Small chicken coop or bldg for wind/food shelter

[hayley3]

I'm downsizing and they currently live in a 30x40 barn. My plans are to make them a 10x30 enclosed lean-to on the new garage but no one wants to build this time of year.

I don't have a truck to haul a panel. I do have a couple panels that maybe I could take them with me in the moving truck.

 

[Cheychey222]

Thanks..do you have a picture?

Hi I did that same thing you could buy a small camper on cl and then build a small run on the outside

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Here's about a million pictures. Some of them are pretty out-there!

https://images.search.yahoo.com/sea...=camper+converted+to+chicken+coop&fr=jnazafzv

 

[hayley3]

Here's about a million pictures. Some of them are pretty out-there!

https://images.search.yahoo.com/sea...=camper+converted+to+chicken+coop&fr=jnazafzv

Thanks I don't see that working for me, because I have no way to transport it.
I'm gravitating toward the pvc hoop. My cattle panels are only 8 ft long and mismatched in height so can't use those either. I may be able to bend the pvc and fit it into my SUV but not sure, it's 10 ft.

If I make the pvc hoop house like a greenhouse it would provide them some warmth too.

 

[springvalley123]

Things that you can transport in the back of a car:
Tarp
Pallets
2x4s (cut by the store)
T-111 or plywood panels (cut by the store)
Rope to tie the pallets together
Bales of straw for wind break for the 4th wall (which is only a partial wall, part doorway)
--Or, maybe make a lean-to on the place you're moving from, using the 2x4s, and these other items? Then you could take it down and re-assemble it temporarily at the new place. Screws instead of nails and no calking?

 

[hayley3]

Things that you can transport in the back of a car:
Tarp
Pallets
2x4s (cut by the store)
T-111 or plywood panels (cut by the store)
Rope to tie the pallets together
Bales of straw for wind break for the 4th wall (which is only a partial wall, part doorway)
--Or, maybe make a lean-to on the place you're moving from, using the 2x4s, and these other items? Then you could take it down and re-assemble it temporarily at the new place. Screws instead of nails and no calking?

Oh good idea on the straw...I hope I can find some right away. They make great wind breaks.
I haven't had access to a store that would cut lumber for 13 yrs. I hope where I'm moving there is one. I actually have a lot of man-tools to work with.

 

[aart]

I actually have a lot of man-tools to work with.

Oh, we could go right into the gutter with that one!
But seriously, construction tools are for everyone, don't need danglers.

 

[hayley3]

HaHa aart.

I am afraid of big circular saws and I don't have a table saw, but between my jig saw and my japanese hand saws, I can cut anything. Also, I learned how valuable a socket wrench set can be when you need some brute strength and don't have any of your own. And pry bars are a woman's best friend too.
That reminds me I need a new staple gun.

 

[aart]

HaHa aart.

I am afraid of big circular saws and I don't have a table saw, but between my jig saw and my japanese hand saws, I can cut anything. Also, I learned how valuable a socket wrench set can be when you need some brute strength and don't have any of your own. And pry bars are a woman's best friend too.
That reminds me I need a new staple gun.

You can do a lot with a jigsaw and a drill motor(drill holes and drive screws).
Add a section of pipe on the end of that socket handle and you'll exponentially increase your 'bicep' strength....I call those pipe sections 'bicep bars', have several here.
Don't use staples, use screws(easier to fix errors).
Drywall and deck screws are easy to drive with no pilot holes and hold up in most situations.
Yes, pry bars are good... as are handtrucks.
Us girls might be physically weaker, but were smarter and know how to use leverage.