post your chicken coop pictures here!

[gpeters3]

Check the electrical codes in your area for the depth of the ground rods for housing. Our area requires 10' in undisturbed earth. They are copper rods and arent that expensive and are easy to drive unless you have really rocky soil.

 

[mobius]

Check the electrical codes in your area for the depth of the ground rods for housing. Our area requires 10' in undisturbed earth. They are copper rods and arent that expensive and are easy to drive unless you have really rocky soil.

I have really rocky soil, that was part of the problem...glacial till. Since the charger is heavy-duty for a small run of the wiring, grounding like this will work.

 

[-Daisy-]

I'm finally to a point that I can go "look, it's a chicken coop!" I have a few more little things to do, like paint the nest box, and install the water system, but all the have-tos are done. My dad and I did this in three Saturdays just building by eye, no plans. I'm sure there will be things I wish I had done differently as time passes and I gain a little experience (I'm new to this chicken business) but it holds chickens and they seem happy.

 

[gpeters3]

It just occured to me that if the ground is really that dry touching the wire may not cause a shock because you have to be grounded for current to pass through you, sort of like accidentally touching a live terminal while standing in a puddle in the rain (dont ask )))

 

[mobius]

It just occured to me that if the ground is really that dry touching the wire may not cause a shock because you have to be grounded for current to pass through you, sort of like accidentally touching a live terminal while standing in a puddle in the rain (dont ask )))

It is not that is is super dry, it is rocky and does drain well....that being said the fence was fully tested...

 

[edmick]

Holy cow theres some nice coops on this thread. Mine isnt nearly as nice as most of yours but i built it from the ground up without any help

and im pretty proud of it. Nice job everyone!

 

[Leigti]

Holy cow theres some nice coops on this thread. Mine isnt nearly as nice as most of yours but i built it from the ground up without any help

and im pretty proud of it. Nice job everyone!

Looks good

 

[NanaNeen]

Holy cow theres some nice coops on this thread. Mine isnt nearly as nice as most of yours but i built it from the ground up without any help

and im pretty proud of it. Nice job everyone!

no coop snobs here

I've only heard compliments and great advice.

 

[beautifulpirate]

Holy cow theres some nice coops on this thread. Mine isnt nearly as nice as most of yours but i built it from the ground up without any help

and im pretty proud of it. Nice job everyone!

Looks great to me!

 

[Sylvester017]

Quote:
Originally Posted by FarmerPhronc

LOL! It's not the bear, it's the fox, skunk, raccoon, coyote, and that's just a few of the 4 legged ones, here you best put something over the top of your run to keep out hawks, eagles and owls as well.


Well, bear season is officially here in our city neighborhood. A cub was caught strolling down a neighborhood street and animal control had to catch and relocate it today! We're in the city but there is a large mountain range behind us that brings all these critters down to look for food -- having secure walls, fences, and coops is a "must" for us city dwellers. If the range catches fire as it usually does every year, we'll have coyotes, deer, raptors, snakes, skunks, raccoons, etc, settling in our neighborhoods and making themselves at home wherever they can conveniently break in!