post your chicken coop pictures here!

[srutan23]

Here is the inside of our new coop. We bought a 8'x12' shed and the back 4 feet will be the coop and they other 8 feet for storage. It was more cost efficient than building from scratch or buying a premade coop. Right now we have 4 hens, a rooster and 7 chicks. So we will have a total of 12 in this coop. Probably going to add another roosting limb when the babies get bigger and attach the nesting boxes on the wall so there is more ground space.

 

[smcgill]

I wonder were the hobbit went to??

 

[Sylvester017]

Finally done with our coop

We will build the run pretty soon but aren't expecting our chickies until May.

That is a darling house for chicks. It might get snug when they grow up. Good guard dog - can it be trusted around poultry? Would love to see the run when you get to that point! Love the patriotism (flag)!

 

[Sylvester017]

I won't post too much because it's such a work in progress, but the beginning of our real coop with concrete posts and a raised floor, as well as the current run with the chicken mesh. It has an airlock-type system with a gate that points either way and is held by drive magnets from a computer.

(Ignore the sheds covered with greenery, those are our neighbour's and they're letting everything fall to pieces...)

Security for your own flock is the key point so who cares what the neighbors are doing - as long as they're ok with your flock then they'll ok for you! Do you ever trim their overgrowth coming onto your property?

 

[Sylvester017]

Repurposed our coop that was my kids old play set, it wasn't easy! It was like putting a puzzle piece together but I made it work

We kept looking for playsets but no one throws them out. Even plastic ones! And new ones are too expensive. I've seen swingsets made into giant A-frame hen houses too.

You've got a lot of woods around you. What kind of predators do you have climbing over the yard fence? Makes me nervous to see an unprotected hen house so close to wooded areas.

 

[RobJones]

Finally done with our coop

We will build the run pretty soon but aren't expecting our chickies until May.

Nice job

 

[WthrLady]

Another 10 hour day.

The projects just never stop! The poop boards are up. The roosts are up. The nest box is installed. Everything is painted and sealed. The divider bar for the floor is down.

The roost ladder is done, but needs painted, and hung.

The outdoor ramp needs built and painted.

The oyster shell, and grit tubes need installed.


Then the run... ugh the run.

Lol.

 

[lynnehd]

Look how far you've come!

 

[WthrLady]

Lol, I know. It's honestly a blur. I dread sitting down and adding up my hours and the $$.

 

[MandalaMaMa]

Lol, I know. It's honestly a blur. Instead sitting down and adding up my hours and the $$.

I know how you are feeling. We are building a second coop but have to wait on the weather. Rain for the next 3 to 4 days here. But we know it doesn't leak now.