post your chicken coop pictures here!

[Aban]

thank you!! The boys have been using all recycled materials and have been working hard on it....I cant wait untill it is done!! my chickens will be so happy to run around and not worry about the hawks

 

[heartsizedfarm]

thank you!! The boys have been using all recycled materials and have been working hard on it....I cant wait untill it is done!! my chickens will be so happy to run around and not worry about the hawks

Absolutely. There's a lot of peace of mind in that big a run.

 

[Aban]

Absolutely. There's a lot of peace of mind in that big a run.

yes I am hoping so, we are just having trouble with choosing a watering system and how to set up the inside of the coop with nesting boxes and roost and flooring...hoping to find some good ideas on here!! any suggestions?

 

[heartsizedfarm]

Could you add something to the structure that would let you hang a waterer? I just use those five gallon tin things that hang to a foot above the ground. I hang it on a bungee cord.

But if you want something completely enclosed what about a ginormous hamster bottle, hooked to the outside of the run? I believe chickens have been trained to drink from them but I'm not sure. You'd probably have to also offer a pan for a while till they got the hang of it. Start a new thread on the topic! I bet you'd get lots of useful advice and creative ideas. Post a pic of your run and just ask for watering suggestions.

 

[Aban]

Could you add something to the structure that would let you hang a waterer? I just use those five gallon tin things that hang to a foot above the ground. I hang it on a bungee cord.

But if you want something completely enclosed what about a ginormous hamster bottle, hooked to the outside of the run? I believe chickens have been trained to drink from them but I'm not sure. You'd probably have to also offer a pan for a while till they got the hang of it. Start a new thread on the topic! I bet you'd get lots of useful advice and creative ideas. Post a pic of your run and just ask for watering suggestions.

I tried to start a new thread, I have been getting a few suggestions, I am hoping to get alot of ideas so that we can make an informed decision

 

[Aahobson]

All done but the roofing material. Couldn't be happier

 

[KlingKlan]

yes I am hoping so, we are just having trouble with choosing a watering system and how to set up the inside of the coop with nesting boxes and roost and flooring...hoping to find some good ideas on here!! any suggestions?

We bought a 5 gallon bucket w/lid and "poultry wtering nipples" at TSC for a grand total of $6. DH put it together and hung it from a hook he screed ino the coop's ceiling... it leaks a little, so he's going t put plumers tape around the offending nipple when it stops raining lol. It doesn't take up as much space as I thought it would. Our back up plan was/is pvc pipe with the nipples in it, which I still think is better but whatever lol, because we have a pvc pipe gravity feeder.

Maybe that helps?!

 

[Aban]

We bought a 5 gallon bucket w/lid and "poultry wtering nipples" at TSC for a grand total of $6. DH put it together and hung it from a hook he screed ino the coop's ceiling... it leaks a little, so he's going t put plumers tape around the offending nipple when it stops raining lol. It doesn't take up as much space as I thought it would. Our back up plan was/is pvc pipe with the nipples in it, which I still think is better but whatever lol, because we have a pvc pipe gravity feeder.

Maybe that helps?!

ooh do you like the gravity feeder? can you send me pics? i have heard about them but we have not tried them just yet....wondering if that would help keep a cleaner area too?

 

[Aban]

that looks awesome!!

 

[KlingKlan]

ooh do you like the gravity feeder? can you send me pics? i have heard about them but we have not tried them just yet....wondering if that would help keep a cleaner area too?

I can send you pics tomorrow maybe?! It is pouring here right now and totally gross out lol. We don't have chickens yet to see how well they work, but I've done tons of research and that's what seemed the very best IMO. We filled it with feed to make sure it worked properly and let me tell ya, it was a joyous celebration lol! It's a 2" diameter 4ft pipe cut in half, a 90* angle piece, 2 caps at either end and DH drilled five 3/4" holes into it. It was super easy and holds 10 lbs of feed at a time.