The Backyard Coop » Coop http://www.backyardcoop.com Chronicling our chickens Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:59:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Backyard Coop has a coop! http://www.backyardcoop.com/2010/05/the-backyard-coop-has-a-coop/ http://www.backyardcoop.com/2010/05/the-backyard-coop-has-a-coop/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 13:35:41 +0000 The Keeper http://www.backyardcoop.com/?p=105

Last Sunday, Carolina Coops delivered our coop. It’s custom-built, has a 4-foot by 8-foot run and a nice size henhouse. It has a nice size door on one side to be able to get into the run, and then the back of the henhouse has a door that swings open, as well as easy access [...]]]>

Last Sunday, Carolina Coops delivered our coop. It’s custom-built, has a 4-foot by 8-foot run and a nice size henhouse. It has a nice size door on one side to be able to get into the run, and then the back of the henhouse has a door that swings open, as well as easy access to the nest boxes.

It was great to finally get the chickens out of the house full time, they were starting to get a bit stinky. So far, they seem to enjoy the extra space, and have been going up into the henhouse at night. It appears that they don’t use the roost at night yet, though they did jump up there the other day when exploring in the daytime.

]]> http://www.backyardcoop.com/2010/05/the-backyard-coop-has-a-coop/feed/ 1 Getting a coop http://www.backyardcoop.com/2010/02/getting-a-coop/ http://www.backyardcoop.com/2010/02/getting-a-coop/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:30:18 +0000 The Keeper http://www.backyardcoop.com/?p=40 When I started doing research on chicken coops, I realized pretty quickly that this was not something I was going to build myself. I’m somewhat capable with tools, but constructing something like a chicken coop is beyond my skills and tools. There’s no doubt I could build it, but my concerns were that it would [...]]]> When I started doing research on chicken coops, I realized pretty quickly that this was not something I was going to build myself. I’m somewhat capable with tools, but constructing something like a chicken coop is beyond my skills and tools. There’s no doubt I could build it, but my concerns were that it would not look very good and it would fall apart after not too long. Also it might be somewhat dangerous to the chickens if they stepped on an exposed nail or chicken wire.

So I started looking into buying a coop. First, I looked online and saw the variety of coop styles available. But I had trouble finding something that fit my budget, looked the way I want, and would accommodate the 4 bantam chicks I was looking to get. I also looked on Craigslist for people re-selling local coops, but most of what I saw wouldn’t quite work either.

But when I was on Craigslist, I found Carolina Coops, a chicken coop manufacturer located in the Raleigh-Durham area. After talking to the owner and looking at some sample coops, I feel confident that he will be able to construct a chicken coop that is sturdy, functional and looks good. The owner seems very knowledgeable about chicken keeping, so I’ll be relying on him to guide me when selecting features and materials for my coop.

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