I think the only thing we have left is some touch-up painting (my job), but here's the coop !!! DH actually said it was sort of fun building this - but he only said it once.........
The window slides up to let in breeze. You'll see vents on every wall except the north one where the shed is. Most of the lumber (and the front door window) is from an old outhouse on our property that DH deconstructed (usually my job) or what we already had on hand . The ramp is one built several years ago for our GP/Leo dog to get in to the truck.
The window above is hardware cloth and we just added a plexiglass piece on the outside for cold weather which opens with a magnet. There is a vent which closes just above the cleanout door on the left. This is on the west side.
The roost frame is on hinges, so they can be raised for cleaning. I've not yet found a solution to keep me from banging my head on the supports tho'.......
The nests are 5-gal buckets cut in half - easy to remove, easy to clean. We have also put hooks and chains on the underside of these boxes to hang food/water. Stays dry and less waste.
Shed on the north side for feed and garden tools. Not big enough for a wheelbarrow, but extremely handy for lots of stuff. Girls have already inspected and pooped in it, so I guess it's initiated !!
The window slides up to let in breeze. You'll see vents on every wall except the north one where the shed is. Most of the lumber (and the front door window) is from an old outhouse on our property that DH deconstructed (usually my job) or what we already had on hand . The ramp is one built several years ago for our GP/Leo dog to get in to the truck.
The window above is hardware cloth and we just added a plexiglass piece on the outside for cold weather which opens with a magnet. There is a vent which closes just above the cleanout door on the left. This is on the west side.
The roost frame is on hinges, so they can be raised for cleaning. I've not yet found a solution to keep me from banging my head on the supports tho'.......
The nests are 5-gal buckets cut in half - easy to remove, easy to clean. We have also put hooks and chains on the underside of these boxes to hang food/water. Stays dry and less waste.
Shed on the north side for feed and garden tools. Not big enough for a wheelbarrow, but extremely handy for lots of stuff. Girls have already inspected and pooped in it, so I guess it's initiated !!
I think it was when we put the chickens in, when it was "in the dry" (done enough occupancy) but before he was done. The girls got very busy supervising his work. Yup, we had a lot of laughs doing this !!!
