How to build a chicken coop, part 1 august 9, 2017 chandra comments 0 comment early this year, we decided that we would get our first chicks in mid-april, after a couple family trips we had planned would be over.. You may not believe it if i told you but a chicken coop is by far the most requested build i get from my audience through email or the comments section of youtube and instagram.. **this is part 2 of a 4 part series. click here to read part 1** remember, rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was our chicken coop…it took 2 days. that’s right! it only took us 2 days to get our coop into a functional state. it may not be pretty on the outside (yet) but the chickens are all moved in..
In part 1 of the series, i went over the instructions for building the base and walls of your chicken coop. you can find that post here. in this post i will cover framing the nest box, putting on doors and windows, and probably the hardest part of building any structure: the roof.. Building a chicken coop, part 1: design and foundation february 4, 2018 by fiveacresinthevalley , posted in backyard chickens , chicken coop , chickens , do it yourself , storage shed my husband, tony, and i first became interested in getting backyard chickens in 2011.. Part two of the chicken coop! this has been a really fun project and i am super happy to be wrapping it up. this week i’m walking you through how i built the trusses, how all of the panel material comes together and how the roofing material goes on..
