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    Post by spartman Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:02 am

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    Post by willowbilly3 Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:54 pm

    Lookin good. I built ours last year. 12x12. I built it a couple feet off the ground with treated 3/4" plywood floor, 2x12s on 16". I also built the door a full 4 feet wide. I figure in a couple years my sister will tire of the chickens and it will make a great storage shed that a 4 wheeler or snowmobile will fit through the door.
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    Post by spartman Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:02 pm

    This one is gonna be 16X8 4 foot of it is gonna be storage for the feed, bedding etc.

    Thinking about reusing a POS Larson storm door for the main entrance. Its a 36" door but opens to the left.

    Would make getting into the coop in the winter a little tough with it swinging that way.

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    Post by Admin Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:06 pm

    good work Progress on the coop Icon_cheers
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    Post by spartman Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:11 pm

    Thanks

    The front is built with 8 foot walls.

    Didnt think it was gonna be that stinking tall when I sketched it out on paper.
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    Post by willowbilly3 Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:59 pm

    Gotta be coon proof here. I have a 6 foot high dog run for a pen and they have skinneyed over that and ate chickens. Took out the ruffled banties all in one night.A storm door wouldn't keep them out.
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    Post by hardtailjohn Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:10 am

    Holy crap! That thing's bigger than my house! Progress on the coop Icon_cyclops
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    Post by spartman Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:08 am

    LOL!!

    Its actually only 4 feet longer than the original coop that was there, but I do admit that front wall is mighty impressive.
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    Post by AlleyCat Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:16 pm

    willowbilly3 wrote:Gotta be coon proof here. I have a 6 foot high dog run for a pen and they have skinneyed over that and ate chickens. Took out the ruffled banties all in one night.A storm door wouldn't keep them out.

    Coon proof around here involves steel grating, barbed wire, security cameras and big locks.

    Oops. Wrong kind of coon.

    Lookin good Spart. Nice job.
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    Post by willowbilly3 Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:05 pm

    AlleyCat wrote:
    willowbilly3 wrote:Gotta be coon proof here. I have a 6 foot high dog run for a pen and they have skinneyed over that and ate chickens. Took out the ruffled banties all in one night.A storm door wouldn't keep them out.

    Coon proof around here involves steel grating, barbed wire, security cameras and big locks.

    Oops. Wrong kind of coon.

    Lookin good Spart. Nice job.

    I wondered how long that would take, thought JD might beat you to it, lol.
    I always knew I was in the wrong part of town when the 7-11 had bars on the windows and one of those little slots you stick the money under.
    We still get to pump first, then pay.
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    Post by spartman Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:33 pm

    Love the joke AC
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    Post by Admin Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:40 pm

    yeah--i am slippin'

    but, on the subject of chicken predators, let's review

    coons
    skunks
    weasels
    chickenhawks


    jeez--looks like a list from the DC---was gonna say whitehouse--only it ain't that no more Progress on the coop 366584
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    Post by willowbilly3 Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:20 pm

    Admin wrote:yeah--i am slippin'

    but, on the subject of chicken predators, let's review

    coons
    skunks
    weasels
    chickenhawks
    And don't forget snakes, not much problem here but in Texas them dam rat snakes or coach whips would eat half grown chickens. Red tailed hawks too. Barn owls can do some damage but generally don't come in that close.


    jeez--looks like a list from the DC---was gonna say whitehouse--only it ain't that no more Progress on the coop 366584
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    Post by spartman Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:29 pm

    You forgot a few

    Dogs
    Rats
    Minks
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    Post by willowbilly3 Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:08 pm

    Dam dogs. Mu sister brought home some orphaned dingo bitch and she has killed a couple. I've got no use for them dam heelers.
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    Post by spartman Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:28 am

    Aint no good heeler but a dead heeler in my book.

    In my case Im thinking some German Shorthair pointers got into mine.

    Cant prove it though.
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    Post by Admin Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:07 am

    ya'll need one of those grand pyrenees dogs--they are supposed to be champion livestock protectors--there was one close by whitney,tx--that dog would stand flat footed and look over the cab of a pickup

    http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/breedinformation/working/grpyr.html


    i ain't got a whole lotta use for a heeler either
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    Post by AlleyCat Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:07 pm

    willowbilly3 wrote:

    I wondered how long that would take, thought JD might beat you to it, lol.
    I always knew I was in the wrong part of town when the 7-11 had bars on the windows and one of those little slots you stick the money under.
    We still get to pump first, then pay.

    There's a little country store with gas pumps not far from the Peterbilt dealer. Stays open 24hrs during the week. You can still pump first then pay. The owner works steady night shift. He carries a .44 mag on a hip holster and has a row of trophys from shooting competions above the cigarette rack. Swears he's never had a driveoff on his shift. Seems like a nice guy. The backhoe that is always parked next to the building makes me wonder though.
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    Post by willowbilly3 Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:11 pm

    I've lived in smaller cabins than that. Looks good
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    Post by hardtailjohn Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:37 am

    willowbilly3 wrote: I've lived in smaller cabins than that. Looks good

    I think I still do!!! Lookin' good, Spart!
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    Post by spartman Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:54 am

    Thanks guys.

    Got some work done on it last night that I didnt get pics of or really needed pics of.

    Nailed down the main supports to the RR ties with some angle ties. They aint much, but really all they gotta do is keep the coop on the ground.

    Also got another roof rafter up.

    Got a late start so I didnt get to much done.
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    Post by AlleyCat Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:35 pm

    Looking good Spart. Nice work. Heck if we lived a tad closer I'd be asking for help when I start on my garage this coming spring.
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    Post by spartman Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:52 am

    Really alley?

    Hell this is the first building Ive put up.

    Did a shitload of paper planning before I ever bought a board.

    Was gonna just do it the regular wall way but with the 2x4's 2 foot on center, but I thought Id give the post and beam style a try.

    I also used the old coop as a plan as to what has worked up here. I can tell ya it wasnt anything special.

    Hopefully it lasts more than a year. LOL
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