post your chicken coop pictures here!

[Sherm]

Thanks for the comment about the upgraded hardware cloth. will definitely do this at some point. We have a big fenced-in yard, I've only seen a 'coon in my yard once in 20 years, and this Fall I smelled a skunk at night, went out and discovered the skunk TRIED to dig underneath (6" of crushed rock, got discouraged..) but left.

Probably best not to tempt fate, as a friend of mine said "yeah, you haven't had raccoons before because you never had chicken dinners in your back yard before!"

 

[threescompany]

Here is our chicken coop. It was built by my sons and husband as a project for a class one of the boys had at Appalachian State. They used plywood and then the roofing material. It was going to be a tractor but it was too heavy so we just made it permanent. So far, it has been dry, warm in the winter and cool in the summer and my three girls seem happy. The ventilation is all around the edge, with hard wire to keep out the critters and we just put shavings in to block wind in the edges where the girls roost. The pine shavings keep it from being drafty and the eave area at the front of the coop still is open to keep the air flowing. Pine shavings come out in summer for more air when it is hot. I have access to the roost/nesting area from the back through a door and a door below to access the food and water in the run. I use tarps on the open areas as wind break/rain protection now that it is cold but it is open air in the summer. Used hard wire all around and have an apron of hard wire to keep out critters under the landscaping blocks, as well as locks on the doors to keep critters, including 2 legged ones from messing with the girls.

 

[jtbass2756]

Here is our chicken coop. It was built by my sons and husband as a project for a class one of the boys had at Appalachian State. They used plywood and then the roofing material. It was going to be a tractor but it was too heavy so we just made it permanent. So far, it has been dry, warm in the winter and cool in the summer and my three girls seem happy. The ventilation is all around the edge, with hard wire to keep out the critters and we just put shavings in to block wind in the edges where the girls roost. The pine shavings keep it from being drafty and the eave area at the front of the coop still is open to keep the air flowing. Pine shavings come out in summer for more air when it is hot. I have access to the roost/nesting area from the back through a door and a door below to access the food and water in the run. I use tarps on the open areas as wind break/rain protection now that it is cold but it is open air in the summer. Used hard wire all around and have an apron of hard wire to keep out critters under the landscaping blocks, as well as locks on the doors to keep critters, including 2 legged ones from messing with the girls.

That is so totally cool!

My daughter graduated from App in 1996... I like the size and how your coop is built. Do you live near Boone.>

 

[Amberjem]

 

[threescompany]

That is so totally cool!

My daughter graduated from App in 1996... I like the size and how your coop is built. Do you live near Boone.>

We live about an hour and half east in the Winston-Salem area. I will have two App grads as of December 13th and one UNC Charlotte grad in May. Love the Boone area!

 

[emulrooney]

I repurposed a kids cheap toy case and old cabinet. This is my first attempt at making my own coop..was so much fun!

 

[threescompany]

I repurposed a kids cheap toy case and old cabinet. This is my first attempt at making my own coop..was so much fun!

Beautiful Coop!

 

[smcgill]

Nice job Emulrooney!

 

[kickassgirl]

 

[chikinraiser]