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[lindalouly]

The base is a pallet and I just added legs and framing and walls.... All I used was a drill with drill bits and a jig saw I got at the pawn shop for 8 bucks.... The wood and as scrap wood... But if you bought two boards brand new they would be about 8 bucks apiece... Good luck

 

[Shahans]

So.. I may have overbuilt for 6 hens.... I should have the run all done this weekend and the nest boxes finished up.

It's so nice! You'll have room to add to your 6 when the chicken math kicks in as well. We regretted making our 1st coop just big enough for what we had when we decided we wanted more.

 

[2mnypets]

This is our current chicken coop. It's a standard 8x8 with the center peak at 8 feet. We have 8 nest boxes and a 6 rung half "A" frame hinged roost that can be lifted up in order to clean underneath. The flock currently has a 24x8 enclosed outdoor run, and we are currently adding an additional 32x6 area. The picket fence sections were left on the property from the previous owner of the home, so I'm using it as a decorative piece that will be attached directly to the front of the other fence and hardware cloth. The picket fence should add some additional support as well. We made a lean to out of scraps that we had laying around, and honestly it turned out better than I expected. It's got roofing paper as well as shingles and we installed another chicken swing to it. The turkeys seem to like to swing as well so we had to up the anty so to speak on the sturdiness to support their large frames and weight. The heat here (112 with heat index) has been our nemesis this last week, and we are creeping inch by inch in getting this done. Until the prey drive declines in our area, my flock will have to remain in "free range prison".

I have a 55 gallon barrel drum that has been cut down into sections. One part is an 18 inch high dust bath with a wood floor. Play sand and DE mix seems to be the mixture that everyone loves the most. I had originally just took some 2x4's to make a section for the dust bath but on the gulf coast, the ground stays moist almost all the time so the mixture was just always wet. Since putting the sand and DE mix in the plastic barrel it has stayed dry and both the boys and girls are happy with it. Another portion that included one end of the barrel is used as a waterer. My husband siliconed the openings on the underside section of the lid that would be touching the ground. Once cured, he mounted some roosts for the banties and smaller pullets/cockerels to reach the water. They all seem to be very fond of it and with this heat, they all seem very happy to have it.

 

[Granny368W]

I'm so excited, my husband installed the new automatic chicken door... we set it on the sensor... so we kept looking out for bathroom window to see if they all got in...lol We went outside with the big flashlight and we could not find any chickens.... they were all inside, so the sensor is working.... we are putting up the door tomorrow, Joe already built it so we just have to hang it!!!
We still have so much left to do, but at least I can see a little flicker of a light at the end of the tunnel.... I ordered the metal roofing today, it will be ready in about 4 days... it's going to be green just like our house and Cleary building....

 

[ramsey590]

Here is mine, House to my 6 birds. Going to expand very soon out the back and close in the under roof portion. I have 7 more girls coming soon!!! only spent 22 dollars on this coop and it was on the metal roof.

 

[Granny368W]

Here's a few more pictures of our coop/run... we installed the door to the run and put the wire on the end....

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