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Chicken coop with run--3' x 6'-- portable tractor style
This is a brand new wheelbarrow or tractor style chicken coop. It features a rounded roof design as well a specially designed frame and axle center point
combination that allows the main lower frame rails to sit directly on the ground when the coop is in the grass. Everything else is typical of a 3x6 sized chicken
coop that doesn't have an external nesting box. A couple of nesting boxes and perches, a couple side walls to offer some shelter from the wind and rain, and
an access door in the run area. I would also like to build some custom design stuff. Check out my photobucket albums at the link below. I build anything from
dog houses to custom framing and decks. I've built tons of sheds for craigslist people in the past year, and have complete start-to-finish photo sets of sheds,
http://s642.photobucket.com/home/Homeprojects4u_Photo_Albums/allalbums
Here are the specs on this coop:
The frame measures 36" wide, 5' 7" long, and about 43" in height.
It's made with pressure treated 2x6 runners at the bottom. It has a different frame configuration that every other coop I've seen. With my unique frame that's clipped
beyond the axle, I can mount the wheels higher and eliminate the big 2" gap under that end ( which also requires the other end to be raised with blocks in order
for the coop to sit level), all while keeping the axle and most of the wheel inside the length of the frame. This frame design also eliminates the end of the frame
from cantilevering way down and digging into the ground, which tries to rip the trim and the plywood off the end of the coop when it's being moved. I like it better
than extending the axle past the end of the coop wall too; that kinda made it look like it was a dragster or something to me. I've built them both of those ways
already and this is the improved frame design I came up with to resolve the flaws that both of the other systems have.
It has pressure treated 2x4 framing everywhere else.
It has 3/8" Smart Panel Siding that has the 50 year warranty, which is what I use on all the sheds I've been building since the recession started.
It has the heavy gauge 1/2" hardware cloth wire for the netting.
It has a solid 5/8" round bar for the axle. I tried bolts and they don't really work well. They allow the wheels to lean and rub on the trim.
This particular coop has 8" pneumatic tires, but I may be using 10" tires instead if I find a reason to other than being able to roll it over a rock easier.
I don't think it will matter much because tire will always be mounted so it sits just below the bottom of the frame, barely keeping the frame from
touching the ground when it's sitting on concrete. When the coop is sitting on the lawn, the coop pretty much touches the ground because the tires
sink into the ground a little bit. All this means baby chicks won't be able to get out underneath the frame, and predators have a lot less chance of
getting in underneath the frame.
It has 3 perches for roosting.
It has galvanized corrugated roofing.
The egg collection door has a wooden drop latch, and the access door has a slide bolt that a clip hook or padlock can be put on for fox proofing.
Different latches can be installed if desired. I just used what I already had to get latches onto this coop.
