These are some pictures of my new coop , actually its a older coop that I aquired and rehabbed. Any tips or suggestions would be helpful for this is my first attempt at raising chickens. My family loves the fresh eggs and we also have a large garden that needs fertilizer.
This picture shows the coop after I replaced the roof and patched a few rotted spots on the sidewalls. so far I have not spent any money on the coop. The materials were all scrounged up at various construction sites in the area.
The coop originally had six nestboxes inside, I felt Iwould not need that many. So they were removed and a new set of three was built on the back of the coop with a trapdoor. Thats so I can get my wife to collect the eggs , Idont think she wants to go inside.
These pictures show the nestoxes from the inside and the perch area. The perch is on hinges so it can be tilted up out of the way to make cleaning a bit easier. Dimensions are 3x5 by about 5 ft high and there are 3 three foot perches staggered approx. 10 inches apart. We have 8 chicks coming in 2 weeks so hopefully this will be large enough for them.(There will be a large covered run for them also)
Here is the new front door and pophole ramp. I have a 2x2.5 window and the eaves are also open, would this be enough ventilation? The coop is also insulated with 2x4 construction.
This is the coop after my boy and I spent a day painting. also we installed a door on the pophole to keep out any hungry critters.
Thanks for looking at my post. Comments/tips/advice would be very welcome. I will post more when the chicks arrive and the run is being built
Alll openings are covered with hardware cloth, and there is a lockable sliding door on the pophole
We have started building the run. its going tobe 8x16 by around 6ft high with a people sized door to make cleaning easier. The bottom half will be covered with hardware cloth buried a foot and ahalf in the ground,the upper half and top will will have standard poultry netting. I am planning to reinforce all seams and staple points with furring strips and screws. I would have used hardware cloth on the entire run but its very very exspensive. hopefully this setup will keep out racoons
All the lumber that is being used is recycled from an old deck. The only things that I have spent any money on are the paint, hardware cloth , poultry netting and some screws. so far less than $250 (the hardware cloth is over $50 dollars a roll) will post some more as construction progresses
After reading more of the posts here I hope that a 3x5 coop with an 8x16 covered run will be large enough for 8 hens. 10 days and they will be here
This picture shows the coop after I replaced the roof and patched a few rotted spots on the sidewalls. so far I have not spent any money on the coop. The materials were all scrounged up at various construction sites in the area.
The coop originally had six nestboxes inside, I felt Iwould not need that many. So they were removed and a new set of three was built on the back of the coop with a trapdoor. Thats so I can get my wife to collect the eggs , Idont think she wants to go inside.
These pictures show the nestoxes from the inside and the perch area. The perch is on hinges so it can be tilted up out of the way to make cleaning a bit easier. Dimensions are 3x5 by about 5 ft high and there are 3 three foot perches staggered approx. 10 inches apart. We have 8 chicks coming in 2 weeks so hopefully this will be large enough for them.(There will be a large covered run for them also)
Here is the new front door and pophole ramp. I have a 2x2.5 window and the eaves are also open, would this be enough ventilation? The coop is also insulated with 2x4 construction.
This is the coop after my boy and I spent a day painting. also we installed a door on the pophole to keep out any hungry critters.
Thanks for looking at my post. Comments/tips/advice would be very welcome. I will post more when the chicks arrive and the run is being built
Alll openings are covered with hardware cloth, and there is a lockable sliding door on the pophole
We have started building the run. its going tobe 8x16 by around 6ft high with a people sized door to make cleaning easier. The bottom half will be covered with hardware cloth buried a foot and ahalf in the ground,the upper half and top will will have standard poultry netting. I am planning to reinforce all seams and staple points with furring strips and screws. I would have used hardware cloth on the entire run but its very very exspensive. hopefully this setup will keep out racoons
All the lumber that is being used is recycled from an old deck. The only things that I have spent any money on are the paint, hardware cloth , poultry netting and some screws. so far less than $250 (the hardware cloth is over $50 dollars a roll) will post some more as construction progresses
After reading more of the posts here I hope that a 3x5 coop with an 8x16 covered run will be large enough for 8 hens. 10 days and they will be here
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