Our coop work in progress - updated 9/10/09- Enjoy!!!

[Sissy]

EEE gads are you sure its for the chicks
it could be a guest house
just fantastic.. Send the builder here.. LoL
and the painter,, great work.

 

[Schroeder]

Your's is the ultimate coop for its size. I just finished my 6 x 6 coop, and as everyone forewarned, I wish it was bigger. Already I'm planning in my mind what the "next" coop will be and you've built it.

You used upright treated 4 x 4's the same as I. If I had it to do over again, I would poor concrete about 2 ft deep into round cardboard forms for support piers and embed bolts in each. Then I would attach the floor to the concrete piers and use standard 2 x 4 walls, rather than having any 4 x 4's in the walls.

Based on your experience, would you change the way you did this aspect of your coop? Again, I love your coop!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

very very nice!

 

[Whispering Winds]

It is so nice!! I like the idea of those vents for easier cleaning . . .will have to print that one off for my folder!

 

[Terri]

very nice coop.

 

[Cheep a'lil Talk a'lil]

Very nice! I wish I had done mine like yours!
I haven't even finished mine and I already know what I would do differently on the next one!
I like how bright it is inside. That should really help on dreary winter days!
How many chickens do you have? I think I missed that.

 

[ChicknJ]

I like your design , the vents that open for cleaning are a great add, my yellow yard buggy with one side let down would fit right up to the vents, I like it. Now the divider to keep the shavings back is practically ingenious!

Good job!

 

[spacetygrss]

Very nice!

 

[annie3001]

wow !! nice job!!! looks awesome!

 

[The LaMarr's]

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Schroeder- I just checked out your coop and run, Holy Cow that thing is nice!!! I might have to steal your run design for my run. I like the idea of using concrete piers to anchor the building to the ground. I could still do something like that. I would just have to jack the building up and pour the foundation under the posts. I don't think I would change the way the walls are built (using the 4"x4" posts). My theory was, to tie the building together structurally. The posts go all the way to the top even with the truss boards. I even nailed the roof sheeting into the top of the posts where I could. I was on the roof along with my two older sons (and I'm not exactly what you call "aerodynamic") and several bundles of shingles, and it was really solid. The sheeting wasn't on the outside of the walls at the time for "trianglation" strength. I guess I attribute that to the connection of the floor, walls and roof through the posts. Hopefully that sheds some light on my design thought process. Thanks for looking!!!