Our chicken coop/run

[bantammom]

Thankfully, my husband's job allows him to bring home lumber scraps all the time. Most of the supplies for our coop were free!

There are nesting boxes and a roost pole in the coop end with windows framed in chicken wire for cross-ventilation, which we can cover in winter. The floor of the coop is leftover stick-down vinyl tiles that are easy to sweep clean when the shavings get yucky. The flock can also be "locked" into the coop if needed. There is a door on the coop end and on the run end for easy access. It's painted to match our house - pale yellow with dark red trim. The roof is slanted a bit for run-off and covered in shingles. The whole thing is under a few trees in the back of our yard, so it actually stays fairly cool.

Mina watching over her flock.

 

[Quillgirl]

I like it! Very nicely done. Your girls, human and bird, look very pleased.

 

[chaoschicken]

Very nice.

 

[oaklandathletic]

Very nice coop. Free building supplies sure come in handy...

 

[teach1rusl]

Can't beat free building supplies!!

And I love that it's in a partially shaded area. Good job!

 

[NGT ANGL]

Great job!!

The pic is blurry on my laptop but if the area under the eave of the roof has a gap and doesn't have any wire, you may want to put some up there as predator proofing.

 

[bantammom]

There is actually an area about 3 inches tall around the entire top of the whole thing for ventilation that is covered in chicken wire. That way in the winter when we board it up there will still be air flow but it won't freeze their feathered butts off.

 

[kathyinmo]

Great job! Looks terrific. May I make a suggestion? Re predators: many can get through chicken wire easily. It is recommended that you use hardware cloth. Where your 3" ventilation is .... be sure to use hardware cloth there also.

Lovely coop.

 

[Angelic Vampyre]

Great, well done to you and your husband great coop

 

[Monk]

Very nice coop! Free materials awesome!