Roo House

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Finally got my hands on a nice Australorp rooster and while he is in quarantine at my dad's I am making a new home for him. So far everything except for the nails and screws are re-purposed. I took a 55 gallon barrel that was originally used at a car wash for soap that I re-purposed many moons ago into a doghouse that was then converted to a compost bin and has now been made into the rooster house.

Almost original 55 gal barrel

Cut off a bit of the bottom

Took out a little in the middle and cut an opening for a door

Made a platform to raise it off the ground

I usually don't post much but do lurk quiet a bit, but I decided this may be worthy of posting

 

[wava1vaughn]

Hi from Ga. Nifty

 

[CamanoChicks]

I like it! Thanks for the idea.

 

[romadfox]

I built a Roo-Cave for my three boys too. Check it out on my BYC page: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=88683. This keeps peace with the kids.

 

[NovaAman]

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE your coop. I have all these extra sticks/little trees piled up in the woods behind the big shed... and was almost tempted attach them to my coop and do a faux log cabin... but i worried about termites... then though, heck the chickens will eat them, then thought, heck, to much work! LOL