Our First Chicken Coop!

[MissChick@dee]

That’s So Pretty! I just love it. And I just gotta ask...how the heck did you train your chickens to wipe their feet on the welcome mat??
I absolutely love the color of paint you chose. Best wishes to you and your girls.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Very bright and cheerful! Now not to sound like a broken record, but other than the square vent, is there more ventilation that we can't see? Like under the roof overhang?

 

[EMMYTR0N]

Very bright and cheerful! Now not to sound like a broken record, but other than the square vent, is there more ventilation that we can't see? Like under the roof overhang?

For sure!!! We have 4 sqft. of ventilation under the roof overhangs and the two smaller doors on the clean-out door open to another 2 sqft.

Everything is also covered with 16 g. Hardware cloth

 

[EMMYTR0N]

That’s So Pretty! I just love it. And I just gotta ask...how the heck did you train your chickens to wipe their feet on the welcome mat??
I absolutely love the color of paint you chose. Best wishes to you and your girls.

Haha! Thank you so much! I'm just a sucker for cute decorations!

 

[rosemarythyme]

For sure!!! We have 4 sqft. of ventilation under the roof overhangs and the two smaller doors on the clean-out door open to another 2 sqft.

Everything is also covered with 16 g. Hardware cloth

Well done! Always nice to have someone know exactly what's in their coop!

 

[aart]

Sweet!
Pics of inside?
North, Central, South IN.......Do you get a lot of snow there??

 

[EMMYTR0N]

Sweet!
Pics of inside?
North, Central, South IN.......Do you get a lot of snow there??

Thank you!

Haven't taken any photos of the inside yet! We live in Northwest IN and do get quite a bit of snow.

 

[paneubert]

Looks great. I don't want to rain on the parade, but do you have a plan for when you need to pull a chicken out from under the coop? Or clean under there? May be wise to make an access hatch now in one of those low hardware cloth walls before you need it.

I would frame up the entire side that is under the nest boxes and make it swing up, or to one side. Then you have easy access to the (currently) most inaccessible portion of that area.

 

[EMMYTR0N]

Looks great. I don't want to rain on the parade, but do you have a plan for when you need to pull a chicken out from under the coop? Or clean under there? May be wise to make an access hatch now in one of those low hardware cloth walls before you need it.

I've already had to- LOL! I threw on my old work pants and had no problem getting under there, even with the stationary ladder

 

[NewBoots]

I've already had to- LOL! I threw on my old work pants and had no problem getting under there, even with the stationary ladder

You, my friend, are clearly on it. I hope my first build goes as well!