The Hens Den

[JENNYS HENNYS 1]

coop
run
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[JENNYS HENNYS 1]

We stared this coop and run before Mothers day and are just now staring to see it come to the end we love it and the girls do to I have 33 girls

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Holy Crow! I am soooo jealous!!!! What a fantastic coop!!!! Do you hire out?? Oh, I just love it!!! Those babies are being spoiled rotten already, I can tell!

But seriously, you have done a fabulous job! You might want to post this in our Coop and Run Construction forums for everyone to see!!....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/9/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance

Make yourself at home here on BYC and welcome to our flock!

 

[JENNYS HENNYS 1]

Thank you this was our first build I would love to can you tell me how to do this I am just getting stared on this sit

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC! Your coop & run look fantastic. I'm glad to see that you used hardware cloth on your run instead of chicken wire as there are just too many predators that can tear through chicken wire or pass through the openings in the mesh. Too many times I've seen beautiful coops & runs broken into by predators because the builder used chicken wire instead of hardware cloth. Great job! Good luck with your flock.

 

[Michael OShay]

Just one more thought. I was looking at your run pics again & can't tell whether or not you have the top of the run covered with hardware cloth (I'm on my I-pad & the resolution is not as good as my PC, otherwise I might be able to tell). If not, I would strongly recommend covering the top with hardware cloth as well as there are a number of predators that can attack from above.

 

[JENNYS HENNYS 1]

Thank you very much yes we did I read up and looked at a lot of coops and just need to keep the girls save we still have the top to do and some more trim and thing like that but it is a dream come true for me to have my 33 girl just I have 13 that are almost 16 weeks and 20 8 week old so I have my hands full and am loving it

 

[TwoCrows]

Just click on that link I included there and do just as you did here. Start a new thread and post away!

 

[sourland]

Very nice coop and run set up. Welcome to BYC.

 

[drumstick diva]

Beautiful coop and run, my favorite detail is the branch and tree limbs as roosts. I bet the birds especially like that. Must feel good on their feet and better to gasp than 2 x 4's.
Glad you joined the flock. I agree you should post photos and descriptions of the build, for the benefit of others. Very well thought out.