We finally got it! Yesterday my handyman Martin brought over the coop he’d been working on for the last week. Aside from the basic design that we discussed, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But WOW, he did a great job!
The whole contraption is 12 feet long by 4 feet wide by 3 feet high. The whole run is enclosed with chicken wire, and there is a roof on part of the run. It’s surprisingly light considering how strong and durable it is. Martin and I could move it relatively easy by ourselves.
There is a door on the end facing the house so the chickens can come in and out easily. Once they are a little bigger we plan to let them roam the yard during the day. Then we’ll corral them back into the coop for the night.
There is also a lid on top that pops open so we have easy access to the run. Martin put a kickstand on it so we can prop it up.
The actual coop and roosting boxes are at the end of the run away from the house. It is a free-standing coop so it can easily be removed for cleaning, maintenance, etc. There are 4 roosting boxes along with a nice roosting pole.
Martin also put a lid on the run and the coop so we have easy access to the roosting boxes. It’ll make collecting the eggs quite easy.
The only thing left to do is put some straw in the roosting boxes. Also, since the floor of the run is chicken wire, we may need to put down some straw in there if the chickens find the wire uncomfortable. I can’t wait to take them out there tonight so they can check out their new digs!
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