post your chicken coop pictures here!

[Sylvester017]

thanks for your advice the white trellis is just for show I do have half inch hardware cloth that I will be installing just bought it today at Lowes it wasn't cheap but after reading all the post I guess it will be well worth it.I will be also building a run to the left of it which I will post up

Unfortunately for us chickeneers the 1/2 inch hardwire is the most expensive part of a coop build and not really something that can be found in salvage hunts so setting aside $$$ for rolls of new wire is a must. All coop materials can be salvaged pieces at zero dollars but not the hardwire. For your window box use plastic artificial foliage - it won't put stress on the ledge with dirt weighing down from real pots or flowers. A little trick I use for bare spots in my garden. There's a place for real flowers but with our ant problems we hate to invite them near our chicken housing.

 

[TJordan]

Why can't you use chicken wire for fencing? Just curious. Is it not predator proof?

It keeps birds in but easy to rip apart or evil hands to reach through...

 

[702marine]

Just a little bit more paint. This is about 50% reclaimed wood and total cost was only around $350. My labor cost is priceless. ;-)

On the right are quail hutches.

I call this the "integration hall". On the left is the grow out pen. The adults are able to see the chicks and vise versa. I find this works out well when it comes time for the younger ones to graduate to the big pin.

The grow out pin. This also works as a selective breeding pin.

Plenty of room to roam.

 

[mindwing]

We repurposed an old camp trailer for our chicken coop.




This was early in the project.





Getting further along




We have pullets in the pen now.


And a roost. The floor is several layers of cardboard with shredded paper until we can get sawdust.

It has a way to go until it's completely done, but it will be a fancy and secure home for the ladies.

We don't have a lot of wildlife around, mostly dogs with a few possums, feral cats and such. We have five chihuahuas and a watch cat that keep the critters out of our yard--mostly. The cat sleeps all day near the chickens. When I had a few chicks escape, she helped me find the little rascals, but made no attempt to hurt any of them.

I raised them all in my living room.


and the dogs and cat got used to having them around.

More pictures later as we get things better.

mindwing.

 

[mapletonmindy]

this guy was super nice and has good intentions, but as you said you need to know things when doing such work. I had a scare w/ a family of raccoons come up to the house tonight...our first sighting. Had to move the tractor in our garage for the night...major work being done on it tomorrow. eek.

 

[jtbass2756]

I just could not physically bury my wire when it needed to be done...I'm about give out of my last barrel of energy so this has got to wind up soon.

I have been buying these blocks 10 at a time. probably need about 40 more to complete the perimeter. Do you think this will be enough to deter diggers? I have the blocks completely around the base of the coop and this far up the front gate-side, then the 2nd pict is how far up the back side (on the tree line)... Still working on the inside of run.

After I get the girls out in the run, I will work on the inside of the coop. Maybe cooler temps will prevail by then! Yes, I'm dreaming..

 

[krose2001]

I worked on this with just a basic idea of what I wanted, and actually built a "mini" version with cardstock first! Was a great learning process and the chick-chicks seem to like it.

This was about halfway finished.

 

[firefighter573]

Can anyone tell me how to get chickens to use ramp to a run?

 

[islandgirl82]

Can anyone tell me how to get chickens to use ramp to a run?

I had read on one of the threads that someone sprinkles it with scratch to encourage their chickens to use the ramps. I haven't had trouble getting my own to use them but given how food-driven chickens are, I see no reason why that wouldn't work.

 

[firefighter573]

I had read on one of the threads that someone sprinkles it with scratch to encourage their chickens to use the ramps.  I haven't had trouble getting my own to use them but given how food-driven chickens are, I see no reason why that wouldn't work. 

Thank you