pics of two of my coops

[lorihadams]

We finally finished the tractor for the broilers, they still aren't ready to go in it yet but they will in the next week or so. It started out as a hoop coop (thanks Becca) and then I reminded my husband that I needed a door so this is what he came up with. The hoop is done out of pvc pipe covered with a heavy duty tarp. The bottom frame is done out of 2x4s that we got for free. The triangle part is done out of 2x2s and chicken wire.

The next pic is our layer coop. I finally came up with a name and painted a sign for it. What do you think?

 

[ksct]

do your birds like the tractor? do you move it around? are they afraid of the tarp?

LOVE LOVE LOVE the coop name!!!

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Cute!!! Great job!

 

[ChookHappy]

Hey that's a cool tractor! Do you have chicken wire in the back as well?

 

[AkTomboy]

great lookin coops love the name!

 

[Maryallison]

neat tractor! Looks not that hard to do (especially since I see it) Thanks for sharing!

 

[b.hromada]

Great work!

I think your coop name is priceless!!

 

[lorihadams]

Thanks everyone, I am concerned with the tarp, I want to put chicken wire on the rear as well. Hubby just didn't think about it. I haven't put the broilers in it yet, our temps dropped 20 degrees overnight and they are still under the heat lamp in the brooder because they are not completely feathered out yet. They are starting to stink (our brooder is on our front porch) so I may see if I can run an extention cord to the tractor and go ahead and put them in.