Today starts the new coop building project. I am going to power wash the block wall that the coop/run will sit in front of and get it ready to be painted. Once that is done, we need to add lattice for privacy and will then start on the foundation. We will be doing this slowly, buying materials each payday as we can afford it. I also have a bunch of stuff to sell on Craigslist and will put that money towards it as well. Anyone need a wedding dress that was never worn? LOL!!! Darn daughter. Anyway, I don't want to skimp on this coop as it the last one I will ever get and it needs to be built right and last. Plus I am going to have to pay someone to build this thing, unless my husband decides he is willing to do it.
So far I have collected 9 vintage windows. One for the back wall in front of their roost. It will be stationary and for light only as there will be ventilation above them on all four sides of the coop and run. The other 8 are all the same size and I will use them in the doors on each long side of the coop. I plan to have the sides of the coop open fully for ease of cleaning, but I want a window in each door with a hardware cloth screen so I lock them in at night and still let in lots of fresh air.
I have a 4' wide hutch ready to be painted and I will use it for my nest boxes. I am taking the doors off the hutch and will use them as the frames for the doors outside the coop to access the nest boxes, since they are all ready the exact right size. I will removed the glass panels and attach wood to them so they are secure. I hope to find a couple of vintage tin ceiling panels to place in the middle of each door for decoration. I also have the 2 x 4's for the roosts and will use the old ladder they currently use for a roost, out in their run.
I will start a thread later to post pictures of our progress. It is going to be a cottagey, shabby chic coop because we live in a small cottage and it will be surrounded by trees and an English cottage garden. Wish me luck! I am going to need it for this build.
So far I have collected 9 vintage windows. One for the back wall in front of their roost. It will be stationary and for light only as there will be ventilation above them on all four sides of the coop and run. The other 8 are all the same size and I will use them in the doors on each long side of the coop. I plan to have the sides of the coop open fully for ease of cleaning, but I want a window in each door with a hardware cloth screen so I lock them in at night and still let in lots of fresh air.
I have a 4' wide hutch ready to be painted and I will use it for my nest boxes. I am taking the doors off the hutch and will use them as the frames for the doors outside the coop to access the nest boxes, since they are all ready the exact right size. I will removed the glass panels and attach wood to them so they are secure. I hope to find a couple of vintage tin ceiling panels to place in the middle of each door for decoration. I also have the 2 x 4's for the roosts and will use the old ladder they currently use for a roost, out in their run.
I will start a thread later to post pictures of our progress. It is going to be a cottagey, shabby chic coop because we live in a small cottage and it will be surrounded by trees and an English cottage garden. Wish me luck! I am going to need it for this build.
