The Indoor Coop

Our luxury indoor chicken coop is finished. It was finished a while ago but with the computer crash I was not able to post pictures. At least it is done now, with a lot of help from my father and my neighbor with the sawing and building. Also from my husband who watched the kids for me.

It's a 4 by 2 1/2 foot pen with 8 inch sides and half inch galvanized mesh "cloth". I use Swheat Scoop cat litter for the floor and just scoop out the dried poop about once a week. I cover it at night with a sheet but I will soon get a nicer cover. I will also soon be getting and custom designing their nest boxes. I'm thinking of making a country cottage house with a white picket fence and green roof. Don't say it I know I'm going bonkers but hey this thing is in my kitchen and I want it to look nice. Enjoy the pictures.

5 comments:

Michele said...

Hey!! Looks great! I do have a question for you...Does your Chicken want to eat the Swheat Scoop? If so, does she eat much of it? I am looking for alternatives here, and it sounds great. Thanks for the great blog...Michele---another housechicken lady and SAHM!

Unknown said...

That is a beautiful pen! Wish I had some skill at building--I'd like to do something like that, too, for my indoor chickens.

Your chickens are gorgeous, too!

Jen said...

Yes they do seen to peck at and maybe eat the Swheat scoop but I have not have any problems with it as of yet. I have found that Target is the cheapest place to buy it. And there it comes in a handy box. Good luck with your house baby. ~Jen

SoloForge said...

Hey, nice coop :-)

By the way, you can use your chickens' poo as fertilizer..lol

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@njbha2 said...

How's it going with them? I'd like to try this.