The Chicken Shack - Construction

[jmbinfo]

The process of "thinking about building a coop" to "building a coop" only lasted 3 days. We have "broke ground" lol!

I am building a 6ft x 7ft coop with a run approx. 10ft x 6ft. After "weekend #1" we have a base! I underestimated the complexity of getting the base "square". I was off by about 3 inches so I just squared it up with the plywood sheeting. I'll have some "filler" to do later but at least my walls will be "square".

More pics and progress to come!

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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Great start and beautiful location!!

You'll have to be sure to predator-proof the heck out of that coop in that location for sure.

How many chickens are you planning to have (planning being the operative word!)?
Keep us posted!

 

[teach1rusl]

It feels good taking that first step, doesn't it???

 

[Cargo]

It is amazing how hard it can be to get "square".
Makes me respect builders that much more.

 

[jmbinfo]

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Thanks! Yeah, we have pretty much all of your "common Chicken getters" out here. Raccoons, Coyotes, Hawks, etc.

I'm "planning" on starting with 4 but I think I can go up to about 10 chickens with this size? ( 4sqft per chicken, 7ftx6ft = 42sqft/4 = 10ish???

 

[cfdf]

Lookin good! Have you ever heard of chicken math?

You'll have 10 ish in no time!

Keep us posted on your progress. We LOVE pictures on here!

 

[grandmaof5]

Lookin' good! Keep those pictures coming.

 

[jmbinfo]

Alright, we are getting closer!

 

[OkChickens]

The coop looks great!!!! Chicken math is a Wonderful thing!

-Nate

 

[mgw]

Looks really nice, good job so far. Looking foreword to more progress pics