Steadfast's 1st Coop (Ton's of Photos)

[Steadfast]

Hey there folks!

This is my 1st post... and I am totally new at all this...

I am presently in the middle of building my first chicken coop and run:
I will post what I am up too as I do it...

PLEASE... GIVE ME ANY ADVICE YOU CAN THINK OF

well here goes:

my chicken coop...
Made by modifying my teen-age daughter's outgrown Wooden "Swing-N-Slide" swing set...

I will begin working on it Tomorrow, Friday April 22nd over the long 3 day weekend.

I really would like to add some photos of my progress...
BUT NOOOOO....... I am too new and cannot do that yet...

 

[Steadfast]

OK...Lets try the photo thing.... again....

To begin with, here is a copy of my Chicken Coop's, "Chicken Run", floor plans... Scaled out...

and a photo of the wood swing set tower...

Here is a copy of my rough conceptual drawing:

Shaaawoooo!
That worked, more photos to come...

 

[Steadfast]

Schematics for the nesting boxes for the coop.

The door opens from the outsidefor egg grabbing.
The big flat side is open and faces the inside of the coop.
There are 4 nesting cubies in each box. (2 on top of 2)
The entire box also opens like a door for easy "hoseing down" cleaning access to the inside of the coop itself.

Here is a picture of our, soon to be converted, wooden swing set tower!

 

[Steadfast]

Friday:

First, I went shopping, hauled it home, set up for construction morning....
then... IT RAINED ALL DAY.... uuuuugh! :doh:

All I got done was staking out the construction lines...Then the Sky FELL!

 

[Steadfast]

Saturday morning:

:

took off the slide and gave it to a neighborhood kid...

Dug holes, to pour concrete to set the posts.

We poored the concrete (24 hour dry time) So, we cut all the peices to make the nesting boxes which I worked on at night for 4 more hours after it wad dark out...

This is the inside, WITHOUT the cross walls installed yet. (sorry for the Fuzzy Photo)

 

[2wheelterry]

Love the sketch. Hope the weather improves so you can finish. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Steadfast]

Easter Sunday:

I would normally have taken this day off..... and gone to CHURCH!
I LOVE EASTER!

BUT thanks to FRIDAY'S RAIN...

So, where to start.....
Uuuuum, cover the gaps in the tower's fence...

cut off the nasty vynle roof:

ok, this one is just....scary...

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[Steadfast]

Still Sunday:
moving on:


Chainsaw off the post in the back that are too long.

what happens when it is hot and you don't take breaks:

Me and my "Father in Law" working on the new roof frames:
you must make one that is perfect and then copy the parts off that original.
then you must litterally clamp the copy's parts too the original before you nail it together or you NOTHING will match when you install it.

Cutting the "Ondura" roof panels

 

[Steadfast]

Still Sunday:

roof continued:

This is my daughter "holding things togeather" as I set the roof frams to be under the lower part of the Ondra materal's wave so the nails will work.

Nailing on the roof with a little ladder safty.

New basic roof:

Sunset falls on Sunday:
end of work, for that day:

 

[Baymule]

I love your idea! What about leaving the slide on with a basket at the bottom to catch the eggs?

Just kidding. The plans look good and can't wait to see more progress.