Over build, over budget, build

[sals_chicks]

Looking great!! Love seeing everyone else's DIY coops as well!!

 

[rjmyooper]

I have been at it since 7 this morning about 6 hrs fighting 30+mph I finished priming the bottom/stand and then put the first real color the coop (gray on the stand). I then removed the blocks and decided I did not need to move it as it will be fine where it's at.

"Decided not to move it" as in "Too tired, too heavy, gud enuf!".

 

[Starlord]

Well I finished the things I need to so the girls could move out of the brooder and in to the hen house. Roosting bars are in I did not cut out holes for the nesting boxes because I don't want them going in there yet.

There is still a little work left to be done mostly trim and the hardware cloth around the bottom but I will do that when I do the run.

I will keep them cooped up for a couple days and build the run. Was going to keep them inside one more night as its going to be 44 degrees tonight but think they should be fine.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I will keep them cooped up for a couple days and build the run. Was going to keep them inside one more night as its going to be 44 degrees tonight but think they should be fine.

That'll work out well I think. Once the run is built (a few days? few weeks?) they'll have been acclimated to the coop as home, so no need to worry about having to home them to the coop later.

 

[3KillerBs]

Was going to keep them inside one more night as its going to be 44 degrees tonight but think they should be fine.

They're well-feathered so they won't be cold at 44F.

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

Your coop looks great!

 

[Starlord]

Thank you! All of you, it was a lot of fun to build and I learned a lot. The girls are doing good this morning.

 

[RoyalChick]

Well I got a lot done almost every thing is primed and most has been painted. I started some of the trim work around the 3 doors of the clean out doors.

Still kinda windy so I gave up on working on the roof for now. Would give a more thorough write up but had a very long day worked on it the whole day but it's almost done.

Note: roof will be corrugated white pvc not just the primed bored you see. The trim really helps clean it up and give it s pro look if you ask me.

I really love this project. Looking wonderful!

 

[Starlord]

Kinda cooler and have a chance of rain the next 2 days so slid in the monitor roof opening covers. Don't want the girls or bedding to get wet.

 

[3KillerBs]

Kinda cooler and have a chance of rain the next 2 days so slid in the monitor roof opening covers. Don't want the girls or bedding to get wet.

If you fastened those covers to the coop with hinges along the top edges you could keep the rain out while allowing the fresh air to circulate.