post your chicken coop pictures here!

[jgabbard]

I ordered the slats from the company they were unused it's almost impossible to take skids apart without ruining the slats

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

That's a really nice design is there ply wood or something under the pallet slats I have ply wood on mine and that looks really nice and I was planning on putting vinel siding on my coop in the spring what is the dementions for that

 

[jgabbard]

The base of it is 555 I didn't put any plywood on first I wanted it to be light so I can move it once I get it in place I might put interior walls in to help insulate

 

[perchie.girl]

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Not everyone.... I have disassembled my share of pallets..... NEVER more. I wasted more slats than I salvage. IF I were to do it again I will use an angle grinder to grind off the heads of the nails remove the slat then pound the nail all the way in or pound it over.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

The base of it is 555 I didn't put any plywood on first I wanted it to be light so I can move it once I get it in place I might put interior walls in to help insulate

interior walls will do more than insulate which in most places isnt necessary. But having few joints and connections will make it easier to clean in the long run.... Plus the added benefit of making it easier to manage pests.

Not that you will get them.... but i bought a flock of landrace chickens.... desert birds wily and great foragers. Unfortunately they came with mites....

Mites love to sleep int the little spaces between wood joints. and those places are very tiny.

deb

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Yes I hate messing with the nails taking them out of stuff like that and they always bend or something just to make u mad trying to tap it straighten it up to be able to get it out and and I get my moms dad and my moms brothers anger and I get mad somtimes dealing with that stuff I start cursing and swearing and absolutely feel like I could smash the thing I am making and then rip it out of the coop once it's finished and it don't look right or don't work right and then feel like I could rip it out of the coop smash it and throw it in the fire

 

[the poppster]

The siding was made from poplar skid slats from a local pallet company.

Really great job!!! Looks wonderful!! I'm sure your chickens will love it!!!

 

[DeidraLane]

 

[perchie.girl]

Oooh Nice .... Tell me more about your door opener....

 

[bruceha2000]

Yes Diedra, please do. That side sliding auto opener is unique, at least as far as any auto door I've seen.