Chickens in the City and Coop Building

Recently, we got two baby chicks. Their names are Honey and Coco! Honey is a Leghorn and Coco is a Golden Wyandotte. Originally we were told that Honey was an Americana but turns out no!!!! 

Coco is the brown one and Honey is the yellow.

Here they are now: 

We have finally finished building their coop and decided that we were going to make it out of re-purposed materials and spend the least amount of money that we could!! I researched coops on the internet and found some made from pallets. We started collecting pallets and slowly decided how we wanted to the coop to look. We knew that we wanted a nesting box big enough for 4, a swing and a pole for roosting, and a space to walk around in. We took apart the pallets and made the nesting area complete with door first.

I wanted easy access to get the eggs and to sweep the area clean! What do you think?? We decided that the nesting box would be a little over 18 inches wide and covered with a larger roof and closed in sides. It has a ladder inside that they can use to walk up. I shred up paper for bedding and put it in the nesting area. 

We made the total coop size 52 inches wide and 7 ft long. They love it. We used pallets, rope, a dowel rod and wood in our garage, a piece of plywood from my brother, and hardware cloth from our friends. We had plenty of concrete pavers for the floor of the coop too. The only thing we had to buy was hardware cloth, locks, and hinges for a total of $26!!!

The chicks are really enjoying there "new" house! They love to run around the yard and forage. They eat a ton of grass:)

Check it out:

Let me know if you have any other questions!

XO,

Lundi