Thread: Chickens

Front, the run attaches to this side. You can see the access door on the left side.
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Nest boxes on the back, not finished when I took this:
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Here is the side that fronts the run.

Thank for the pics Carl.

My run is about 8'x20', it was our pen for the dog when she was a pup. Big for 3 hens but they like it.

I just sold our dog kennel awhile back before I knew we were having chickens. My friend kindly offered to sell it back to me for more than what he bought it for....jackass! LOL

Well it is finally finished aside from the run. That is this weekends project. Anyway here are the photos.

Framework


Nestbox and front entrance



All finished


The entrance ramp was used with scrap and sectioned scrap 2x4 popped down using small nails/nail gun. The legs of the coop are treated 4x4. Hard wear cloth behind the windows to keep varmints out. Leveled the whole coop Sunday, should have done that at the start because that thing is heavy as hell. I wanted to make it a bit wider but for 8 birds this is plenty. Chicks arrive on 7/9.

Hope yall enjoy the pics. This has been a fun little project.

A couple more of those beers and she ought to balance right up plumb Jake ;-) lol

j/k nice looking build!

Nice coop.

My hens are getting close to laying, boss hen's combs & wattles are fully developed and bright red. I figure we will get the first eggs in the next two weeks.

snake, your coop is awesome! Hoping to get our coop/run done this weekend as well. Might be a little embarrassing to post picks of mine, after seeing yours...

Like the supports on the nesting box, might have to add a couple.