Sunday, June 24, 2012

Chicken Coop little by little

 At first it was just a swing set that wasn't used too much! We used the slide and the swings!! But not the bottom, so I had a great idea for my Dad to convert the bottom into a chicken coop! At first he wasn't to happy with the idea, but when he saw how crowded the chickens were, and since I am his ONLY daughter :) He changed his mind!
Mom and I decided that the chickens needed windows and a door, so we went online and found some small windows that were really cheap! (20 bucks each) that opened from left to right. Here is the framing process Dad went through trying to get all the angles all correct.
 The next stage after insulating the bottom, sides, and the roof, was to fill in the top, shingle the roof and start priming for the bright red paint! We used the leftover wood taken from the bottom of the swing set and the floor to fill in the planks above!
 Here is a picture of it almost done!! (He still needs to add the trim work to the top, as well as the chicken weather vane that we got!) He added the small fence to keep them from running all over the yard and eating my mothers plants! the door on the front under the slide now has a black handle where I can reach in and get the eggs without having to go inside the coop!
Me in front of the coop! Dad also added a 4th swing so we all can swing! I have the best DAD ever! It took him a LONG time to finish this, he worked a few hours every Saturday for a month! It looks cute like we wanted it too, and my chickens love their new home!!

3 comments:

  1. Madi, I am so proud you wanted to do this! Remember to stay safe!! We love you very much!! MOM

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  2. Madison.. You have the best chicken coop EVER!! Your blog is soo cute! Proud of you!!:) love ya..Aunt Carrie:)

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  3. i LOVE this idea for a coop retrofit! funny, we have a similar structure right next to our coop! (why didn't i think of that??) =) awesome job, madison... to you and your family!

    we're into our coop as well: http://davenaves.com/blog/interests-projects/chickens/arduino-chicken-coop/

    as the "chicken nerd" of our family, i've been doing my best to combine technology into chicken coop construction. (to keep the chickens safe and spoiled) =) would love to know what you think.

    cheers,
    //dave naves

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