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This is a VERY long, PICTURE HEAVY coop build article. Brew a pot of coffee, get comfy and enjoy (I hope!)
Less than one year into my life with chickens I became one of those people.This is a VERY long, PICTURE HEAVY coop build article. Brew a pot of coffee, get comfy and enjoy (I hope!)
You know who I'm talking about. The people who swear up one wall and down another that they will never have more than 10 chickens. Ever. And just a few short months later they are stricken with a severe case of Chicken Addiction, a malady with no known cure. This is then compounded by a secondary infection of Chicken Mathitis Extremus. Oh my.
Yep. That's me. So what's a girl to do when her chicken accommodations can only comfortably house 11 birds? Why she commandeers the 8' x 16' cosmetically challenged shed stuffed to the rafters with a bunch of junk, that's what!
This lovely, albeit quite stinky, structure is destined for greater things.
This side faces the road (north) - that is some sexy paint job, no?!
This side faces our backyard (west).
This is the rear of the building (south facing but shaded by the woods approximately 18' away).
And the east facing side.
What a diamond in the rough!
A little work to clean this out.
No problem with all these little elves to help.
Now, what do I need to convert this shed into my new coop?
- Next page: PLANNING
. I eat a Paleo diet which led me to wanting chickens for fresh, healthy eggs. After acquiring my flock, I quickly realized that they play a huge roll in stress management.
Very cool coop!
