Chicken Coop

[bacpacker]

I finally got started on my chicken coop this weekend. I've been in planning and assembling supply mode most all summer. It was good to get it going and something to look at. I have a few pics and will try to describe a little of what I was doing. I decided to go with a 10x12 overall building. This will give me plenty of room for my current flock, but will easily hold 3-4 times as many as I have should I want to increase the size.

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These pics are just showing the 1st corner post. Getting this one set to the height and oreintation you want then getting it plumb is very important to having the building turn out square and for the parts to fit together properly. Second shot is of all 4 post set in place.

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These show the outside surrounds set in place and of how I attached them to the post. I cut 1-1/2" shoulders in each af the 4 post on 2 sides for the surrounds to sit on. I attached them with 3/8x4" lag screws. I don't think they'll come out.

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[LUNCHBOX]

BP, I don't think administration will allow pictures with that much detail so cut it out. Just throw the wood together and nail it here screw it there and maybe tape a little.....I'm J/K. It makes my coop look bad. I could never let my chickens see it--lol. Keep up the good work. Are you running electric to it? Water?

[bacpacker]

I'm gonna have a 275 gollon tote to collect rain water. I think that should be plenty for the chickens & hopefully some for the garden just below it. For power I'm thinkin of using a AGM battery maybe 55 amps with a solar charger and run 2-4 led lights from it. I'm also looking for a small 12v heat tape to keep the water just above freezing this winter.

This is my first construction project in years. It's turned out better than I hoped so far.

[RedJohn]

The start is looking very promising. Keep us posted on the progress.

[LUNCHBOX]

Sounds like a good plan. I thought about the solar lighting but found they roost with or without the lighting. It would help for warmth but I never lost one to cold, only heat. With water...I take a 3 gallon waterer out each day in winter and run the hose in summer. Keep up the good work.

[TEOTWAWKI13]

Looks good BP

[A-10]

Re: the Led lights...Here is what we have found. Led and florescent light (CFL) do not give off the kind of light that the chickens want for laying. Chickens need 12-13 hrs of light for optimum egg production. Recommend regular incandescent on a timer.

[bacpacker]

Thanks A-10!

Didn't know about the color (I assume) of the light. I knew they are different, but wasn't aware it would affect the chickens. Guess I need more solar and battery. :)

By the way, welcome to the forum. There's some great folks here and lots of good info gets passed around. Jump in with both feet.

[zorro45]

You can get a small water heater that a plastic bucket can rest on in the winter, they are thermostatically controlled and work pretty well down to about -10F. Also don't forget to get some oyster shell to mix in their food and leave a little sand or gravel around so they can get some into their crops for grinding their food. Your coop is so nice they may not have access to dirt!

[bacpacker]

I've saw those at tractor supply, but I'm not planning on having AC power out there. I'm mixing in thoyster shells already( I hope they begin laying in the next month or so).

Once the coop is done } plan on having a large fenced in area for them torun in thru the day. Thanks for the tips.

[izzyscout21]

Your project seems to be coming along nicely, BP. Hope to see the finished product soon.

[realist]

That's not what a chicken coop looks like to me.........It doesn't look anything like the KFC that I go to.......

[piranha2]

Good looking job, BP. Keep us updated.

[NCWildman]

Looking good!

[bacpacker]

Thanks guys. I got the spacers put in the floor joist tonight. Gotta get more material to put the floor and walls in.

Realist, I. Hadn't really planned on goin for the KFC look. :)
Izzy come on over and check it out. I need a good critique.
I'll get more pics up after I get some more done on it.

[izzyscout21]

Thanks guys. I got the spacers put in the floor joist tonight. Gotta get more material to put the floor and walls in.

Realist, I. Hadn't really planned on goin for the KFC look. :)
Izzy come on over and check it out. I need a good critique.
I'll get more pics up after I get some more done on it.

Sure! I'd love to. Thanks for the invite. Gives me a good excuse for dropping off your brass.

[realist]

Hay Bacpacker how may chickens are you going to be running in your coop? Will your outside run be covered? We have a problem with the hawks so we are looking at covering ours whenever it gets built, currently on the honey due list. I read somewhere that the wire around the run should be buried so that critters can't dig under the fence. It makes sense and I am going to incorporate it into mine.

[bacpacker]

I'm planning on putting down. Some wire around the perimeter of the run and probably covering the outside with some rock. I've read recently about using heavy monfilament (20lb test or better) to run back and forth to keep hawks and such out. Another though is the dark window mesh.
I currently have 12 that are 5 months old, but 5 of them are roosters and will be going in the freezer before long. Will keep one or two to breed. I have buff orpingtons, what breed are you going with?

[LUNCHBOX]

BP, something else about the covering. My small cage area is 8' tall and they were flying up and out. When you make your run make sure you cover it. I have 30+ and 7 are free ranging waiting for a room in the hotel, also known as the "freezer"--they are some of my males. Another thing, once they remove all your grass you can get some sawdust/sand to throw down for them to bathe.

[realist]

We used to have bantams that would just run loose. The little banties were scrapers and seem to really be able to survive. There was just not much to them. Later on we got some leghorns. We never really had a coop just a big open pen with lots of ducks and a couple geese. I am just getting re-educated to what is out there. I have not a clue as to what the chickens are that you listed. I was down at the farm supply and they has some that were meat chickens that looked good I forgot what the name was. I so like the idea of putting some chickens up at my BOL but that is not going to happen unless we were up there a lot more. What I was thinking about doing is I have a neighbor next door up there that I was going to see if he wanted to raise some too.

[bacpacker]

Check out
Raising BackYard Chickens, Build a Chicken Coop, Pictures of Breeds (http://Www.backyardchickens.com)
They have a section about breeds and a chart showing different characteristics of the breeds. Makes it easy to compare.

The buff orpingtons are a heavy bird, roo's go 9-12 lb's, hen's 7-9. Should lay 225-275 eggs per year per bird. Go broody pretty easy, and are suppose to be good raising their young. I felt like they were a good combination for potential shtf situations where I would need to increase the flock quickly.

I did quite a bit of research on breeds and was leaning this way. Met a guy on another forum that lives a little east of me, went to visit and got to look his flock over. I was sold.

[bacpacker]

Well here is a few more photo's of what little I got finished today before the rain hit.

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These show the decking getting started. I decided t go with pressure treated 1/2" wood. I know if will be wet and nasty with the chickens on it. Plus I don't know how quick I'll get the roof on it and with my luck it'll start raining and noit quit for a while. I was worried the regular plywood would seperate. This last picture is just the pile of lumber I got today. Should be most everything I need except the siding. It looks like I'm gonna have enough, or close to, metal roofing from what is being used on the house.

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[bacpacker]

Here the latest update on the coop, Pic heavy.

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I built the wall on the floor and stood it up and tied t in place.

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Here are some shots of the joinery I decided to use on the walls.

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[bacpacker]

Here's a few more.

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And some with 2 walls up.

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Seems like I've got a lot done, but so much more to do.

[LUNCHBOX]

BP, let me know how train your chickens to keep that coop clean. That's thing is nicer than my garage...lol. It really looks good so far, keep it up.

[bacpacker]

I gotta find them some little brooms and dust pans I guess.

I started to apologize to you for the detail, I know how you hate that. :) Thanks

[izzyscout21]

I gotta find them some little brooms and dust pans I guess.

I started to apologize to you for the detail, I know how you hate that. :) Thanks

I'm definitely stopping by to see Honkey with a broom!

[JustAPrepper]

It looks great! I can't wait to see when it's finished!

[LUNCHBOX]

I think the detail is awsome, I just couldn't justify how nice it is to put chickens in it.

[bacpacker]

I really cant justify the cost. Other than I will almost certianly increase my flock size in the next year or two. I wanted to go big enough with it to accomadate a large increase in flock size and I wanted something that would last me as long as I want to fool with chickens. I didn't want to have to come back and work on it in 5-10 years just to keep it together.

[bacpacker]

I got a little more done to the coop today. Here's a few more pics.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3332.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3332.jpg)

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Here is the door opening.

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It took a lot longer to build this wall with the door in it. Plus this wall and the one going up tomorrow is higher on one end (for the roof pitch) so each board had a angle cut and different length. Just took longer to do than I expected. Learned a couple of things that should help out tomorrow.

[helomech]

Sweet, you are building yours a lot stronger than I built mine. Mine is just 6 4X4 posts, connected with 2X4's and covered with plywood. I have no studs in between them.

[izzyscout21]

from the road, It looked like you were building a second house in the backyard................

[The Stig]

from the road, It looked like you were building a second house in the backyard................

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/3/5/129123037552513053.jpg

[LUNCHBOX]

from the road, It looked like you were building a second house in the backyard................

I think he means guest house.

[bacpacker]

from the road, It looked like you were building a second house in the backyard................

Well crap time to plant more trees along the road. OPSEC don't ya know.

[izzyscout21]

You know.........I was in the neighborhood. Passin thru........ peering though the shrubbery...........the norm..........

[The Stig]

http://chzjustcapshunz.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/funny-captions-dammit-tyson-quentin-tarantino.jpg

[izzyscout21]

Rotflmfao!!!!!

[izzyscout21]

I gotta be careful, as many karma titles as Stig has changed lately, I may find my name changed to "Sgt. Stalker" or something goofy like that.

[bacpacker]

Lord of the Chicken Coop? Damn what a name to get stuck with.

Got more done on the coop today, between Izzy spyin on me.LOL

We put the final wall up and got the first rafters cut and set. Gettin the rafter set up & cut right is time consuming to start, but once the first one is done right, the others are then just cut out like the first.

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Here's one with a few more rafters.

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A one final one with all the rafters. It was pretty dark, had to use the flash for it.

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[bacpacker]

Here is some shots of the joinery I used for the rafters. I used the hand tools to create the joinery. It made me smile, the drawknife was my grand pa's. My step dad got it when my Grandpa passed on, it'll be mine one day.

It is really amazing at times how well the old school hand tools work for certain jobs. Today gave me a chance to practice doing some construction by hand. Probably how things will be done after SHTF.

Here is the tools.

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This one shows the joinery as well.

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This shows how the joints fit together.

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[LUNCHBOX]

Thanks BP, sorry....L.O.T.C.C. My chickens are rebelling and want to move to TN.

It looks good and that's a nice touch getting some old school tool time. Keep an eye on the weather so it doesn't hit hard and run you out of time. It's coming along great though.

[bacpacker]

I took Friday and Monday off work to try and get things moving along. I should have the door on and the roof on it Monday. Gotta get my siding and then just screens and fencing. I think My chickens are looking forward to getting out of the tractor. I had one escape yesterday.

I enjoyed using the old tools. Plus I've got to spend a lot of time with my step dad the last few weeks and relearn a lot of stuff I hadn't used in a long time. GOOD TIMES!

[bacpacker]

I finally got to spend some time workin on the coop. Still haven't gotten much done, seems like so much more to go yet.
Here is some shots of the rafters and purlins. Ready to put the metal on now.
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And a Couple with the siding started.
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The siding is the oak I just picked up this week. It must have just been sawn. I put up a couple of boards and by the time I got the next one on, there was water running out of the last one. They are heavy!

[bacpacker]

My next door neighbor brought me a roll of fencing over. Small weave and very heavy wire. There won't be any critters tear it out. It's much heavier than the stuff I bought. Here's a couple shot of it.
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[ladyhk13]

Great job BP!!! As soon as we get ready for some chickens you are hired! Love the joints...looks like stuff my dad would have done. Never would have used a nail.

[bacpacker]

Mine has plenty of nails. My joinery is no where near good enough for that. That type work is what I aspire for one day!
:)

[ladyhk13]

Mine either. But my dad was a master. And to think it was just a hobby for him.

[LUNCHBOX]

Mine has plenty of nails. My joinery is no where near good enough for that. That type work is what I aspire for one day!
:)

BP, just a thought, I placed a few screws in my boards also. Those new boards may want to bow as they dry. (some of mine did) I also nailed my nails in at an angle to help. The horse stalls are the only ones I didn't do this cause I wanted the "witch" to be able to kick them off if she felt the need to.

[bacpacker]

Thanks for the tip. I've been angling in the nails, but a few screws here and there won't hurt.

[JustAPrepper]

Great work! What a bunch of talented people we have on this board!

[Evolver]

Very nice build!!! The way your putting it together it is going to last a long long time and boy are you going to have some happy productive birds. Looking forward to see more.

Your roof runoff collection... for every 10 foot by 10 foot (100 square feet) of roof surface, one inch of rain produces 62 gallons of water. :)

[bacpacker]

Evolver thanks for the calculation. I knew there was a formula, but wasn't sure what it was. My roof is gonna end up about 168 Sq Ft so about 6-8" of rain should fill them. Those will fill in the spring without a lot of issue in a semi normal year.

I got to work on the coop some more this weekend. Here are some shots thru yesterday.

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It was late when I finished last night and started gathering up my tools.

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[bacpacker]

Here are a few from today.

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An inside shot.

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I finally have 2 sides complete. It's actually starting to look like something.

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[helomech]

Wow that looks great, built way better than mine.

[Evolver]

LOL I got to pass this guy along to you... Sorry... LOL


Pop Door 0002 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUmBQPzsbHM)

[helomech]

I have the automatic chicken door on my coupe, I love it. I can leave for the weekend and the chickens can still go in and out by themselves.

[Evolver]

What are you going to use for the inside walls and floor? In ours that's still in planing I'm thinking about using FRP Wall Panels Shop Sequentia 0.090"D x 4'W x 8'H White FRP Wall Panel at Lowes.com (http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=8566-293-FTSTF.1&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=3162499&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1) that way we could go in with a hose and spray it down once or twice a year.

[Evolver]

Any updates? :)

[Sniper-T]

I've avoided this thread thus far in a vain effort to stave off jealousy. didn't work.

Great Job BP... looks awesome.

And I'm stealing everything that you did to build my own next year!:p

[bacpacker]

Thanks sniper. Hopefully your's won't take as long to finish as mine has.

[bacpacker]

I've got most of the siding up and all but 1 piece of metal on the roof. Still gotta install the door and windows. I also sided over the opening for the chickens to exit. Gotta cut that our. I'll get some pics up this weekend.

[bacpacker]

I finally got all the siding and roofing on, all the windows and door installed. We moved the hens in tonight. So far they seem happy. I still gotta get the fence up before I can turn them loose. I also have some small things to finish up with, install the rest of the battens, (I got the ones around the door and 2 windows done) cut out the opening for the ramp for them to go in/out, build the nesting boxes, and roost But I'm glad to have the hens moved. I'm hoping they'll start laying agin before long.

Here's some pics from the past 2-3 weekends work.

Front side with window installed.
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3383.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3383.jpg)

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3387.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3387.jpg)

Here's one of the roof.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3393.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3393.jpg)

With the windows.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3402.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3402.jpg)

[bacpacker]

Here is one of the side window.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3403.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3403.jpg)

Here's the door.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3417.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3417.jpg)

Seemingly happy hens.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3412.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3412.jpg)

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3406.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3406.jpg)

[bacpacker]

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/th_100_3409.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n607/bacpacker/Chicken%20Coop/?action=view&current=100_3409.jpg)

[helomech]

Are you leaving the gaps in between the boards?

[bacpacker]

No. I got started on covering them this evening. The siding style is called Board and Batten. I'm calling the pieces over the gaps battens. I put the trim around the door frame and 2 of the 4 windows tonight. I also got counts and lengths of what I need to cut them all. It's suppose to rain this week, so I'm gonna try to cut them up and install them next weekend.
I also have small area's above the top sill between the rafters I'm gonna put chicken wire in to cover that space.

[helomech]

My house is board and batten siding.

[bacpacker]

After the hail storm we had to pick what we went back with. We ended up going back with vinyl siding, but went to the borad and batten look. Man it totally changed the look of the house.
We've got a 2 story and the vertical look fits so much better.

[JustAPrepper]

Very nice. I admit, I spent more time looking at your countrysided than I did the coop but the coop is also very nice. I'm sure you will have very happy and productive ladies.:)

[bacpacker]

I sure hope we do. Lot of money down the drain if they don't.

Apparently my OPSEC is lacking? :) Hope you liked the shots.

[Evolver]

Very nice build Bp!!! That coop is going to last a long long time and your little ladies look happy in they're new pad.

[ravensgrove]

You did a fantastic job :)

[bacpacker]

Thanks everybody. This project has taken me a lot longer than I planned, but I have had a good time working on it and using skills I learned years ago. It's been 20+ years since I did any construction work.