Our plans and construction budget have changed form the original (many times) so instead of a garage with chicken coop added to the back we have a 10x16 lofted shed.
The shed will be partitioned to have a 4 1/2 ft x 10 ft insulated chicken coop on one end. We will use the other portion for storage -think rabbit and chick bedding and food, snow shovels and snowblower!
Yesterday has a work at home day for us. I felt very competent going to the big box store and successfully loading and strapping down wood and insulation in the bed of the truck. DH and I got the partition wall up and the 1 inch foam insulation glued in place -everything but the ceiling! We will put up 'milk board' for interior walls and paint the floor with a couple coats of porch paint. Run a cord for lights, chicken door and perches deep bedding and good to go!
The chicks:
Araucana-the under dog in my pen-pastel colored eggs
Rhode Island Reds-light brown eggs -shy
Welsummer-fearless! chocolate brown eggs
Leghorn-white eggs -heavy layers
3 comments:
Looks like it's going to be a great coop. I wonder if Araucanas are all underlings. Probably because they are so sweet.
Are yours picked on? She is the only singleton in my coop-everyone else has another of their own kind-she just stays up on the perch away from everyone else. :(
That will be a nice coop for your hens. Good looking birds btw.
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