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Post by mollyanna58 on May 29, 2014 14:09:44 GMT -5
Absolutely! Be sure to post pictures of your progress. BTW, I love the color of the Egg Plant.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 29, 2014 14:15:56 GMT -5
Can you run a camera while you build? With a paypal button for contributions?
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Post by Blonde Granny on May 29, 2014 14:18:55 GMT -5
I thought it was going to be shaped like an egg...or maybe even a purple egg plant......silly me.
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Post by mollyanna58 on May 29, 2014 14:22:41 GMT -5
It's lovely, and would look nice in any backyard. While scrolling through the pictures, I misread "automatic pop door" as "automatic poop door", which would actually be a nifty idea.
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Post by tloonya on May 29, 2014 14:24:36 GMT -5
Buy the shed at home Depot and be done with it.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:27:28 GMT -5
Can you run a camera while you build? With a paypal button for contributions? For the ER bills? LOL
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:33:32 GMT -5
Buy the shed at home Depot and be done with it. What? And have her chickens live in an ordinary shed? Why, then they wouldn't lay happy, stress-free eggs! Here you go, MPL. Only $1,499.95 plus $150 delivery fee. Just yesterday we met with a realtor who told us that people with lots of $$ were buying "agrarian equipment" from Williams-Sonoma. She was right.
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Post by tloonya on May 29, 2014 14:36:59 GMT -5
What? And have her chickens live in an ordinary shed? Why, then they wouldn't lay happy, stress-free eggs!
Trust me, chickens are pooping happily in any hut...so the cheaper the hut - the more MPL will gain from it. And no medical bills. Delivered and installed. For $300.
Yours is gorgeous but seem like only 3 chicken fit in for $1500!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:46:18 GMT -5
What? And have her chickens live in an ordinary shed? Why, then they wouldn't lay happy, stress-free eggs!
Trust me, chickens are pooping happily in any hut...so the cheaper the hut - the more MPL will gain from it. And no medical bills. Delivered and installed. For $300. Yours is gorgeous but seem like only 3 chicken fit in for $1500! Steel shed...too hot in summer, too cold in the winter. It would need better ventilation and insulated walls. My chickens will be comfy.
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Post by alabamagal on May 29, 2014 14:54:11 GMT -5
I already have a 10' x 20' dog pen that we do not used since we fenced the whole yard. I could put mine in there.
I wonder how much materials are since I already have fence. May send DS19 (home from college and currently unemployed) to build one. Sounds lilke a good summer project.
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Post by tloonya on May 29, 2014 14:55:30 GMT -5
What? And have her chickens live in an ordinary shed? Why, then they wouldn't lay happy, stress-free eggs!
Trust me, chickens are pooping happily in any hut...so the cheaper the hut - the more MPL will gain from it. And no medical bills. Delivered and installed. For $300. Yours is gorgeous but seem like only 3 chicken fit in for $1500! Steel shed...too hot in summer, too cold in the winter. It would need better ventilation and insulated walls. My chickens will be comfy. Remove one wall - replace with net...voila!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 29, 2014 14:56:26 GMT -5
Can you run a camera while you build? With a paypal button for contributions? For the ER bills? LOL
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:57:04 GMT -5
Steel shed...too hot in summer, too cold in the winter. It would need better ventilation and insulated walls. My chickens will be comfy. Remove one wall - replace with net...voila! What about )the 6 months of the year it's sub zero? And I need to keep coyotes and other animals out too.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:59:32 GMT -5
Buy the shed at home Depot and be done with it. What? And have her chickens live in an ordinary shed? Why, then they wouldn't lay happy, stress-free eggs! Here you go, MPL. Only $1,499.95 plus $150 delivery fee. Just yesterday we met with a realtor who told us that people with lots of $$ were buying "agrarian equipment" from Williams-Sonoma. She was right. Cute! But holy cow on the price!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 29, 2014 15:02:06 GMT -5
It's too small. Your chickens won't be able to see the grass in that one, they'd be all smooshed together!
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Post by tloonya on May 29, 2014 15:04:38 GMT -5
Remove one wall - replace with net...voila! What about )the 6 months of the year it's sub zero? And I need to keep coyotes and other animals out too. And what about that 'pretty thing' you want to build? and below zero and coyoties?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 15:42:34 GMT -5
What about )the 6 months of the year it's sub zero? And I need to keep coyotes and other animals out too. And what about that 'pretty thing' you want to build? and below zero and coyoties? It's insulated 2x4 walls, and should keep anything out. The run and fencing is even underground so they won't dig in. There's a light, so they must have wired it. If you really want to you could put a heat lamp in that lights spot, but not really necessary if it's all insulated. I should just figure out something to do inside my horse barn. I have lots of room in there.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 15:43:47 GMT -5
It's too small. Your chickens won't be able to see the grass in that one, they'd be all smooshed together! Yeah, that's definitely a 3 hen max pen. Even then I'd want to let them roam free a lot because I'd feel sorry for them in there.
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Post by hoops902 on May 29, 2014 16:32:27 GMT -5
$1500? I'm in the wrong line of business. I could build that thing in less than half a day purely with scrap laying around my shop...or for about $100 if I went and bought materials.
It looks cool and all, but it looks cool in the way that any little shop class project can look cool.
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Post by Cookies Galore on May 29, 2014 16:37:35 GMT -5
The Egg Plant is adorable!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 16:43:16 GMT -5
$1500? I'm in the wrong line of business. I could build that thing in less than half a day purely with scrap laying around my shop...or for about $100 if I went and bought materials. It looks cool and all, but it looks cool in the way that any little shop class project can look cool. hoops, my pal...my favorite poster....where ya' live? I can pick up.
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Post by tskeeter on May 29, 2014 17:22:03 GMT -5
My only comment is that the roof framing would be a little complicated for most DIYer's. A simple gable end roof would be perfectly functional. After all, it's a chicken coop. Not an architectural masterpiece. If you insist on architecural masterpiece, how about going for a more victorian look and covering the gable ends with sculptured cedar shingles. You know, with rounded bottom edges, instead of squared off. So it looks like fish scales. Or pointed bottom edges, so it makes a diamond pattern when installed on the wall. Or one row of shingles with the bottom cut into a convex rounded exposure, and the next row cut into a concave rounded exposure, so it becomes a series of circles on the wall. The only additional tool you'll need in a hand held jigsaw (or saber saw in MN parlance). Now, as you look at this chicken coop, you should be aware that the quality of construction indicates that this DH builds like he has 30 years of experience as a finish carpenter and cabinet maker (did you notice the mitered cuts and beautiful fit where the panels of the roof deck meet?) . SWMBO should consider herself very lucky that her DH is capable of pretty as well as functional, on top of the incredibly high quality. This chicken coop looks to be better built than any of our homes.
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Post by mmhmm on May 29, 2014 18:14:50 GMT -5
Love the Egg Plant, but understand it would be too small for your herd o' birds. The barn one looks more apt for your needs. It's just not near as cute!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 22:30:38 GMT -5
It's a mess, but this is what I have to work with. Inside of a stall.
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Post by msventoux on May 29, 2014 22:49:24 GMT -5
The $1,500 is adorable, but not at that price! Amazon has a number of small chicken coops. For $1,500 you could have several different styles of coops.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 22:55:57 GMT -5
You have a very nice barn MPL. I think it would be a terrific coop conversion!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 22:57:33 GMT -5
The $1,500 is adorable, but not at that price! Amazon has a number of small chicken coops. For $1,500 you could have several different styles of coops. Yeah, I know. Our farm supply store sells 3-4 hen coops for $200-$300. I could have a village for $1500. This one was on sale back in March for $219. Should have just bought it. Normal price is $299.
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