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I've built a new coop.
It's the first time that I've attempted DIY on this scale and I'm quite pleased with it. I'm so proud of myself in fact, that I felt moved to show you some photos of my creation and would welcome any comments.
The coop has a 4'x 4' floor and is 6' high at the front. I'm installing a couple of new young hens next week and hopefully my hen & cockrel (Eric & Sparticus) will move in with them in time.

I shall fit the nestboxes as required.

The coop fits quite nicely I think.

I used new timber and weather proof ply which cost me about £200.
I hope to recoup (no pun intended) some of my costs by selling hatching eggs on ebay etc.

Well done!

It looks really good!

Nev

excellent! - much better than those awful plastic box devices for silly money!

Wow - that's really good. A new career perhaps?
Zoe

looks good!

It is lovely - well done!

Very good work- I have to ask, which one's Eric and which one's Sparticus?

kind thoughts
Deb

Thanks for your kind comments.

In answer to your query Deb, Eric is the hen, I'm not sure what breed she is but she has a fine beard which gives her a very masculine look, hence the name.
Sparticus is a little pekin rooster hatched by Eric from ebay eggs this spring.

He realy loves his surrogate mum and is constantly bonking her.
For this reason I intend to introduce a couple of pekin hens as more suitable brides for him.
I woudn't be surprised though if he succesfully mates with Eric, despite the difference in size; she's doing her best to help him reach!