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[daniellecm]

Our little coop in the making!!

 

[aart]

Quote: Ebay has quite a spread of pricing on this item.

 

[LindaB220]

Our little coop in the making!!

Great set up. You even have room to enlarge the coop if ever necessary.

 

[daniellecm]

Great set up.  You even have room to enlarge the coop if ever necessary.   

lol that was my master plan in the making.
we actually have another shed on the other side I was eyeing up.
my poor husband

 

[trueblue1]

Our Bantam coop under construction:

Today we are adding the rest of the tin, bracing up the roof, finishing the coop front wall and roost and hopefully the door for me....oh and triple chicken wire and dog wire. Everything from the wood, screws, & tin are all recycled material. Yeah gotta keep my littles safe.

 

[sled483]

Ebay has quite a spread of pricing on this item.

I paid $138.00 with free shipping. At tractor supply it's $149.00 or at least it was when I was looking at them.

 

[bruceha2000]

OH YES! The old poultry nails!! I like to call them 'THUMB SMASHERS!' i got a few good fingers smashed nailing those because our store had smaller ones that were doable or really big ones that were too big.

Yep, unlike a regular nail where you can hold under the head and miss (most of the time) your fingers, poultry staples have to be gently tapped until they are far enough in to stand on there own and you don't kit your fingers too hard. Or, you can smack your fingers

I suppose you could hold them with needle nose pliers/vice grips but you generally already almost need 3 hands to hold the wire tight, and the staple and the hammer.

I am still working on the run but it should be done in a week or two. The coop is done after May hours hard work by myself (hubby not into this). I have six more chicks coming in a week as well.

AND here is the new permanent coop....




I also added a three cubby exterior nesting box to the back side and a floor with a hole to go down, by ladder, to the bottom level and exit. The top is shavings and the bottom is sand. There will be a 14X16 hoop run attached to the side you see propped open. I already have hardware cloth going down into the ground from the sides of the coop as it will in the hoop run so the nine hens will have full access to the run. I will still give them yard time when I am home. We love on 5 acres but their favorite thing is to go into the horse paddock and dig around in there.

Who needs hubby? You do great work! I can't tell from the pictures, but make sure that no rain/snow can get into the coop. I'm wondering specifically about the nest box. Looks like rain could come down the roof and behind the hinged door. You might have figured that out already.

We are so excited! A friend of ours was looking for a project and built us this amazing coop, we just installed it all today in the yard!



The coop was built in a modular fashion, meaning everything can come apart into smaller pieces with a wrench in case we need to move. The dimensions are 3' wide x 8' long x 6' tall for the run, and the roof of the coop is about 6.5' high.

The door over the stairs can be accessed externally via a wire, and the screen mesh window is interchangeable with a solid glass window for the winter. On the back of the coop is a hinged door for easy egg collection, and below the coop is a hinged door (seen open in the picture) for easy access to below the coop where there will be water and food for during the day. On the front of the run is a full sized door, allowing us access into the coop!

Everyone needs a friend with those skills and free time! Careful you don't end up with too little ventilation in the winter.

They help me spread the manure along with the crows

The white spots on the sides of the coop are Velcro to attach clear plastic so the heavy rains can't get in. Having the A frame part is. Bit of a pain with that.

Velcro may not be strong enough to hold in the wind. If you find this is true, there are "turn button" fasteners that might be stronger. This is just a quick search result, I haven't bought these: http://www.amazon.com/Button-Eyelet-Common-Fasteners-Canvas/dp/B008ZPVHAE

love the design really great. Are you a building designer or did u get the plan off the internet

You may not get an answer from the person that built that coop. The original referenced post is from 2012.

Our Bantam coop under construction:





Today we are adding the rest of the tin, bracing up the roof, finishing the coop front wall and roost and hopefully the door for me....oh and triple chicken wire and dog wire. Everything from the wood, screws, & tin are all recycled material. Yeah gotta keep my littles safe.

Nice job and nice use of recycling.

 

[iwiw60]

Our little coop in the making!!

How CUTE is that!!!!! I absolutely LUV your paint color!

 

[hlabelle30]

Do you get a lot of snow? to think about how to cover the top and sides during storms? Beautiful coop for Southern Calif but a bit open for inclement weather. I'm sure you've thought of that already. Very nice coop. What breeds are you getting?

Our city is right on the water, and I am smack downtown, so normally our winters are 'mild' Canadian winters... a few feet of snow and some cold days, but usually not too bad. We have a few tarps we will strap down on top for times of heavy rain or snow. We are getting some Barred Rock ladies, full sized as bantams are only sold free-run at the local feed store.

 

[ADKChickenChick]

I'll join in! Here is our coop - "Mother Cluckers". I designed everything...my dad, my husband, and I were the builders. The coop is 8x12' with a trap door in the floor to access the run area underneath the coop. From there we have a chicken tunnel that connects to our large run area. This measures 12x36'. The tunnel and large run are made from red cedar posts...we covered all sides and the top with hardware cloth. Our 7 nesting boxes are accessible from the outside of the coop so you don't go in every time you want to check for eggs. I can't wait for the weather to finally change here so I can get my plants in and window box filled...it looks awfully bare from the hard winter!