Our new chicken coop (pictures)

[Wynette]

Golf balls in the nest box should work. I'm not sure you want them laying on top of the current nest box, as it would be difficult to clean...nice coop/run!

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

Gonna show this one to my hubby. This would make a simple to build pen to seperate a breed pen.

 

[n-da-woods]

Very nice!! Looks good!!

 

[RekbaSkins]

Thanks for all the super kind words. I love the ideas of either putting a lip around the top of the nestbox or adding a piece of plywood at a 45 degree angle. I will see which works the best.

And roosts for inside the run is a great idea- I never even thought of that! What is the best thing to use to make the roost? We actually cut down a small 2 and 1/2 inch diameter tree on our property (our house backs up to a small forest) for the roost inside the coop. Any suggestions would be great

Thanks again for all the encouraging words. And for any construction-newbies out there- I had a fantastic time putting this together. It was slow at parts and I had to improvise A LOT and I decided a pitched angle, formal roof was way over my head but all in all I had a great time with it (I am even 5 months preggo, lol).

 

[mirecipes]

I use branches all the time in runs..

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Nice

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Very nice set up!!

 

[Omran]

I love your coop, looks cute and build right.

Omran

 

[mmtillman]

Wow! You should be proud ..you did a very good job!!
Give your hubby a few weeks to recover then bring up the 2nd coop....LOL!!

 

[HappyHatch'en]

I really like it.......Georgia Bull Dawg RED......in Florida....that's great!
I always over build and it takes weeks and month's to finish anything....if it does get finished. Your simple design is great and I wish I could do that way....but the Tim Allen Syndrome entires in and I end up with a Mansion.....as mentioned anchor it down.
My thread is ....My First Coop with pictures
HappyHatch'en