BlackGirlByTheSea
Chirping
After realizing that getting a $500 coop from Wayfair might not be the best for my small flock, I spent that on lumber and built Ana White’s Small Modern Chicken Coop. I doubled the width so that my 4 chickens would have plenty of space and used hardware cloth that was extended into a skirt that I buried for extra predator protection. I also built an external nesting box with two bays. I stained it with Varathane Carbon Gray and used cedar shingles for the roof of the nesting box and for the sides to match our house. It was a fun build, easy, and probably could’ve done it in a few days if I didn’t have shoulder issues. I want to add a window on the front wall of their coop with maybe some plexiglass and probably lower the roost on the left. Their first couple nights, I put them on the roost manually, then built the ladder roost. Now, they prefer the ladder roost, but they might be encouraged to use the other one if I lower it.
Here’s a link to a quick TikTok of my build: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8kQpuc4/
And a link to my nesting box build on YouTube (that I built from The Garden Coop):
We live in coastal Massachusetts and I want to start thinking about ways to make sure my buddies are happy during to winter! I’m open to any and all suggestions! Thanks!
Here’s a link to a quick TikTok of my build: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8kQpuc4/
And a link to my nesting box build on YouTube (that I built from The Garden Coop):
We live in coastal Massachusetts and I want to start thinking about ways to make sure my buddies are happy during to winter! I’m open to any and all suggestions! Thanks!
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