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Post by flyingham on May 9, 2011 21:21:01 GMT -5
Yes, I know, it's a sickness. But the chickens might as well hang out in style. Mothers day came, and I have chickens promised to my lovely wife. Chickens are all she has been talking about lately, so we made a trip to check out some yard birds on Saturday. We needed a place to keep them, and I have been studying chicken tractors on the 'net. When this is finished, it will have 1"X2" wire around the bottom, the top will be a cozy Airflyte influenced coop. It will have one "door" to the left for a feeder, one to the right for a nesting box, and one in the middle for access to the inside. It will have a roost inside, and a ramp for the birds to be able to get up into the luxury lounge area. Stay tuned for more... Attachments:
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Post by Gone Kayaking on May 9, 2011 21:34:18 GMT -5
I'm gonna want the plans for that! Chickens are my fall project after we get home from our trip.
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Post by cdraz on May 10, 2011 7:21:29 GMT -5
That is going to be incredible! We originally bought the Kenskill for $100 to turn into a chicken coop.....the chickens are gone, thanks to a fox and the kenskill is just too cool to do that to.
Good Luck with this!
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Post by distant75 on May 10, 2011 10:49:26 GMT -5
The biggest baddest chicken you get please name it Dennis, lol.
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Post by safetybruce on May 10, 2011 11:02:09 GMT -5
It is a sickness, vintage trailers and chickens...as soon as we get to the farm, my wife has given me an edict...she gets her chickens before I get my next trailer...I better get up the morning after we move in and get her some chickens just to be on the safe side...who knows what I might turn up in trailers the afternoon after we move in. Keep track of your costs for building it...when you paint it and put some wings on it and post the pics...the orders are going to come...ah, um...flying in.
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Post by flyingham on May 10, 2011 12:58:24 GMT -5
Dennis, your on! ;D The rooster will be "Dennis".
I'm using exterior grade ply, but I am concerned about the "roof". Can you physically apply enough exterior paint to make the 1/4" ply survive? I could bend up some aluminum, but I'm trying to keep costs down. (although, aluminum is cheap)
The "roof" will overhang the sides by about 1 1/2 inches, like an eave. The width of the box is 3'9", the roof is right at 4'. Length is 7'6", the base it sits on is 4x8. It will have 10" wheels to push it around.
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Post by Gone Kayaking on May 10, 2011 13:04:08 GMT -5
You are going to want to get into the coop from the top anyway to get the eggs etc..... I'd used galvanized roofing tin on a hinge.
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Post by flyingham on May 14, 2011 16:03:00 GMT -5
It all started with this silly sketch.. Attachments:
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Post by flyingham on May 14, 2011 16:05:29 GMT -5
Got the feed door, access door, and hen doors cut in. Also managed to bend some plywood and add wire to the floor area.. Attachments:
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Post by flyingham on May 14, 2011 16:27:40 GMT -5
sorta looks like a cozy coop! Attachments:
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Post by flyingham on May 14, 2011 16:29:17 GMT -5
From a distance, its starting to look like something, with some paint and some wings, it should make some chickens pretty happy Attachments:
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Post by Redwings on May 14, 2011 21:13:11 GMT -5
Oh my! It is looking cute. I'm wishing I was a chicken.
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Post by flyingham on May 14, 2011 21:58:58 GMT -5
The funny thing is, its about 1/2 scale. Its almost 8' long, and it is 4' tall. Its built about as crappy as a real Shasta. If it had a metal frame under it, you could tow it. hmmm.
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Post by Redwings on May 15, 2011 1:19:03 GMT -5
if you tow it, would that make it a Chicken Coupe?
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Post by mary1960 on May 15, 2011 17:26:03 GMT -5
*lol* That's too funny and cute.
Diane ... your chicken coupe comment made me snort!
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Post by katoshicksu on May 15, 2011 18:01:05 GMT -5
HA! I love it! My Mom is thinking about getting some chickens. I will be showing her this project. She'll get a kick out of it
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Post by flyingham on May 15, 2011 19:31:47 GMT -5
Its getting dark on me, but here is a photo of where I'm at. Needs paint and 4 10" wheels installed. Needs a ramp for the birds to make it into the coop. And I will have to make another row of nesting boxes on the "streetside" of the camper. I think we will start with less than six hens and see how it goes. Sorry Dennis, when a rooster comes along, he will be named Dennis! Attachments:
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Post by flyingham on May 15, 2011 19:32:44 GMT -5
One more as the sun sets on my Sunday! Attachments:
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Post by distant75 on May 16, 2011 20:12:02 GMT -5
Sorry Dennis, when a rooster comes along, he will be named Dennis! Im so going to rule that roost!  |
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Post by pxlchk1 on May 16, 2011 21:21:47 GMT -5
BUAHAHAAHA! I love this! I wish I had thought to make a Shasta coop before I got ours. Hilarious. I love the creativity. You can't keep chickens if you don't have a sense of humor. They're fabulous. Here's a link to my girls: www.kitschykitten.com/category/backyard-chickens/What breeds are you thinking of? -Alana |
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Post by LittleVintageTrailer on May 16, 2011 22:40:23 GMT -5
This is so creative! It's looking good and the chickens are sure to love it! I'd love to get chickens someday!
What do you all that have them do as far as if you go away for a weekend or more camping? Do you have someone come in and feed/water them? Are they easy to keep as far as cleaning their coop, etc.,? I've heard they each have their own personalities and are quite interesting. I'd like some hens named Ethel, Lucy and Thelma and Louise (:
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Post by flyingham on May 17, 2011 7:23:42 GMT -5
As far as watering them, a local guy turned me onto chicken nipples. YEP. ;D So I bought some nipples on Ebay and installed them in an icing bucket I got from the grocery store. It will keep the bugs out, and the chickens out . The water will stay clean, and off the ground. As far as names, I was thinking, Kel, Mary, and Alana would be a great start! HAAA  |
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Post by cdraz on May 17, 2011 7:38:05 GMT -5
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!
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Post by LittleVintageTrailer on May 17, 2011 7:58:01 GMT -5
LOL! Funny about the nipples and the names!
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Post by blueskidoo on May 17, 2011 10:26:12 GMT -5
My friend has chickens and her rooster's name is Dinner. Lol.
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Post by flyingham on May 17, 2011 13:40:24 GMT -5
I think one will have to be named lo. for loflyte, since chickens stay close to the ground.
Alana, we are thinking of the Buff Orpingtons. They act like cats in that they actually will want to hang around you instead of running from you.
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Post by Redwings on May 17, 2011 15:06:07 GMT -5
The rooster is called Dinner and the hens are called: Fritatta, Benedict, Quiche, and Custard!
What fun to have your own chickens.
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Post by flyingham on May 30, 2011 16:56:08 GMT -5
Spent some time suffering from allergies this weekend, and worked on the "Ham-N-Eggs" project. Get it? Good ;D More paint, this detailing is just as consuming as the real thing. Are the chickens going to even care? I used Behr high solids stain/sealer all over it, and then, working from the bottom up, painted the blue (it was a quart I bought from Sherwin-Williams), then the Z-stripe (it is Rustoleum color - Aluminum) Attachments:
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Post by flyingham on May 30, 2011 17:03:20 GMT -5
and another Attachments:
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Post by flyingham on May 30, 2011 17:03:50 GMT -5
Add some "tail lights" Attachments:
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