So i've decided to build a coop

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I am speechless, love it.

 

[aart]

Haha...well, no doubt what that little building is for!!

As a longtime design drafter, any drawing not drawn true size and shape with accurate dimensions...is, er, well, just a bunch of lines. It worked for you, but won't work might not work fro anyone else.

 

[Gridguru]

Haha...well, no doubt what that little building is for!!

As a longtime design drafter, any drawing not drawn true size and shape with accurate dimensions...is, er, well, just a bunch of lines. It worked for you, but won't work might not work fro anyone else.

No no no, don't get me wrong. Each drawing was down the the 1/8th of an inch. I just meant that you just have to be on the app to see it. The design process is my favorite part as i am very meticulous and love to test things out on paper before building them.

My undergrad degree is in architecture, so i definitely know the value of a solid plan and drawings.

 

[aart]

Quote: Oh good, well then the grid should remain proportional...figure out the value of squares for screen shot or jpg or what ever you posted.

 

[Gridguru]

Oh good, well then the grid should remain proportional...figure out the value of squares for screen shot or jpg or what ever you posted.

Just looking at the picture, i know the nesting box has a length of exactly 3 ft, so at this resolution (about 12%), it looks like 7 squares is 3 ft....so 2-1/3 squares is a foot. At 100%, more squares inside the squares show up and every square is one half inch. When i want a quarter inch, i blow it up to 200%. An eighth of an inch, 400%. And so on....

At 100%, the app looks like this. 3/4" ply over 2x6s, etc...

 

[ChickityChina]

Wow! The finished coop looks amazing!!

Excellent work.

 

[Gridguru]

Just a few minor updates. Not sure if this would be considered coop updates or run updates, so i posted in both (hope that's okay).

So inside the coop i added about 4 inches of sand. I am pretty sure the chickens will appreciate the time and effort i put into leveling it and creating a feng shui environment for them.




I also added the ramp to the the outside of the coop. Since i changed the location and direction of my run (from my original plans), i didn't like how close the ramp would be to the run door, so i made them a "porch" of sorts, and moved the ramp further inside the run.






I also wanted to be able to clean and rake the run without hitting the ramp, so i added hinges to it. Folds up neatly.

 

[Gridguru]

I decided i didn't want to haul feed, PDZ, tools, etc... from the house to the coop whenever i needed to refill or replace something, so i built a "matching" storage container out by the coop. The galvanized water tank we are using as a brooder will fit inside it. Inside of that will be containers for the feed and whatnot, plus room for some odds and ends.

I think once i get trim on the coop and on the storage box, it will look nice. I think my wife is planning to put a word on it as well (similar to the "EGGS" she put on the side of the coop). I'll put rocks around the base like the coop. Awesome...more rocks. Ugh.

 

[TerryH]

Cool. I like it.

 

[Gridguru]

Thanks!

I am starting to discover that i may have addiction and adding to the coop may never end.

Today i did the rocks around the storage container and also added a mini-ramp leading to the roost for our "runt" chicken, coincidentally named "Minnie".