Chicken Coop Tour – The Garden Coop
Here’s a tour of the chicken coop I built using plans from thegardencoop dot com. It has many nice features for raising backyard chickens.
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OMG!!! Its Anderson COOPer…. bahaha
I think that chicken is way too small chicken should have more roaming
space to be considered free roaming.
where do you originate from? your name looks romanian
i like your coop
i wil when it is completely finished. i managed to get a few 2x4s and 4x4s
from an old privacy fence.i bought the 8 2x4s and used the extra ones from
the fence. so a few more than eight pieces. sadly the coop looks like a dog
house because the hen door is too big. and we had to place the hen house on
the ground because of how the frame was arranged. but all in all it it is
functional and was cheap to build(200 bucks). it was designed to be moved
around the yard using a truck because it is heavy.
Gosh, you’re right, it does seem like a lot of sticks. But, I can assure
you, there was very little wasted. Maybe it was because I framed out the
interior hen house and door with 2x4s. I also used 2x4s for the purlins.
Post a reply with a picture of your 8 stick coop. Would love to see it!
why 26 pieces? oh my gosh! i built one with about 8 pieces
built one similar to that for 150
used to her treated with arsenic, now it isn’t.
5 comfortably. Up to 8 would be the max.
Internal Wood Stabilizer by Timber Pro UV
Chicken manure is excellent fertilizers for your plants.
Please tell us more. Would like to see your references.
The plans said you can build it for around $250. How did this cost you? I
have some old fence boards and metal corrugated roofing I hope to use to
off set the costs.
You mentioned that you treated the lumber. What did you treat it with?
what was the ‘special’ stuff you used to treat the untreated lumber?
What is the material and amount of material that you have placed on the
ground perimeter of the coop?
Very nice, clean and secure place. Hens are very pretty too.
Deep litter worked great thru all seasons! I never dug out. Just kept
piling on top. It gets compressed. In the spring I shovel some out and put
new stuff in. The entire coop is covered, so no rain gets in. In the winter
I wrap the lower half with roofing paper. Cheap. Easy to staple. Toss when
you’re done. This keeps the snow drifts out. Dry is key to chicken health.
I’m also an open air proponent. Ventilation.
Your chickens are gorgeous. Really encouraged that such an open coop is
alright for harsher winters. I live in southern Michigan, and worrying
about how to keep my chickens safe through the winter has been my #1
concern. This makes me feel more at ease.
your terrible
Just the pine shavings, about 3-4 inches.
How much money does it take to get the supplies for the plans?
is there plywood on the floor or just the pine shavings?
The product I used was called Internal Wood Stabilizer by Timber Pro UV.
Well done and very informative. Can you explain how you structured the
base? Did you pour cement? Is there wire messhing on the bottom? How did
you level it? Thanks