Turning A Horse Stall Into A Chicken Coop

Today we began our next adventure. We worked on converting the horse stable into a chicken coop. Here is the outside. We are planning on making the fence poultry friendly.

 

Area we plan on using as a chicken run

Chicken run area

Chicken run area

Looking into the stall/coop from the chicken run area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inside has a few items we will be able to repurpose.

Hitching post that we’ll turn into a perch or two

Former horse stall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brock used old lumber we had to create the start of the nesting boxes.

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Our plan is to be able to use plastic tubs for the boxes. This will allow cleaning to be a lot more efficient. Here is the platform for the nesting boxes.

Base for nesting boxes

Our next project is to make the roof, and partition the boxes with plywood.

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"Do your thing. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by criticism. You probably already know what they are going to say. Pay no mind to the fear of failure. It's far more valuable than success. Take ownership, take chances and have fun. And no matter what, never stop doing your own thing." -Asher Roth

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