I had a plan in mind, but I ended up "winging it" once I got started.... and ended up with this. PS- I am NOT good with wood BUT it's all coming together.
Total invested, about $350. (plywood walls, OSB roof with shingles, 2x4's for framing, and 2x's furring strips for trim.
Recycled windows from trash, old paint from basement, roofing from craisglist for $10, left over insulation for roof.
I probably (DO) have too many birds (6) for its size but our city says this is about as large as I can go.... and 6 birds is max so that's what I did not knowing much at the time. I may have a couple free chickens down the road
but we'll see how it goes from here with crowding issues. If it turns out being way too small, we'll adjust.
I wanted the coop to be to code (size) because the city may tour my setup as an example for discussion... I didnt' want to take advantage of the laws, and wanted to set a good example for those who may follow me.
Cleveland had only 15 applications for chickens last year... not sure this year's qty?? It's still in a "watch and see" pattern with the city right now. They passed the laws to allow us to have them but they're keeping a close eye on the situation.
Looking back now I could have built the coop 4x8x4H and the run totally under it to maximize on my allowed size 32 sq. ft max footprint?? Maybe that will be the addition for later? The nice thing about being human is our ability to adjust to change...
This is 4x4x5 and has an attached 4x8 enclosed run and 22x11 open gated run which they will have access to daily.
Total invested, about $350. (plywood walls, OSB roof with shingles, 2x4's for framing, and 2x's furring strips for trim.
Recycled windows from trash, old paint from basement, roofing from craisglist for $10, left over insulation for roof.
I probably (DO) have too many birds (6) for its size but our city says this is about as large as I can go.... and 6 birds is max so that's what I did not knowing much at the time. I may have a couple free chickens down the road
I wanted the coop to be to code (size) because the city may tour my setup as an example for discussion... I didnt' want to take advantage of the laws, and wanted to set a good example for those who may follow me.
Cleveland had only 15 applications for chickens last year... not sure this year's qty?? It's still in a "watch and see" pattern with the city right now. They passed the laws to allow us to have them but they're keeping a close eye on the situation.
Looking back now I could have built the coop 4x8x4H and the run totally under it to maximize on my allowed size 32 sq. ft max footprint?? Maybe that will be the addition for later? The nice thing about being human is our ability to adjust to change...
This is 4x4x5 and has an attached 4x8 enclosed run and 22x11 open gated run which they will have access to daily.