Show off your diy coop!

[Foxslayer16]

This is amazing! Looks like a chicken mansion!

Thanks it is a mansion!

 

[SpeckledSussex2005]

Not exactly diy, but an efficient coop, especially for warm Florida.

 

[jthornton]

Not exactly diy, but an efficient coop, especially for warm Florida.

It's not a good idea to put fencing on the floor of the coop, chickens like to scratch and may get injured from the fence. To prevent diggers put a skirt outside the coop, the grass will grow up through it and it will disappear.

JT

 

[Curnow]

Helmspeep......Love the name and the coop! Very creative! Does it heat up a lot in summer? I would like to do this type.

Helmspeep

 

[Crow-ded house]

Hubby made these with it being elevated for shade and easier clean up. The inside has removeable trays with floor tile for quick cleaning. There are windows with screens and there is a lift top to gather eggs. It is still a work in progress.

 

[SpeckledSussex2005]

Thanks for the advice. I will do

It's not a good idea to put fencing on the floor of the coop, chickens like to scratch and may get injured from the fence. To prevent diggers put a skirt outside the coop, the grass will grow up through it and it will disappear.

JT

 

[Molpet]

The coop was a kit I bought online but the run I made myself. This was my first ever major build (what I would consider major anyways.) I drew out the design myself and made it happen. I waited WAY too long and needed to get the run up in the 3 day memorial weekend in order to get my sneaky escaping pooping ducklings out of the house. Needless to say I didn't exactly have the luxury to slow down the process and really think about what I was doing once I got going. If I could do it all over again I would have painted to wood first and been more careful about whether I was fastening the hardware cloth to the outside or inside of the frame.

So my question to you all is... is it worth painting the wood now, even if I have to paint over the hardware cloth in some places (I'd like the frame to be white) or do I just say this is what it is going to be?

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And a few with my first round of decorations! Because decorations!
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It will last longer painted

 

[#Midlifecrisis]

My 1st major build since 8th grade wood shop! LOL. Still working on a few finishing touches, run door and final paint.

 

[Tbanner]

I don’t have a completed picture but here my coop and almost completed run. After I got finished I was so aggravated I haven’t took a finished picture yet!

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[JustDadWithChickens]

So much inspiration for building my own coop!