Our FREE coop

[CandAchickens]

Addition of the ramp to get into the run

 

[JanetS]

Very cute chicks. They should have plenty of room. Glad to see you used hardware cloth.

 

[Weasleymum]

That looks great! What was your method for dismantling the pallets? It's not an easy thing to do...

 

[CandAchickens]

We take a skill saw and cut the ends off on both sides leaving only the middle support. We then stand the pallet up and use a little elbow grease to work the boards back and forth essentially twisting the nails until they break. Works like a charm if you don't have a saw zaw with a metal blade

 

[LilBeaverDoms]

Looks great man! I made my freebie out of used privacy fence, and an old deer hunting hut. My buddy spent $700 on his. I told him at that rate his eggs cost about $250 per dozen..

Good job!

 

[Weasleymum]

We take a skill saw and cut the ends off on both sides leaving only the middle support. We then stand the pallet up and use a little elbow grease to work the boards back and forth essentially twisting the nails until they break. Works like a charm if you don't have a saw zaw with a metal blade

Thanks!

 

[blackbrit]

This is really wonderful! What are your exterior dimensions?

 

[CandAchickens]

Exterior demensions are 40" wide by 12 ft long. 50 inches tall at the slopes and over 6 ft at the peak. The laying boxes will be recessed into the existing shed so we can get the eggs without having to go in the coop

 

[blackbrit]

Exterior demensions are 40" wide by 12 ft long. 50 inches tall at the slopes and over 6 ft at the peak. The laying boxes will be recessed into the existing shed so we can get the eggs without having to go in the coop

Nice! Thanks for the info. I have some great pallets I'm collecting, so was wondering how this all laid out for you in terms of the dimensions. Please post more photos of the nest boxes when you can.