Backyard Chickens, DIY

Building the Coop (pt 3)

Our new coop may look huge, but it's not all chicken space! One of the things we wanted to include in our new coop was a storage area. We wanted a place we could keep their food, bedding, treats, etc... The storage area is about 28"x48". It was pretty easy to add a dividing wall.… Continue reading Building the Coop (pt 3)

Backyard Chickens, DIY

Building the Coop (pt 2)

Let's see, where did part one leave off? The walls! As I said in part one, we went a little overboard on the structure of these walls. But hey, I wanted to make sure no predators could get in unless they had an axe. In our coop design we had about a quarter of the… Continue reading Building the Coop (pt 2)

Backyard Chickens, DIY

Building the Coop (pt 1)

More chickens meant needing a bigger coop... and a second one. Our first coop would only house up to 5 chickens and now, since we got the chicks, we have 7. We needed a coop that would house all 7 chickens while keeping our first coop as a transition coop for new chicks and to… Continue reading Building the Coop (pt 1)