We finally started building our new coop this weekend.
We had to keep things as cheap as possible as i was recently made redundant, we also decided we wanted to make it look as much like a shed as possible to blend in with surrounding neighbours gardens, plus we wanted it to be as discrete as possible.
I started by making the back section of the coop as that would be the easiest as it was being totally covered in Feather Edge as it was going to stand against the rear of or garage:
The 3 pieces of wood you see gradually getting higher are what the roosts are going to sit on.
This is the part that will be sitting against the garage wall, boring to look at
I then started with one of the side panels and was feeling brave so started the one that the nest box would sit on. I started by framing it out to get a basic construction:
I then got carried away and started on the Nest Box. I am only going to put 2 nest boxes in as we are only going to have 8 chickens and i feel 2 will be enough for them.
It is a simple construction (It would be as i made it lol) but very solid and will hold really well.
Whilst building the nest box i wasnt sure what to use for the floor, i was going to use OSB but then noticed some spare flooring from our recently finished bathroom:
With that flooring it is amazingly strong and because of the type of flooring it is, it will be really easy to clean from any spills and it is also waterproof
I have since stained the larger back panel and also attached the nest box to the side panel and added more supports and batons.
I will add some more pictures tomorrow as i intend doing a bit more to the nest box and finish off the side panel with some windows e.t.c.
Sorry if i have bored you but hope this inspires someone to pick up a hammer and start on your own coop. I am a complete novice and im petrified of carpentry but thought i would give it a go after scouring these forums
Thanks for reading.
We had to keep things as cheap as possible as i was recently made redundant, we also decided we wanted to make it look as much like a shed as possible to blend in with surrounding neighbours gardens, plus we wanted it to be as discrete as possible.
I started by making the back section of the coop as that would be the easiest as it was being totally covered in Feather Edge as it was going to stand against the rear of or garage:
The 3 pieces of wood you see gradually getting higher are what the roosts are going to sit on.
This is the part that will be sitting against the garage wall, boring to look at
I then started with one of the side panels and was feeling brave so started the one that the nest box would sit on. I started by framing it out to get a basic construction:
I then got carried away and started on the Nest Box. I am only going to put 2 nest boxes in as we are only going to have 8 chickens and i feel 2 will be enough for them.
It is a simple construction (It would be as i made it lol) but very solid and will hold really well.
Whilst building the nest box i wasnt sure what to use for the floor, i was going to use OSB but then noticed some spare flooring from our recently finished bathroom:
With that flooring it is amazingly strong and because of the type of flooring it is, it will be really easy to clean from any spills and it is also waterproof
I have since stained the larger back panel and also attached the nest box to the side panel and added more supports and batons.
I will add some more pictures tomorrow as i intend doing a bit more to the nest box and finish off the side panel with some windows e.t.c.
Sorry if i have bored you but hope this inspires someone to pick up a hammer and start on your own coop. I am a complete novice and im petrified of carpentry but thought i would give it a go after scouring these forums
Thanks for reading.
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