Work on the Coop Renovation has started!

[Chick_a_dee]

This is what we started out with, an old ice shed with a crumbling and cracked foundation due the the lack of eavestrough to direct water away from the building.

Here is the bunker in the coop that we will be using for food storage as its a concrete bunker.

There were boxes in it we were going to use for nestboxes, but decided they were too contaminated and threw them out. Here is the inside of the coop, it was used as a toolshed before we got it... the bunker area will be sectioned off for our own little area to make up food, etc.

Here is what we plan on doing with the coop... In the picture the run would be 10x10 but I think I've decided to up it to 40x40 or 50x50 but I'm not sure yet.

Check back for more photos, tomorrow I will post photos of the coop without the sheathing and siding on! WE'RE GETTING WINDOWS TOMORROW! ... We have eavestrough to go on it, and it's just been a slow process due to the huge amount of bees and wasps we keep finding in the walls.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

WOW thats a lot of room in there

How fun! I can't wait to see what it looks like!

 

[Chick_a_dee]

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The whole building is 12x17ft... But ugh, I hate bees and wasps -_-

 

[chickens4jojo]

Wow, that is going to be so nice. What a great plan.

 

[Hen Daddy]

Thats going to be sweet. Please keep us updated with pics!

 

[chickenfanatic]

so very cool its gonna be awesome.

 

[SSO202]

It looks like it is going to be a super coop. I am working on mine now as well, but building it from scratch. I hate bees as well and surely sympathize with you for having to deal with them first, but it will be well worth it!

 

[Chick_a_dee]

UPDATE: Dad came down from the city today so we're getting a lot done, check out the photos!

Dad working on the coop, taking the old sheathing off the side of it

Mum working on the coop

Mum trying to pull a piece of sheathing off

Check out this paperwasp nest! It's unused but HUGE, this one was about 3ft long! and extended into the attic!

Here is another paperwasp nest, check out the size in comparison to the raid bottle

What else would you do with a brand new F-150 4x4?....USE IT AS A LADDER

The funny thing is.. after this, I looked out the front window of the house and noticed that the truck was gone... my dad had driven it down the hill to turn it around and park it by the garage...but being the idiot he is, he ran into a gigantic boulder, the truck is fine but STILL.

 

[SterlingAcres]

You've got a GREAT start!!

I can't wait to see it finished!!

 

[Mahonri]

Ah, what fun.

Too bad those bees didn't leave you a little honey.