Chicken coop and run

[Shug]

That there is a high class chicken coop....Nice job sir

 

[j_seph]

I had to add this duck drinking fountain, It was my Moms. Made my Sister cry when she saw it in the coop. It's fed by a makeshift rain gutter on front of the log coop, fresh water when ever it rains....View attachment 1013657

What stops it from over filling in a good rain?

 

[longbowdave1]

Amazing! I love it You are going to have some spoiled chickens. It will be interesting to see if they use that rope swing. I'm not going to let my chickens see your coop because they might be jealous and go on strike.

glad you like it! may have more questions for you if the girls start misbehaving or I get in new parent issues.LOL

 

[longbowdave1]

That looks good and will work fine, Dave. Good to see that you predator proofed it. Chickens are a lot of fun .

I did about a weeek researching coops and different ideas. I know i have coons, fox, coyote, and aerial predators, so I did my best to protect them.

 

[longbowdave1]

There is evidence of multiple skill sets in your build. Very well done sir.

Not up to your talents though, some of your projects that I have seen are truly special!

 

[longbowdave1]

Wow,glad my wife ain't on here to see that.

Pm me her number, I'll send her pictures. I'm sure you would love another project! lol

 

[longbowdave1]

What stops it from over filling in a good rain?

Nothing. It's secondary water source for them. Just a little treat of fresh water when it rains. The fountain base spills over into the vegetable garden, dual purpose fountain!

 

[longbowdave1]

I used rolled asphalt roofing material. Supposed to be low cost and low weight on shed style roofs. We'll see how it hold up. Got to overbuild things because of snow load in the winter.

 

[longbowdave1]

Here's the rain water plumbing job. This will all get drained and be removed during the winter. Then I will run a heated 5gallon waterer.

 

[longbowdave1]

I had the build the nesting box into an existing window height from the log house so, it's up a bit. I built the hens a little ladder to walk up to the nesting box, and hinged it so it can swing out of the way when I'm raking out the coop to clean it.

 

[longbowdave1]

Got some boards under the roosting area to catch the chicken skat for the fertilizer harvesting system. It also helps keep the inside of the coop clean.

 

[MissouriBoy]

I voted coupedeville!

 

[walkinboss01]

That thing is nicer than my first house. LOL. Great job on your build.

 

[longbowdave1]

Just curious, how many of you raise chickens? For laying, meat???

 

[atlashunter]

That’s really nice. ??

 

[mguthrie]

Just curious, how many of you raise chickens? For laying, meat???

I had them for several years. I've got a large chicken run but we would let them roam the yard some. Foxes ended up getting them. 7 in one day. I haven't replaced them yet. Been a year without fresh eggs. Your coop is very nice.

 

[Tomboy Boots]

I have had chickens for a long time... they free range during the day and sleep in their coop at night. I enjoy having fresh eggs and also enjoy hearing the roosters crow and seeing the hens with their biddies running around. When I get too many roosters I sell them. I've sold their eggs for 2.50 to 3.00 a dozen for eating, and sold hatching eggs for 25.00 a dozen. I can hunt wild animals and eat them, but I've never been able to eat any animal I feed.

 

[longbowdave1]

I have had chickens for a long time... they free range during the day and sleep in their coop at night. I enjoy having fresh eggs and also enjoy hearing the roosters crow and seeing the hens with their biddies running around. When I get too many roosters I sell them. I've sold their eggs for 2.50 to 3.00 a dozen for eating, and sold hatching eggs for 25.00 a dozen. I can hunt wild animals and eat them, but I've never been able to eat any animal I feed.
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Very cool pictures MS. Debbie! Great looking birds. I'm just tinkering with the coop now, waiting on my chickens.......... Getting ready to plant the small garden in a few weeks. Always a chance of frost here until late May.

 

[longbowdave1]

We had a couple light rains in the last few days. The 20 gallon barrel is already filled with rain water! I think the rain water collector works great. I wasn't sure how much water would be collected from the small shed roof.

 

[longbowdave1]

When your chickens free range during the day, do the wonder far from the coop?? There are quiet a few people near my house that have chickens, I guess I have have been noticing the coops more now that I took the plunge.