Love your coop & story! My goals were the same, safety & happiness for my flock & cute appeal, plus ease of cleaning & the joy of us humans hanging out comfortably with the flock often. Yes, the coop is the most wonderful "hang out spot" & kudos for Excellent work!!! Hubby's like this are Awesome! Hubby understands, the way to the woman's heart is through her chickens!
You are so lucky! I wish my husband was that handy! I had to settle for a prefab one . This is a great article, well written and gave every little detail that I thought I might want to see.
Love, love, love this coop! Looking to restart having a flock and came across your build. Unfortunately, no hubby to build it for me...but will figure something out. I love the mirror, hospital/jail and paint job. I bet you smile every time you go to see your 'girlie girls'.
Now that it has been up and running for a while, do you find that you have a lot of mud in the run and water flowing under the coop? How are you stair stringer roosts doing? I would think the roost bars would be a bit close together and girls on lower bars may get unwelcome "mud" baths during the night!
The jail/hospital station is great. The surface is an excellent location for weighing birds and giving them health checks.
Have you ever needed to break a broody in the jail? I would think you would need a false wire floor about 5 or 6" up to really get the job done.
I love this coop so much. I love the windows, the chandelier, the jail and hospital. I love that its built on a hill. There is nothing I don't love about this coop. Amazing job!