My First Time Using A Miter Saw - I Built A Moveable Chicken Coop

I built  my chicks little mobile house by myself! Two people can easily move the cage around the property, it was pretty heavy though. Next time I build a mobile coop I will use lighter materials. All the directions I had were a picture I found on the net from Ana's site. You can find the diagram, material needed, and measurements included with my photos. 

I spent $100.00 on material and used the coop for the summer before we moved. I sold the coop for $50.00 as no one in our neighborhood wanted to buy a chicken coop. Most people here in the suburbs of Tulsa when I first arrived last year thought I was crazy growing a garden and owning a few chickens. Now I walk around the neighborhood and I can hear hens going off after laying eggs. That is so awesome!

The coop can fit six hens with 2 laying boxes. I have ten hens, when we decided to move, I decided to keep the four hens I was going to give away. We found a nice house with a large outbuilding that turned into a very nice chicken coop.

I never built the laying boxes in this little mobile coop because our pullets hadn't started laying until after our move. 

I had a blast doing something I never imagined myself doing. When I get a chance and more room I wouldn't mind building a bigger coop someday. 

My 10 hens are now grown and give us anywhere from 5 to 10 eggs a day through the summer and a least two eggs a day through the fall. I can't believe some of my hens are still laying, the Barred Rocks and Black Sex Links are still laying a couple eggs a week. 

The chicken poop is used in my garden and my hens gladly weed and patrol for bugs, they are also great company. I have one hen, we call Ragamuffin, who loves to sit on my lap and stick her head under my armpit. I guess that is the way chickens cuddle or maybe she is just a weird chicken. 

I used plans I found on the net for free.

Went and picked up some lumber at our local Lowe's home improvement store.

Figured out how to use a Miter Saw for the first time and struggled with angels, I mean angles. I chased all the angels away with all my cursing. 

Figured out how much chicken wire I needed after I got the walls framed. 

Put the frame pieces together, I had no problem using nails and hammer, I grew up on a farm so no big deal using those tools. 

Cut the plywood with a  skill saw, I think that's what you call this thing. Circular saws are really easy to use but they sure are loud!

The hardest part was getting all my angels, I mean angles to line up. I didn't get everything perfect but it all came together pretty easy.

I wanted the doors to open from the base so I wouldn't smash any chicks if they accidentally slammed shut. The instructions wanted the opposite, attached at the roof. 

Figuring out the door was interesting, but fun. I had to kind of jimmy everything together, but it worked.

The Grandkids liked the chicken coop as much as our chicks. 

                                              

                                                A gratuitous cute chick pic....

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