Our coop, in progress

[MoSo]

More pics of the in-progress coop (earlier photos on my BYC page)

the sides were made as individual SIP panels (sandwich of exterior OSB, 1.5" foam, plywood panel interior skin) and then bolted together:

The north and west sides - the long door is the clean-out door. Originally this was two separate doors and then the spouse, as the designated maintenance man, decided that since we weren't sure of how much ventilation we had and might need to alter what we have, the two small doors wouldn't allow enough room for him to get inside the coop to work on it - hence one long door. On the north side of the coop will be the pop door and a 1'x1' "dual pane" plexiglass window that can be opened for ventilation.



The north and east sides, showing the pop door and the window (well, the hole where the window will go) and the sliding window in the east wall. The original plan was to put the window on the south wall, but the high altitude sun here is brutal in the summer and the roof won't overhang the window far enough to completely shade it. Besides, if I turn the coop this direction, I can see the pop door and more of the run from the house.



The rafters and then the roof goes on - 3 tab shingles on the top, then another "sandwich" of plywood, insulation and thin plywood.

 

[Backyard_Chicken_rancher]

Quote:
The rocks in the water are so the chicks can't drown themselves and yes you should do this with day old chicks up until they are big enough to have the rock removed I hope this answered your question.




The coop is looking great...but how about updating the pics of the chicks.

 

[MoSo]

Quote:
Lol, okay. I picked them up last Wednesday, the farm store said the hatchery ships them as day-old chicks and it take one day to ship and I picked them up the day they arrived, so I'd guess these chicks were a week old yesterday. These are thumbnails. so you can click for larger photos. 6 chicks total, 3 EE, a gold-sex-linked, a Silver Wyandotte and then... Edie/Eddie.

This is, bottom left to upper right, Cleo (EE), Edie/Eddie (?) and Petula (gold sex-linked).


This is Edie/Eddie, either a black sex-linked or a Barred Rock. The farm store had all the chicks in one big bin. If she/he is a black sex-linked (one of the chicks they think they got from the hatchery) then it's probably a cockerel. If it's a Barred Rock (another run of chicks they think they got), I have more hope for pullet. Yes, white spot on the head, but look at the black feet. Edie is smaller and less well-developed that the others, although not small enough to be a bantam. Also in photo right is the 3rd of my EE, the darkest, who doesn't yet have a name.)


Petula again and two of the 3 EE, Lucinda and the as-yet-unnamed darker EE.


Since she poses so nicely, this is Billie, I believe a Silver Wyandotte.