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The latch and spring for the main door. Notice the string for the
pulley system the opens the chicken access door.
Handle on the inside so humans can get out of the coop and the chicken access hatch.
Check out the cool ramp Derek put together!
Interior of the coop complete with nest boxes and roosts. Omelette and Maple seem like their new digs.
Our BOs are getting used to their new home. No more garage for these babies!
The Original Three (Layla, Yadi, and Tilly). They seem to like the new coop, but they aren't too fond of the two additional chickens that came with it. I've never heard them so noisy as when they "discovered" Omelette and Maple in the hen house.
I forget how pretty Layla is (left). Her feathers have a green shimmer in the sunlight.
On the right is a nice shot of Omelette through the hardware cloth.
So that's that. We now have our very own coop that we built ourselves. It's so cool to look down there in the yard and see something we built together. I'm so glad it's finished!
(Okay, so there are a couple things I still want to do to it.... paint, gravel, ect.)
Are those Wyandottes?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the footprint of the coop? Thx.
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ReplyDeleteThese are some of the same breeds I have been considering. But now I'm thinking of Dominiques, as they are smaller, and still good layers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love how it's human sized. My coop (which we call Chyckendor) is only 3 feet high and getting in and out can be a challenge for me.
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious about the older chickens liking the coop, but not the pullets who came with it. :-)
You can see pictures of Chyckendor and The Flock at www.hungrychickenurbanhomestead.com. I'm glad you joined our urban chicken interest group!
The whole thing is about 5 feet by 12 feet. The hen house is 5 feet by 6 feet. We have one black australorp, two golden laced wyandottes, and two buff orpingtons.
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