Simply Terrible

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http://www.tuffshed.com/



They are metal and are near free at garage sales and make fine coops.

 

[teach1rusl]

Being an informed buyer of coops (lol -not really as we build our own), I would ask what size the footprint is not including nesting boxes. It's very cute. In San Diego I might wish for larger windows??? Love the large clean-out door in back.
I wouldn't care about the number of birds you claimed (not you personally HD, but if you were selling/marketing this coop) this coop could hold. I look at size of living space and decide if that's enough space for my number/size/breed of birds.
I understand the OP's frustration - it irritates me too. But on the flip side, materials are very expensive. Not a lot of people out there want to pay for a well designed/built coop (cost of materials plus labor) that is of appropriate size/space for birds...

So what do you guys think of this one ?



And the back



It's 4 ft. X 5 ft. X 6 ft. tall counting the 2 ft. legs and has roost bars.

 

[hemet dennis]

Being an informed buyer of coops (lol -not really as we build our own), I would ask what size the footprint is not including nesting boxes. It's very cute. In San Diego I might wish for larger windows??? Love the large clean-out door in back.
I wouldn't care about the number of birds you claimed (not you personally HD, but if you were selling/marketing this coop) this coop could hold. I look at size of living space and decide if that's enough space for my number/size/breed of birds.
I understand the OP's frustration - it irritates me too. But on the flip side, materials are very expensive. Not a lot of people out there want to pay for a well designed/built coop (cost of materials plus labor) that is of appropriate size/space for birds...

The one in the picture is 4ft. X 4ft. not including nest box. I make them to order so I make to any size. For this size I only charge $150.

 

[hemet dennis]

http://www.tuffshed.com/



They are metal and are near free at garage sales and make fine coops.

Tuff sheds are plywood and plywood holds up so much better to fire.

 

[chickened]

They actually make fire resistant plywood but the metal sheds was what I was referring to.
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/fire-resistant-plywood.html

Tuff sheds are plywood and plywood holds up so much better to fire.

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[hemet dennis]

They actually make fire resistant plywood but the metal sheds was what I was referring to.
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/fire-resistant-plywood.html

Well you put a link to tuff shed Now you want to go with the fire resistant plywood from China

, I don't even use the OSB from Canada. The "metal" sheds don't burn they just melt and cook the chickens.
The coops I make are for people with a few chickens in the back yard. Some people want to make their own and I tell them how to and help them out. I don't make them for a living It's more of a hobby.
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[hemet dennis]

If anyone has any thing that would make them better (other then making them fire proof

) please let me know.

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[chickened]

Originally Posted by hemet dennis


So what do you guys think of this one ?


You did ask

 

[chickened]

http://www.jimsalmon.com/homepage.cfm?goget=2459

Waferboard and the fact that most people do not know it falls apart when wet and sags over time when plywood is much better and not that much more.

If I were selling coops to someone in a trailer court I would expect waferboard. Maybe that is your clientel and if so I apologize. I thought this was a thread about terrible quality coops.


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[wbruder17]

I undersstand that cosand space are often an issue, but it is very possssible to constuct an affordable coop with a good design.

My question about the coop shown, is how do the chickens get into the egg boxes? It looks walled off!

I thin k there are a lot of good thingss about the coop pictured.... the large back door for easy cleaning, the existance of windows, tho I, too, would prefer larger ones with screens, and the seperate nest box portion.

I can't see the inside, so don't know about roosts, etc. And I hope runs come with it....

Also, I don't know all that much about wafer board/ plywood, but we made ours out of reclaimed lumber and plywood. My philosophy is to spend the money to make it a quality structure, then you don't ever need to worry about re-doing it when it falls ap. I would rather pay $250 or $300 initial cost for something that will last, than save money at first and have to spend it over the long run to replace the crap that degrades. Quality is expensive, but worth it in the long run

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