![]() ![]() You can see that the 2×3 structure of the wall is smaller than the plywood sheathing. (We plan on moving from this house in the next few years, and don’t want to have to build a whole new chicken farm house again!)įull sheets of plywood are used to sheath the two longer walls. The 4 walls are designed to be secured to each other with three ¼” bolts in each corner so that they can be disassembled, stacked on top of the base, and moved on a trailer. I framed these walls with 2x3s instead of 2x4s to help save on cost and weight. I sunk lag screws into each leg from this 2×4. I cut a 2×4 to fit at a 45-degree angle in each of the corners to trap the 4×4. The legs are 4” x 4” x 24” that were cut from one 8-foot piece of lumber. 2×4’s were used for the outside frame of the base. The design is simple with the outside dimensions of 48” x 96” so we could utilize a full sheet of plywood. This chicken farm house is rather heavy, so the base has to be able to support all of that weight. I’m not too familiar with how to use Sketch Up just yet, so this is how I design most of our projects. His coop is feature-rich, very efficient in materials, and looks great! The main take-away from his coop that I wanted to use was the use of full sheets of plywood, so I did not have to spend a lot of time cutting.Īfter getting inspired, I drafted the design for the chicken farm house with pen and paper. The one that I liked the most is Homesteadenomics’s coop. With these features in mind, I did some research into chicken coops that I could model my plans after. Automatic chicken door so we can leave for a couple days without worrying.A water nook so chickens make less mess in their water.Modular/portable enough to move it from one property to another.Taller, so we didn’t hit our heads on the roof.Here are some of the features we are requiring for the chicken farm house. Our breakfasts were at stake! This is when the design for the chicken farm house was born. A few weeks ago, we found a young possum eating the eggs in the coop and decided that a new chicken farm house (with more security) had to be built. But building a chicken coop is time consuming and expensive. ![]() We have been wanting to build a new coop ever since we made the first one. That is, except when it comes to our poultry coop. In a way, our Agile-like approach (fail quickly and fail often) to homesteading gets us to the most efficient solutions. Our first dozen chicks grew up so quickly that we did not have time to research the most efficient design to meet our needs. When we first got chickens back in 2018, building a chicken coop was almost an afterthought. (Use the code “OakAbode for 10% off!) This post contains affiliate links which may lead to a commission if purchased. ![]() You can find the plans for this coop on our Etsy shop! Chicken Guard was kind enough to send us the automatic door for this build, and our chickens absolutely love the treats that GrubTerra was kind enough to send as well. Ian wrote all about how we designed & constructed the chicken farm house coop below. ![]()
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