Ready For Occupancy

[Booswalia]

Thanks. I worked on it for most of the summer. Total cost came to a little under $450 for the pen and the coop. I had most of the hardware and some scrap wood.

 

[helkat]

That looks AWESOME! I hope you are REALLY proud of yourself!!

 

[alycoop]

Love it! I think you should send a photo to Purina.

Tell us about the door and how you made it.

 

[Lollipop]

I think you did an outstanding job. I certainly would send a pic to Purina. I bet they will send you coupons, at least. Don`t worry about Bill, just a little wind and rain. Nice job......Pop

 

[Booswalia]

Thanks for all the nice compliments.

The door... Well, that's just a piece of plywood, but I wanted a window in the door so I can peak inside the coop without going into the pen.

The window is made out of an old picture frame. I put the glass in and siliconed all around the edge and then took another piece of thin plexi glass and stapled it to the inside of the frame to make a double pain window. (I don't why... I just thought it needed it.) Then I cut the hole in the door, put a frame around the hole to hold the window in place and put the window on hinges.

The window in the back was made out of 1 inch pine wainscott. It had a nice grove in it that hold a 1/4 inch piece of plexi glass just perfectly. The biggest challenge on this window was cutting those 45 degree angles and getting them to fit just right.

As for the painting... I just put two strips of tape to keep me going evenly and painted the checks by hand. It was really quite tedious, but once I got started I couldn't just leave it.

 

[2txmedics]

wow, great job!!! My chickens want to know if they can come visit for a wknd???? and hopefully Hurricane bill wont hit you...we had Ike last year...whew...was rough.

 

[The ruler of the roost]

Fantastic job! Love your pictures! Now all you need to do is take some updated pics with your chickens!!

 

[Cats Critters]

Good job want to come up and build me another coop?

 

[Mahonri]

GREAT job!!

 

[Anny]

Cute coop! I give that grass in the planter 10 minutes before it's all eaten up!