The Poultry Keeper

bullet · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Location: NOTTINGHAM

I've started building my second coop for the pair of polish frizzles. i think Ive spent about 14 to 16 hrs on it up to yet and about £100 this is what I've done up to yet. [img]http://gallery.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk/d/5875-1/Image013.jpg[img] [/img]http://gallery.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk/d/5879-1/Image017.jpg[img] http://gallery.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk/d/5877-1/Image014.jpg[/img] just working out the roof and doors i did the odd drawing but nothing to plan.

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

That looks excellent, well done ~ we'll know where to come if we want one building !
Please tell me what do they call that type of wood ~ 'wood' is not the right word ~ it looks like tongue and groove but it isn't really ~ what is it called?

bullet · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Location: NOTTINGHAM

thanks George for doing the pics i thought i had it right.
thanks summayah i think its called ship lap tongue n grove i just asked the wood place for some tongue n grove for sheds. I'll update the pics as i go on just hope George is at hand if i get it wrong again on getting the pics up Laughing

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

thank you

CP · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:25 am Post subject:

Very impressive! Hope your chooks approve. Very Happy

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7372 Location: isle of lewis

when did you say you wanted a holiday on the isle of lewis Wink

,it's really great can you do one with a flat roof as the roof looks as if it would be hard for me to get right Embarassed

if i may steal the design Wink

suz

jooles · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject:

That looks fab! Very Happy

bullet · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Location: NOTTINGHAM

hi milkmaid
you can use what you want off the pics hopefully here are some more

at the front of the coop i did the roof so it could come off so we could get in. the small door under will have a cross frame like the large one. do you think it would to much with a chimney on as well. my wife as all ready said that she is a coop widow Laughing

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7372 Location: isle of lewis

it's really lovely ,you'll have to put a chimney on it Razz

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right i'll book you to stay next year mother will just have to wait Wink

,the craftmanship really shows in it
suz

Lisa · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: coop

Looks really good bullet - its a credit to you Razz

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

If it's going to have a chimney, then there ought to be curtain as well.

NannyP · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject:

Looks brilliant.
If that's a perch in the first photo, you need to round off the edges on the top Very Happy

bullet · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Location: NOTTINGHAM

well the coop is finished the birds love it the bad news is that the roof leaked so i ended up putting a coroline roof on it but it still does not look to bad. here is a pic before the coroline.

milkmaid i bet your mum was not happy Crying or Very sad

about being second fiddle to a stranger Wink

I've never been to Scotland may be one day.

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

I'm so sorry the roof leaked ~ do you know why that happened? I have a house built of that type of t&g and no problems. I didn't know what it was called when I built my own and got ordinary t&g and that did leak. I thought that type wouldn't because of the long step down to the next layer.
On the upside Corruline is supposed to be better anyway because of the red mites that can arrive in summer.