Jun 26
BruceBuilding a chicken coop, Chicken Coop build a chicken coop, Chicken Coop Plans, chickens in the backyard
The roof was on and now it was time to spend some time setting up the nesting area to keep the chickens warm and dry.
I had a site supervisor to help me out, so i handed over the chicken coop plans to him and asked him to do it while i was out but not much happened, i think he thinks the chicken coop is his new house
The site manager hard at work on the chicken coop if only he knew what was coming
I added the supports for the floor and then added some timber onto the floor .
I then added a back wall to the hicken coop’s nesting area and then realised i was running out of time and running out of materials
Here are some pictiures of wher the chicken coop is up to now
 The floor and wall going onto the chicken coop |
 Chicken coop wall and floor is going in |
 THe chicken coop plans are coming together |
When I have some more time I will get some more done and post it up here
Jun 19
BruceBuilding a chicken coop, Chicken Coop build a chicken coop, chickens in the backyard, Kids want chooks
As I mentioned earlier i managed to source a few sheets of colour bond roofing form the mother in laws house to add to the building a chicken coop materials supply. And it was time to follow the chicken coop plans and throw the roof sheets on.
There is a house getting build next door and they have just finished putting the roof on and they had a roll of roof insulation left over so i grabbed a few meters of it for the chicken coop as it can get hot in summer.
The roof went on with the help of my daughter passing me the screws so i in her words I could get the roof on the chicken coop so we can keep the chickens dry they are getting closer
I managed to score some spare time to get the roof on the chicken coop and here are the pictures of the chock pen so far
 The chicken coop roof going on with the insulation underneath |
 Close up of the roofing going on the chicken coop |
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Jun 13
BruceBuilding a chicken coop, Chicken Coop build a chicken coop, Chicken Coop Plans, chickens in the backyard, Kids want chooks
I have the frame of the chicken coop done and the best part is it fits into the area i had planned so my maths was fight on.
The fun part now is attaching all the wire, because bigger is better and i have over sized my chicken coop it was time to wire it which was the part i had given the least thought to !!
I used small square wire to protect the chickens in the chicken house.
I started addign the wire and soon realiesed it was goign to take me a bit longer than i had planned ! but i persisited and got mos to fit done in the time i had
Here a re a few pics of the chicken coop in its current state
 chicken coop wired on a few sides and the bottom |
 Chicken coop standing on its end while i wire the botom to keep the dog out |
The chickens house is getting there slowly but once again not quick enough for the kids, can we get the chickens now dad its almost ready ?
ps happy birthday queen thansk for the day of !! a public holiday for a birthday goto love it
Jun 12
BruceBuilding a chicken coop, Chicken Coop, Chickens build a chicken coop, Chicken Coop Plans, chickens in the backyard, Kids want chooks
The queens birthday long weekend gives me a great chance to start this DIY project to build the chicken coop.
The chicken coop plans are all done its now time to start to put it all together.
I lay out all the materials i have and get the circular saw and all the other tools i need out.
My Son decides he wants to help so i give him a few small tasks to do while i cut the lengths i need, while im doing that he asks, when can we get the chickens can we get them today ! I explain that we cant get the chickens today as we have to use the plans that we have to build the chicken hutch before we can buy the chickens, where will they sleep i ask him? He offered his room but i convinced him that wouldn’t be a good idea
The timber lengths were cut and I start to do a heap of mitre cuts so we can join the chicken coop floor and walls together. I give my 7 year old a hammer and a chisel and show him how to clean out the cuts, he does it with ease this is going to be good
Between the two of us we manage to follow the chicken coop plans and get to the stage we need to put it all together so i pull out some screw and some trusty liquid nails for extra support and we are ready to go
After about an hour we get it all glued and screwed and decide that is enough for the day, then the kids stand back looka t it and say can we buy the chickens yet ? Ahh the kids are still chicken crazy
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Jun 01
BruceBuilding a chicken coop, Chicken Coop build a chicken coop, Chicken Coop Plans
I have spent the last few nights reading over the chicken coop plans that i got. With those in hand i have made a few adjustments to make it fit the areas that i have and we are ready to go.
In a week or so there is a long weekend and we have planned nothing, i think this will be the start of the great chicken coop building project
I have my chicken coop materials, my how to build a chicken coop plans, my ideas and now i finally have some time bring on the chickens 
May 06
BruceMisc Rabbit
The rabbit need a home and quickly so the materials i had gathered to build the chicken coop got raided
I had to use some of the timber and some of the wire, oh and the hinges i had planned to use for the door
I spent a few hours building the hutch and it seems to have worked out well, the wife is happy the kids are over the moon and the dog, well I’m not sure what is going through his head but most of all the Rabbit is loving running and jumping around and teasing the dog
here is the finished product one very happy rabbit
The Dog lookigna fter the rabbit in its new home
May 03
BruceMisc Rabbit
As mentioned the new addition (the rabbit) needs a home and has taken priority over the chicken coop !!
I headed to ebay for the rabbit hutch to save me time and effort and so we could get the rabbit into his home as soon as possible
There is many types of hutches on ebay for rabbits and other various furry creatures
I wrote down the dimensions and then tried to work out where it should go, but the decision was made it should go near where the kids play!!
And you guessed it none of the ebays hutches will fit into the area so here we go again time to build a rabbit hutch
May 02
BruceMisc Rabbit
The wife and kids normally have an impact on what gets done around the house, but this week more than normal.
The family was off to pick up a family member friend from the airport and as expected the flight was delayed significantly. so instead of paying the large parking fees we decided to go to the local shopping center instead , in hindsight we should have stayed at the airport.
On entering the kids found a pet store and as always we went in to take a look at the fish, puppies and all the other cute cuddly furry critters
But this time there was a difference the rabbits attracted the kids attention and my wifes, one in particular and i thought Oh no what is going to happen here
So with some quick thinking i diverted the attention of the family from the rabbit to food court for some donughts !! but not good enough, we now have a cute pet rabbit that needs a home built.
Luckily we have owned a rabbit before we had the kids so there isn’t as much research needed to get a hutch
So out with the chicken coop plans and in with the rather urgent need to buld a rabbit hutch and fast.
We set up a temporary home in the laundry while i get into action
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Apr 30
BruceBuilding a chicken coop, Chicken Coop build a chicken coop
Some of my mates have all laughed at my dilemma of having to build a chicken house/ coop, a few of them have realised it isn’t such a bad idea and are coming around to the idea of lots of eggs to eat. one guy even started recalling all the food receipes he could think of the eat. I came home from work day the other to find a bunch of timber in the front yard !! What the .. i thought builders dumping stuff on my lawn when there is a building site next door with a skip, i then realised my mate had dropped off the timber for me to use to house the chickens, i think the comment was you owe me some eggs, the chicken revolution is here !!!
Apr 21
BruceBuilding a chicken coop, Chicken Coop buying a chicken coop / house, chickens in the backyard, Kids want chooks
Over the last week i have decided to looka t a few mates who have chciken coops set up so see how they house their chickens.
First stop was a few days ago i went to see a friend who lives on 5 acres, driving int he drive way there was chickens walking everywhere, for theirs they have built a lean to ont he side of their shed it is huge, actually huge is an understatement, it houses 20+ isa browns and a few bantams but it is a bit big for my liking, a great setup but just that bit to big. it was a basic set up colour bond roof with a few nesting boxes bolted on the back of it.
Yesterday i went to a mates house to see his his chook house set up, the kids were running around not realising the had chickens until one jumped down off the picket fence and scarred the kids. they are now back on the we want chicken campaign so i really have to get my act into gear now
They have a metal shed type at oen end of the yard but they also had one of the new ebay ones at the other end, it was their newest editon to the back yard. I looked it over to see how the ebay one stands up, it was ok but the biggest issue was the size it was pretty small and thats what the ebay sellers recommend for 4 chooks, i would have only put 1 chicken in there or maybe 2 bantams it was pretty small.
So now that i have worked out the ebay ones arent going to suit its back to researching the best way to house the chickens so i can build a chicken coop
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