post your chicken coop pictures here!

[Burkelberry]

Thanks GA newbie.I used your cabin idea for another post I added under chicken coop designs.I included more photos of the build. Thanks again.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Hi everyone, I made a ladder for the chickens but they don't use it they seem to rather fly up and down to the roosts.. Any suggestions?

How steep is it? Mine were much happier when I reduced the incline by putting a cinder block inder the end.

 

[Bowleggedcowboy]

How steep is it? Mine were much happier when I reduced the incline by putting a cinder block inder the end.

hi there HSC it was at a 30-35 degree angle I only left it in for two days. Maybe not enough time for them to try it

 

[Alabama Jack]

Our work in progress:

 

[Sylvester017]

I would share a pic of my coop in post but either I'm not doing something right or they going somewhere else..

Yeah, there's too many steps to follow to get it right so I just let my techy DH do them for me!

 

[Sylvester017]

hi LS, I have 2 ramps one inside and one going outside to the run. All of the chickens use them. On the ladder the Rung's are 5 inches apart and inch and half wide. My two main perches are 2*4s with the wide side up. I put the ladder in so they could get up to the two higher perches. Was afraid the would break a foot landing to hard.. Took ladder out now.

Yeah, you get the feel for what works in your coop after having chickens for a while. We modify when we see something is not working.

 

[Sylvester017]

No fencing, so far so good as far as the predators go. They are definitely around-I think the dogs being outside helps.

If dogs are awake and around they will be a great help but if the dog is snoozing s/he can be totally too late to stop a quick fox, coyote, hawk, etc. Shredded chickens in a yard are a sad sight to behold not to mention the pain they endured from the jaws/claws of a predator. Get secure or predators will continue to return once they catch one of your easy free-range girls.

 

[Area51abductee]

 

[Sylvester017]

Is that a weather vane on top of the coop or a future predator -

I like the way the ramp is incorporated to close over the chicken pop door. Have it lock securely because those dam*ed Raccoons can open or pry just about anything they set their mind to!

 

[cwrite]

Your craftsmanship is amazing! I would never have imagined that you used pallets.