Our new coop/rabbit house!

Nickyn · Post by **Nickyn** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:17 am

Almost done the new coop/rabbit house! We turned a little brown 70's particle board 8x8 shed into an 18x8' long outbuilding with electricity! We used mostly recycled, restore or auction materials (like our gorgeous $5 siding). It is fully insulated, with a 5x8' storage room in the front entrance and a gable window (no photo) on the South-west side.

The rabbit house is completely removable. I can take out everything & clean it. Each panel can be reconfigured to make separate cages for new bird quarantines, brooder areas or just to separate anyone misbehaving! The floor is reversible, removable linoleum. Edwing & Ezekial are very happy in their new home.

These are the new birds, fresh out of quarantine from the Mount Forest Fall sale. They have been in 2 separate cages in the garage until about a week ago, when I put the cages beside each other, then put them in the new coop together. So far, so good. Only a little bit of feather pulling. There is a Porcelain D'Uccle, Mille Fleur, Amauricana and a White Crested Black Polish.

Next week I will introduce the older hens, who are still out in the small coop, enjoying the last of the good weather. A black Silkie, a Partridge Silkie, a tiny Brahma, 2 Gold Laced Polish and a Mille Fleur roo.

ross · Post by **ross** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:21 am

Looks good . Hope you ventilated well . Would love to have that for pigeons . Luck

Nickyn · Post by **Nickyn** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:31 am

Yes, good ventilation. I'm sure that there will be lots of little things to adjust, but I'm glad that I have a heated storage area to putter in - with no ventilation! I'm not as hardy as the flock!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:54 am

Looks fantastic, and what a pretty colorful flock, I bet they are great education for your visitors, most people wouldn't have an opportunity to see these breeds.

JP* · Post by JP* » Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:00 am

That looks very nice.

Nickyn · Post by **Nickyn** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:57 am

Thanks for the comments.

All of the kids love the Polish. Silkies run a close second.

I'm hoping to hatch a few eggs from the Duccles next spring - with the 2 new ladies, I'm hoping to have more luck than our previous Millie's. I've never managed to get a fertilized egg from them.

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:53 pm

Nice looking birds and sweet!!! coop/rabbit house, the critters should be very happy in there.

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:18 pm

It's gorgeous!

Satellite · Post by **Satellite** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 4:56 pm

Fantastic. ..well done

baronrenfrew · Post by **baronrenfrew** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:57 pm

Blah, it makes me sick! You should have an ugly miss match of old junk cobbled together; not a tidy shed ready for a Country Living photo shoot! If my wife sees that, i'll never hear the end of it!

:big chicken:

(very nice!)