We finished it. The chicken coop is now totally finished. The girls have been out there for awhile, however the final step was the roof, and it finally got put on within the last two weeks. The spring was a cold one here, and it took us much longer than we thought to get this thing going.
But here she is. I think it turned out pretty good, and the chickens seem to be happy, which is really what matters right?
Here are the drawings my hubby created so we could get a materials list, etc. We made a 10'x12' shed. The chickens get half, and the other half we made into a tool shed for gardening supplies and chicken food storage.
We actually started building the walls inside our barn so we could keep working with all the rain.
Time to make the floor...
We used 2x4's for the floor structure, and then covered them with sheeting. They are attached to 4 4x4's concreted into the ground.
It's building day. These were the first two fabricated walls we put up. We framed the other two walls, but didn't side them because of the windows. Needed to install those first.
Truss day. See the weather in the background? Yikes!
At least with the tar paper on the roof, the chickens could move in. Nice and dry.
Next up, the chicken run.
Perfect hangout outside, and we made them a little shade structure out of an old pallet.
Don't mind all the clover, the big veggie garden is coming along, but slower than I hoped, however the chickens really seem to like clover. Eat away my friends, eat away!
Growing like weeds. Looking forward to the eggs!
Very cool pics. Can't wait to hear what you're going to do with all the eggs. Keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to get those eggs! Soon I hope.
Delete