post your chicken coop pictures here!

[bruceha2000]

Well. It looks like my husband might be building it himself. My dad just went back to the hospital. They confirmed a stroke and seizures.

****! (sorry) Like you need any more problems! I sure hope the damage was minimal.

Quite proud...1st thing we have ever built!!

Looks really good

Just finished my chicken coop/run!


Ok it is a run, there is not an actual enclosed coop section but it is completely wrapped in hardware cloth and the hardware cloth extends out on the sides at least 1 foot below the concrete block and the 3 sides of the coop are also covered with wooden lattice panels for shade, privacy and extra security.

They have a home-made gravity feeder (that I hope is weather proof) and a temporary waterer until I get the rain barrel set up.


Their roost area is protected on 3 sides from wind and rain with Suntuff's clear polycarbonante panels and the roosts, droppings board, and ramp up to the roosts are removable for cleaning.



The run is 6x10 and 7 foot at the front and 6 foot in the back so my husband and I don't have to worry about hitting our heads on anything while cleaning out the run.

They have two nest boxes which are accessible from the outside for convenient egg collection and the front lip is removable for easier cleaning.

It took about 5 weeks to complete from start to finish since I could only do so much by myself and since my husband and I are both teachers we don't always have weekends "off" if we have papers to grade and such. It could probably have been built in two solid days (one for foundation and frame, another for roof and all the hardware cloth and siding) but I liked having time to pre-paint everything and work on little things in the evenings when I had time. Overall we are very satisfied with the way it looks and the girls love it so much better than the brooder I had set up in the garage.

Perfect for "too hot and humid a lot of the time" Florida.

 

[TJordan]

Damage is great. They say my dad has suffered several strokes in the past few weeks small ones yes but still. It has set off seizures and now he is aspirating into his lungs. Prayers greatly appreciated. Thank God I have a distraction set up for Friday. Between this hatch and my dad I would go crazy.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

I hope he is ok good luck with ur hatch and good luck with the coop build

 

[mdarrin60]

Here's ours, a converted old shed. I'm 6ft tall and I can stand up straight inside and it's about 10ft wide.

 

[bruceha2000]

Damage is great. They say my dad has suffered several strokes in the past few weeks small ones yes but still. It has set off seizures and now he is aspirating into his lungs. Prayers greatly appreciated. Thank God I have a distraction set up for Friday. Between this hatch and my dad I would go crazy.

Not much one can say to that TJ

I hope they can clear up the lung issue quickly, stop the seizures and get him stabilized so there are no more strokes.

 

[bruceha2000]

Here's ours, a converted old shed. I'm 6ft tall and I can stand up straight inside and it's about 10ft wide.

I don't think you will be able to post a picture until you have some number of other posts - 10? 20? Not a whole lot. Maybe you could start by going to the Alabama page and the new members pages and introduce yourself.

 

[Sylvester017]

IMNSHO, building any fence for chickens without a roof is pointless. Any predator can and will get in and the chickens often can fly out. My first attempt was to keep my high flying bantams in but after my friend lost 30 in one night with no top i decided the top was mandatory. Hawks and others dont care if you are home or even in the yard. Turn your back for 30 seconds and they will make a try for them. I lost 3 while outside in the yard and had no clue til i counted them at night when i locked them up. They ranged all over my property so were out of sight much of the time. I will never fence chickens without a top. The run im working on will be completely covered in 1 inch chicken wire then covered strategically with stronger wire and will have a concrete footer along the fence to prevend digging. All my projects have a long range plan. If the chickens dont use the space i will be able to covert it to a shed with little material or effort because the pole barn post structure will already be in place supporting the wire. My point is that we can not be focused on the chickens every minute we are in the yard and even if we are some predators are willing to risk it. Ive had racoons on my back porch who didnt care if i came out, they just kept poking around in my stuff and skunks arent afraid of anyone.

Agreed. Covers over a run are important to keep chickens in and predators out! And as for raccoons they will rush-attack you so I wouldn't go into a yard that has a raccoon in it - it might be a female w/her kits nearby and she won't hesitate to attack a human or animal.

 

[perchie.girl]

I am afeared of Opossoms....

 

[gpeters3]

Agreed.  Covers over a run are important to keep chickens in and predators out!  And as for raccoons they will rush-attack you so I wouldn't go into a yard that has a raccoon in it - it might be a female w/her kits nearby and she won't hesitate to attack a human or animal. 

I started my run today, $200 worth of wood, still have to get wire, another $200 or so. Here are a few pics:

Going to rent the auger tomorrow, 8 holes, 4 at 4 feet, 4 at 2 or 3 feet for grapes then finish cleaning up and start setting posts. Ill post pics as i go.

 

[perchie.girl]

I started my run today, $200 worth of wood, still have to get wire, another $200 or so. Here are a few pics:



Going to rent the auger tomorrow, 8 holes, 4 at 4 feet, 4 at 2 or 3 feet for grapes then finish cleaning up and start setting posts. Ill post pics as i go.

Oh wow thats going to really neaten up the space. Love the fact that you will have an exterior door opening into the run.

deb