Chicken Coop

[Slim Shady]

My grandparents asked me to make one of these for them,so here is day 1 work.
Heres the Plan

The wood for the roof and floor

The metal

Mesh (if you can see it)

More updates soon
OutCastReddyBoy

 

[Slim Shady]

any thoughts anyone?

 

[Wriggler]

That is going to be some chicken coop

Ours is a simple wooden one.

 

[Slim Shady]

sure is

 

[Donnie]

that should be very stable indeed :-)

On another note, on the plans I cant see a nestbox / roosting bars?

 

[Slim Shady]

just wait for the next update, If you look at the drawing, the floor and roosting bars will be where the arc of the roof meet the uprights.

 

[Sparkey]

any thoughts anyone?

I'm sure the chicks will be chuffed with that pHENthouse!!
Very good! keep us updated!

 

[MarkMG]

Can you get it through the door of the workshop?

 

[Slim Shady]

I'm sure the chicks will be chuffed with that pHENthouse!!
Very good! keep us updated!

haha, good one

Yeah it will just about fit. More worried about getting it to its spot on site than anything else.

 

[pidgeon chit welder]

Too much metal will lead to condensation and cold damp sick chooks.
Keep it as much wood as possible and make a draught free ventilator or two in the walls at a high point.

Nest boxes adjacent to each other for extra warmth and social needs ..make them of wood & fill with dry straw , perches of wood to stop them getting cold wet mouldy feet in freezing weather .... all due to condensation.
Roof it in wood covered in wriggly tin or thick roofing felt/shingles.

chooks can handle dry cold but not damp cold for long .

 

[Sparkey]

Can you get it through the door of the workshop?

ow now that would be annoying!!

 

[tomsutton529]

ow now that would be annoying!!

Some chicks running round the work shop would be awesome.... or have I got this wrong?

 

[Slim Shady]

Some chicks running round the work shop would be awesome.... or have I got this wrong?

I like the way your thinking

 

[Slim Shady]

Update 2

Okay here the next update,
Here is the thing with all painted apart from the stuff inside. Have to get that tomorrow. The mesh was a right pain to paint,had to use the roller.
Have to get that little part tomorrow with the brush

I used this type of paint except in green(the tin had wet paint on it so I could take a photo of it)

 

[Slim Shady]

just got the lats on the roof today. Pictures tomorrow

 

[Sparkey]

Some chicks running round the work shop would be awesome.... or have I got this wrong?

Yeah! but be careful they wont get arc eye!

Looks great!!

 

[Slim Shady]

:

Looks great!!

thanks

 

[Pulsarbebb]

definatly fox proof

 

[Slim Shady]

definatly fox proof

I was sort of thinking of running an electric charge through the mesh but them=n the chickens would die.

 

[Slim Shady]

Need advise asap

okay guys and gals
Which side of the timber for the floor and which side for the roof
Option 1

Option 2