With a little help from my friends - New Coop Under Construction!

[gsim]

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Cut and glue your linoleum down now, before framing walls. Easier, and will never peel/curl up. Then after framing walls, caulk all around the seam where the base 2x4 of the walls meets the floor. That way there is no place for mites/bugs to hide/breed. You will get them all each year when you clean the coop and change out the litter.

Gerry

 

[celticbird]

Wow nice work

 

[gryeyes]

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I am going to go scout out lino / vinyl today, as a matter of fact. The Master Builder has had a schedule change so work on the walls will be delayed. Rain is coming tomorrow and expected to last all week. Fooey! Gotta cover that floor with a tarp, anyway.... so I'll see what I can get done.

 

[M To The Maxx]

Lookin good so far!

 

[gryeyes]

Nasty weather all this week, so the coop construction is on hold for a bit. I tarped the floor so the rain wouldn't warp it.

We've decided on a dutch door for the "people door," with a removable 6" sill to keep the deep litter pine shavings inside. Then I can unscrew it for the semi-annual coop clean out.

I've ordered the automatic chicken door (from Foy's, like the other one I have on my first Main Coop) but with the largest sliding panel; I have six Jersey Giants and the three Lavender Orpington Large Ladies which will appreciate the larger opening.

Aren't these ladies gorgeous?

 

[sben451]

Great pictures of what will be a super chicken coop. Love the bottle tree in your yard (I have a couple of those, too.)

 

[farmer_lew]

Yeah, the weather isn't cooperating, at all! I am going to have to wait till the weather clears before I can get back to work on the coop. As far as sturdy, the only way this thing is coming down is if a herd of wild stampeding elephants run through it!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Looks great so far Farmer Lew, do you travel?

 

[wannabchick]

Did I tell you already..I think that's so awesome
Xoxoxo

 

[allieloveschickens]

Those chickens are gorgeous!

I really want some blue hens...