Thread: Chickens

WOW! You even made your doors square and rectangular.....! I pretty much just busted out the old reciprocating saw and based my openings on what I would like if I was a chicken. Not the prettiest design, but it will suffice. LOL!

Aw shucks BDL, thanks. I had a general idea of what I'd like to see in a coop but also be functional. Also, the project manager aka the fiancé was there overseeing where her "babies" would be living and what colors the coop would be.

LOL! Once the fiancé (project manager) becomes the wife (boss and owner) and tells you you're past deadline and just get it done.....ya just get it done!

I looked into the tool that makes plunge cuts(forget the name of it). Too expensive, so I just drew the lines and went to work using a circular saw.

Originally Posted by BDL1969

LOL! Once the fiancé (project manager) becomes the wife (boss and owner) and tells you you're past deadline and just get it done.....ya just get it done!

That's what I did!

Here's the flock, two Barred Rocks and a Cuckoo Moran.
No eggs yet, I keep telling them to get to work....
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I like that fencing you have Carl. What kind is it? Good looking birds you have too.

My dad and I drove all 10 8' posts Saturday morning and started running chicken wire yesterday around noon. Needless to say that didn't last long, we got one 32' side finished and called it quits...109 on the heat index.

The main fence is a 2x4 welded wire, got it at Tractor Supply. But its a little too large of a mesh, small critters and dog snouts can get through. Plus it was big enough for the chicks to get through when they were small.
So I added some green plastic poultry mesh from Home Depot, along the bottom. Also used it for the top.

I'm using 1/2" hardware cloth for my run, a lot more expensive than chicken wire but hopefully worth it. We have a lot of raccoons, foxes and coyotes up here. Nice looking chickens by the way Carl. We have a Barred Rock also, probably the friendliest one in our flock.

Snake, there has got to be a good Chicken Snake joke somewhere in all this
I used to work with a guy who liked the cock fights while attending LSU. his name was Tom, but quickly was dubbed "Chicken Tom" by the plant staff.