So it begins... (Updated pics on page 3)

[vnsseed]

Cool coop..... cooler sign over the door in your shop

 

[Suburban chick farmer 09]

The chimney really makes it stand out. Good job.

 

[CityChook]

cute!

 

[AtholCoop]

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Had to run back to the first page and look at what sign you were talking about...

Moment of panic over.

I've got another sign over the door to the outside, that to say the least isn't um "family friendly" I usually try to be carefull to frame shots so I don't get that one in pics I post online.

 

[AtholCoop]

Next thing to take care of is to keep the @#)*)(*$)(@@# yellow jackets out of my coop as best I can. This is a chicken coop, NOT a housing project for homeless mean spirited Yellow Jackets.

I trimmed out the gable ends, and eaves as well as the "chimney"

Now for a tour of the inside. Water and food are going to hang off of these hangers what I bent out of some scrap steel strap that I had laying around. The hangers are loose enough that I can slide them in and out in order to get them in the best possible position.

Roosts are built and installed.

Now for some outside shots.

Then I decided that it needed one more detail...a winder.

The only thing left to do other than paint, is that I need to work out the handles that I'm going to use to move this thing. The plan is to use some pipe that self-stows inside the coop when not in use.

 

[Chicken03]

Nice!!! What a great little coop.

 

[Blue_Myst]

Looks great!

 

[AtholCoop]

Got this thing pretty well wrapped up this weekend.

Handles Stowed...

Handles Deployed...

Detail of handle supports inside the coop.

Next thing is paint.

 

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

Goodness, that is fantastic!! I love all the detail you've put into it. Those'll be some happy birds.

 

[kristenm1975]

Beautifully done. It's whimsical and yet entirely practical. That's a hard balance to strike.

It looks as though you could easily find garden gnomes living there rather than hens!