We started building this chicken coop a few months ago. We didn't finish it until recently so I've waited till now to upload our progress.
You might remember what happened last year regarding our chickens. We were ransacked by raccoons. In case you forgot and/or are new to following me here is the link to refresh your memory:
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@hippie-witha-gun/carnage-on-the-farm-raccoons-killed-our-chickens
Taking apart ye old chicken coop.
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@hippie-witha-gun/taking-apart-ye-old-chicken-coop
First we had to pound in metal stakes to hold in the cattle panel. That square frame is going to be used for the door.
The sides of the coop consisted of the walls from the old coop. The cattle panel will be used to create a shelter and run for the chickens.
We used 1X6's for the top part of the coop.
We put in the square frame where the door is going to go.
We tacked in mesh wire fence around the frame.
When it was finished it looked like this.
Last it was time to add the chickens.
We put in the water and food containers and built in a couple nest boxes so the ladies can lay eggs. However, the chickens weren't using the nest boxes. So we cut a hole in that gray tub and set it up as a nest box and the chickens started using it instead. We got about 15 hens. You can see most of them were in the back behind the tub and food containers. We had several chickens that didn't make it through the winter. In case you forgot here are the links from last winter when these hens were still chicks.
Chicks are here!
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@hippie-witha-gun/chicks-are-here-25-whole-little-peepers
Our chicks are getting bigger.
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@hippie-witha-gun/our-chicks-are-getting-bigger
Thanks for looking and happy homesteading!
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