tractor style coop

[meowmmy65]

Still needs painting (just primed right now) but I'm thrilled with our first coop.
Notice the tires and handle to move it around "wheelbarrow" style!
This coop was made almost entirely from recycled/reclaimed wood.

Took this picture while the coop was still under construction. It shows the nesting boxes inside.
What you can't see, are the roosts and plank leading to the run underneath.

They girls seem to like their new home!
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Loretta & Prudence - Easter Eggers, Sadie - Silver Laced Wyandotte, Martha - Australorp, Lucy - Salmon Faverolle, Maggie - Speckled Sussex

 

[mljohnson05]

CONGRATS on your first coop,,,looks really nice, and I hope the girls like it

 

[spotstealer]

Nice! Cute chickies too!

 

[meowmmy65]

Thanks! Yesterday was the first night in the coop. I had to put the girls "upstairs" for bed, as they were planning to sleep in the run. Once I put them up there, they settled down and went to sleep. Tonight - same scenario! I hope they figure this out quickly.

 

[spotstealer]

It won't take them long. You can try enticing them with treats. I just sat the chicks on the ramp near the pop door, and sort of shushed them in. I only had to do this once. I was so proud of them!

 

[bryan99705]

Very nice setup. You mentioned a pop door, Does it lock them into the upper section? That is a really great idea to prevent birds from getting pinched when relocating the tractor

 

[meowmmy65]

Mine doesn't have a pop door. It's open. I'm going to slip a piece of plywood over the opening when I don't want them coming out of the coop (like when we move it).