?)
- Started by ChickenTumble76
- Replies: 0
-
-
Feather pecking??? MG flare up- Started by my beautiful girls
- Replies: 0
-
-
-
-
Threads with more replies in the last 15 days
-
Open Contest Outdoor Garden Show—2025 BYC Summer Fair- Started by Debbie292d
- Replies: 121
-
Racoon attack; wing torn and toes gone.- Started by NewBeeChickGurl
- Replies: 96
-
-
-
Help vets offices closed
- Started by SouthDakotaLiving
- Replies: 71
-