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Chicken Coop Tour – Check Out Our New Chicken Coop

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Are you ready to see our chicken coop tour? I can’t tell you how excited I was when it showed up Friday! We couldn’t wait to get started. I knew I would have to wait for my husband’s help, because this is not a one person job. Rather, a two or more person’s job.

As a result of us getting chickens unexpectedly, we had to build a makeshift coop (here’s a video of it). We actually had a raccoon in the chicken coop one night! Probably, because it was not very predator proof! Consequently, it was only a temporary deal. We knew it would probably not hold up very long.Chicken-coop-tour. Tour of the Rhode Island Homestead Chicken Coop, from the #ad The Chicken Coop Company. Homesteading, chickens, chicken lady. | Homestead Wishing, Author, Kristi Wheeler | http://homesteadwishing.com/chicken-coop-tour/ |

 

We put our chicken coop together (see it on Amazon) on Saturday. It was pretty simple to do. There are a lot of parts but, the directions were fairly easy to follow. The chickens seem to love their new coop so far.  They are free range birds for the most part, but they will be imprisoned, if you will, within the confines of the coop and run for at least a week. This will teach them that they have a new place to sleep. They will no longer be sleeping in the makeshift coop! We will be tearing that mess down immediately! YAY!

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First, you start by building the coop. This is pretty easy because there are dowels that help line up these parts.

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Now, can you see my husband down there? He is screwing in the bottom pieces.

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The next step is is placing the ladder and the chicken door opener. See the metal bar on the door? It allows me to open the coop door without having to walk into the chicken run, which we will attach in later pictures.

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In this step, we added the poop deck (slide in tray) and the roosting bars. What are those huge holes in the sides? See the next picture…20161015_164009

Those holes are where the nesting boxes go. There are 6 individual nesting areas for the 10-15 birds you may keep inside! This picture shows one of the nesting boxes with 3 individual nesting areas. On the other side is another one!

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The nesting boxes are attached at this stage.

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And… the roof goes on!

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The lids for the nesting boxes are installed.

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The supervisor approves of the work so far…

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Here we are getting the chicken run together.

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A closer picture of the chicken run. We are about to attach it to the chicken coop.20161015_173055

The chickens are over there pecking on the wood. They are so nosey!

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It is just about done! Finally…

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After having this coop for several years now, I’ve come to the conclusion that we obviously should have painted it. We were in such a need for a better coop, we didn’t get around to painting it. It is falling apart now. Literally! The wood started rotting after it rained everyday for a couple of weeks. Mold started taking over the inside. This wood is very thin, not super sturdy as is most coops you buy. We have built a new coop, and are working on a second coop. I plan to write a new post for both of those soon to share with all of you. We expect the lifespan of the homemade coops to wayyy outlast this one!

It looks pretty good right? This photo tour is done now. I also hope that you will enjoy my video tour of the chicken coop, because it is my best one yet! Here is the video…

I made a video tour of the chicken coop I’m getting better at making these videos! This is the best video I think I have made so far! Let me know what you think of my new coop in the comments!

A week or maybe more has gone by since getting the chicken coop. We acclimated the chickens to their new home, because if you don’t do this, they will go back to their old coop. So, when I let them out I thought they would probably, run for freedom. Rather, the opposite happened. One of them ran out, and then ran back in. It seems like, they were skittish all over again. Unsure of their environment. They probably just needed a little while to come around to the idea of being free!

Now, it seems like they are very happy in their new home. Since they have had time to get used to their new home and free ranging again, they are more happy than ever! I am most of all happy of the fact that the chicken coop came together just before the cold weather appeared. The makeshift coop, was made out of fencing with large holes, as a result it probably would have been very drafty. Therefore, it wouldn’t have kept them very warm during these cold night we are having.

Let Me Know What You Think

I would love to know what you think, Please leave me a comment or a question below… Thank you for visiting. 🙂

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  2. Um…how cool is this? I would LOVE a chicken coop and a bunch of chickens of my own! Too bad it might be tricky to do with a Cleveland winter. Your coop looks so chic! haha… I am impressed!

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  3. This chicken coop is fantastic! We don’t have chickens any longer, but we did have 8 of them for a few years. We set up a place for them in our extra garage. I loved having them. I am sure your chickens will be happy in this home.

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    • Oh wow! We had them in a makeshift coop under the carport. We didn’t have a garage or I would have used that! I sure my husband would have loved that! Hahaha! They are super happy with their new home and so am I! Thank you for stopping by and sharing!

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    • Awe, thank you. That means so much. We are loving it too. I really enjoyed making the video and I think it came out pretty good even though I was filming with one hand and opening the hatches and doors with the other!

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  9. That is the Cadillac of chicken coups! My grandparents raised chickens over 30 years ago and did not have anything this fancy. Awesome job building it!

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  13. Wow what a great chicken coop. Very well designed and looks great in these pictures. My mum is looking at getting chickens, she loves the idea!

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  16. My siblings and I used to have chickens when we’re kids. Each of us had our own chicken and give them names LOL. Your tour brings back the memory. I watched the video, and I must say your new chicken coop is handy, and practical.

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  17. Your supervisor looks very content with all the hard work you guys did. I think it would be so much fun to have a chicken coop and to have fresh farm eggs. Yours coop turned out very well.

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    • Thank you Heather! I hope you get your coop finished soon! I like the color too. Although, I am thinking of painting it red and white to match the house. I thought that would be cute! I like that it is far off the ground and I think the girls like that too.

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