post your chicken coop pictures here!

[ErinsFlock]

Please excuse me, I am kinda new. Apparently I do not know how to post multiple pictures at once, so sorry!

 

[TJordan]

I keep getting looking at all these beautiful coops, many with walk in capacity, and I'm getting sad.... why can't I find an old barn or storage shed free of charge?! ok I'm done ranting... I think.... My husband just told me NOT to take the building of the new coop into my own hands.... He said I can decide the bedding, roost bar set up, nesting boxes and general gut layout for the coop but HE'S going to build it.... Yeah right...

 

[ErinsFlock]

the roosts

 

[ErinsFlock]

the view from the pop door

 

[ErinsFlock]

last one, I promise!

 

[Sylvester017]

I had planned to get my 48" wire from Walmart after I saw the post on here.....LOL.....BUT When my hubby "told" me he would help me finish it on Monday.... I forked over the $$ and got the wire here at Lowe's..! He already helped me with the door and the first panel..

I've got my hopes up now! If he isn't able to do it Monday....I'm going to finish it..! I already have his new ( present Christmas before last!)...recipro saw outfited with the right blade ready for trimming the posts. We have chalk lined a level on them. Everything is on a slanted yard so the front of the run will be lower than the back part but it is high enough to work and clean the yard. We are going to tarp most of the top (if not all) until we can get some chicken wire to cover all the top. I didn't realize how big our run is... I have to use 50' rolls of wire to go around it one time! got to fix some places to get under and a place to take dust baths. I've got it all pictured in my head so even after dh helps me on Monday...I will have more to do...

You were lucky to find the wire at Lowe's - in our area just about all the garden products are gone off the shelves at our Lowes/Home Depots. By end of summer there's not even hand yard tools left except the kind you don't need LOL! Love your screws instead of hardwire nails. I know a lot of experienced people say the nails are sturdy but like you I like the security and looks of the screws - you are so talented and tenacious!

 

[Sylvester017]

Is that a steel door or wood? Our front door was wood under a long front porch and the weather and sun split the wood. Wish we had put a sealer on it but never expected weathering under a porch. On the other hand our garage door is steel and gets hot southern sun on it all day and weathers beautifully.

 

[Sylvester017]

Fantastic to have an awning over the nestboxes! You'll be so happy you did as we found out the hard way the first time we got our eggs when it rained.

 

[Sylvester017]

I was wondering how you were going to handle the slope around the hen house and that's a beautiful use of natural boulders - this must've taken quite a while to plan out so well!

 

[jasonquinnryan]

Is that a steel door or wood?  Our front door was wood under a long front porch and the weather and sun split the wood.  Wish we had put a sealer on it but never expected weathering under a porch.  On the other hand our garage door is steel and gets hot southern sun on it all day and weathers beautifully.