post your chicken coop pictures here!

[gilcamp4]

we have put most of the peeps in with the big girls as there was no room in the little run we had and lost one when it tried to get grass got caught in between the 2 fences, only have 5 left in sscreen house, but they have maybe 3 weeks before they can go in with other, so by then the new coop will be done and we will have 21 large in one coop and 28 in other coop.

 

[tatinatimom]

And the picture didn't load from my phone! GRRRRR!
I will have to do it from the computer later I guess.

I guess he IS a handy man!!

 

[SharkmanDan]

It's not finished, obviously, but it is now secure, and functional. 22 nesting boxes, interior floor is 8'x12'. NESTING BOXES ARE 12"x16". I am disabled, and do not know construction, much. My friend who has been doing most of the work, for mostly free, has had paying work, for the past three weeks, and been unable to help. So, the job had stalled.
We have 30 babies, due to arrive Monday, and that means this thing HAD TO BE FUNCTIONAL, by then. Especially because we have 13 turkey poults, and 9 guinea keets, all, about 5-6 weeks old, and they had definitely out grown, their grow out pens. The guineas will use the chain link pen, as their coop, and the smaller (10'x10') silver tin coop, seen in the background, in a photo, will be for the turkeys. They have a 35'x35' run, outside the coops, where both the chickens and turkeys can be kept under control. Though, we have been bringing the chickens out, to free range. I don't think that will be necessary, once we are able to let the guineas out to free range. I think they will do a great job, on pest control, and I'd rather know where my eggs are laid. Yesterday, we were due for two eggs, but the chickens were out free ranging, while construction was going on, and I think the two girls who were likely to lay eggs, probably laid them in the woods.
So, my nephew, who is also out of work, came over yesterday, to help with a few chores, that needed a second set of hands, saw what needed to be done, and we put our heads together, and decided to take a stab at getting it completely functional. 7 hours of hard work later, we had the chores done, and the new coop, functional, and mostly secure. Small snakes can still get in, but they would have to be small enough, to be looked at, by the Australorps and brown Leghorn, as food. Now, when my buddy has the time, we can add the finishing touches, to it, and have it looking good, too.
I do need to add lighting, roosts, and doors under the nesting boxes, where the brooder/grow out pens, are planned, as well as some straw and wood chips, today, or tomorrow. But, I am so happy to get everyone into secure coops. I doo want to wire up a bit more tin, to the chain link pen, for shade, from the hot afternoon sun.
Also, if anyone has suggestions, for improvements, I am open to ideas.

 

[heartsizedfarm]

It's not finished, obviously, but it is now secure, and functional. 22 nesting boxes, interior floor is 8'x12'. NESTING BOXES ARE 12"x16". I am disabled, and do not know construction, much. My friend who has been doing most of the work, for mostly free, has had paying work, for the past three weeks, and been unable to help. So, the job had stalled.
We have 30 babies, due to arrive Monday, and that means this thing HAD TO BE FUNCTIONAL, by then. Especially because we have 13 turkey poults, and 9 guinea keets, all, about 5-6 weeks old, and they had definitely out grown, their grow out pens. The guineas will use the chain link pen, as their coop, and the smaller (10'x10') silver tin coop, seen in the background, in a photo, will be for the turkeys. They have a 35'x35' run, outside the coops, where both the chickens and turkeys can be kept under control. Though, we have been bringing the chickens out, to free range. I don't think that will be necessary, once we are able to let the guineas out to free range. I think they will do a great job, on pest control, and I'd rather know where my eggs are laid. Yesterday, we were due for two eggs, but the chickens were out free ranging, while construction was going on, and I think the two girls who were likely to lay eggs, probably laid them in the woods.
So, my nephew, who is also out of work, came over yesterday, to help with a few chores, that needed a second set of hands, saw what needed to be done, and we put our heads together, and decided to take a stab at getting it completely functional. 7 hours of hard work later, we had the chores done, and the new coop, functional, and mostly secure. Small snakes can still get in, but they would have to be small enough, to be looked at, by the Australorps and brown Leghorn, as food. Now, when my buddy has the time, we can add the finishing touches, to it, and have it looking good, too.
I do need to add lighting, roosts, and doors under the nesting boxes, where the brooder/grow out pens, are planned, as well as some straw and wood chips, today, or tomorrow. But, I am so happy to get everyone into secure coops. I doo want to wire up a bit more tin, to the chain link pen, for shade, from the hot afternoon sun.
Also, if anyone has suggestions, for improvements, I am open to ideas.

It looks solid and secure! That's the important thing. Details later. Could their ramp up to the nesting boxes be a little wider?

 

[SharkmanDan]

Yes, it will be. I was experimenting with some scrap I had from construction. They actually don't like that side of the coop for some reason. They jump up onto the feed bin, then into the nesting boxes, from there. But, yes, as I get recovered for the work yesterday, likely in the morning, tomorrow, I'll be building the brooder a, and should be able to get those ladders built a bit better.

 

[jtbass2756]

Here's my coop!

Tell me what you used for the roof...please. I'm getting ready to go pick up some roofing panels and don't know which ones to get with consideration to the heat.

 

[dusica731]

Tell me what you used for the roof...please. I'm getting ready to go pick up some roofing panels and don't know which ones to get with consideration to the heat.

We used transparent fiber glass roofing. It allows the sunlight in to provide heat in the coop

 

[Cknldy]

The back and side of the apartments. I had single bachelor sections in mind when beginning but since each 'apartment' is a bit over three feet a few growing chicks or an injured chicken could occupy one as needed. Not real sure about one-on-one matings though.

 

[Cknldy]

Everything I build is from salvaged lumber/scrap materials so although not always elegant they functional;-) Yep, that is swimming pool plastic separating the bottom halves too- I was running out of lumber and the bottom sections needed to be solid so boys wouldn't fight. I still have to wire or block the bottom, level with compost probably, put up roosts and a board to hang waterers from. I think I'll skip over and find some waterer ideas better suited for a single chicken apartment.

 

[jtbass2756]

We used transparent fiber glass roofing. It allows the sunlight in to provide heat in the coop

I liked the idea of having some natural light coming in but will it be too hot during these hot summer days?

You've got what I'm wanting to get but my DH says it might be really hot in there?! I guess I want a good argument to get my way..probably get my way anyway since I will be taking the truck and going after it.

Did you have to put anything under it except support beams?