Straw Bale coop?

[briesberrypatch]

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I'm just wondering if you would have any problems with rodents or burrowing/digging predators if you use cob?

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Crazy! My friend was just talking about this! I need PICS please!!

 

[thewarriorchild]

I used old doors to make my coop. I love the idea and will make it differently when we move, learning from my first one. This one is a bit old now.First, put wire underground so nothing comes up, while it must be rusted away by now I am glad I put it down and will put down hardware cloth next time. I will have at least two doors open and make sure I have a smaller chicken/pet door in the bottom of one of the doors. We used some hollow doors and this time I will not be doing that. I will use all solid wood doors. I may or may not have more windows. Right now I have a real bathroom window in one of the doors and eventually it was aluminum sided and my Dad put a roof on. I used cabnets for nesting boxes. I will certainly use mulch as flooring as it has been SO easy but there is a wood floor down there but it is cracking but I am ok with letting it go and keeping the mulch floor. I highly reccomend this type of coop. I am half asleep, how many chickens?? Sorry if you said. Oh and I painted the inside with enamel paint to seal it. Just leftovers. Seek out painters (I used my own leftovers or cheap gallons from home depot) and general contractors (my Dad)

**but it is cracking *** Butt cracking heheheheheee I need to go to bed rereading is not advised in this state

 

[KickenChicken]

I was thinking you could make somthing like a Hesco barriers the military uses insted of sand bags to make large walls. They are a wire frame box that is lined with burlap then filled with dirt. the walls can be built then filled with dirt by hand or a front end loader. I know they will last for meny years, I think dirt will insulate well and be somthing like a root cellar plus they can help keep them cool in the summer. I dont think they are cheap from hesco but I am sure you can come up with somthing like it.

Just my 2c
Derrick

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=hesco barriers&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi


http://www.hescobarriers.com/home.asp

 

[alycoop]

You might consider earthbag construction .

 

[Sammimom]

I like the old doors idea, since I have three in our shop right now!

If you have access to inexpensive cut wood, you might consider cordwood construction, or a combination of cordwood and scrounged materials. It is my understanding that stacked cordwood offers some insulation, but many smaller preditors could get in, I don't know what techniques could be used to secure such a structure.

 

[tiki244]

AWE Thanks for the links GREAT IDEAS Guys/Gals!!!