bee_pipes
03-07-2007, 05:22 AM
The last owners had a chicken house and yard that had fell into disrepair. The roof leaked, boards were rotting, etc. We wanted to raise chickens, but needed to fix the structure.
If you right-click the pictures and select "View Image" it appears a little larger.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/1-Originalchickenhouse-doorremovedt.jpg
Original chicken house. New posts in place to extend structure.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/2-wallsstripped-cedarpostframe-newp.jpg
Walls stripped, exposing old cedar post and frame.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/3-floorsillraised-wireburied.jpg
Floor sill raised, poultry wire attached to sill and buried in soil. Sunflowers planted on wire to anchor to ground with roots.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/4-frameextendedtonewposts-joistsinp.jpg
Frame extended to new posts, floor joists in.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/5-floorneardone-sweetgumboardsfresh.jpg
Floor going on - fresh sawn sweet gum boards.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/6-roofreadyfortin-internalwirewalls.jpg
Roof structure going on, internal wire walls and doors up. Roosts pit in while walls are open.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/7-wallsgoingup.jpg
Walls going on
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/8-roofonandhardwareclothinwindows.jpg
Tin roof on, hardware cloth in windows. Scrap from flitches used to make surface for storm windows.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/A-stormwindowsandbattensgoingon1.jpg
Battons going on - green lumber construction technique. Hinged storm windows in place - made from scrap lumber with plastic stapled to frame. Open door leads to open yard.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/9-coveredruntocoveredpen-montholdgu.jpg
Covered run leads to covered yard - dogs watch month old guinea keets.
The building is divided into three areas by wire wall and doors. One is storage for feed and straw. The central is adult, range birds with a door leading to an open yard. The peopel door enters into this space also. The third is the nursery, with it's own door leading to a covered yard.
The roof has a decided roller-coaster line to it. I'm sure a lot of you folks have stuff that could put this shed to shame, but for my first attempt at construction I am happy. When I started getting carried away, my wife would have to remind me "it's only a chicken house"
Regards,
Pat
If you right-click the pictures and select "View Image" it appears a little larger.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/1-Originalchickenhouse-doorremovedt.jpg
Original chicken house. New posts in place to extend structure.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/2-wallsstripped-cedarpostframe-newp.jpg
Walls stripped, exposing old cedar post and frame.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/3-floorsillraised-wireburied.jpg
Floor sill raised, poultry wire attached to sill and buried in soil. Sunflowers planted on wire to anchor to ground with roots.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/4-frameextendedtonewposts-joistsinp.jpg
Frame extended to new posts, floor joists in.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/5-floorneardone-sweetgumboardsfresh.jpg
Floor going on - fresh sawn sweet gum boards.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/6-roofreadyfortin-internalwirewalls.jpg
Roof structure going on, internal wire walls and doors up. Roosts pit in while walls are open.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/7-wallsgoingup.jpg
Walls going on
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/8-roofonandhardwareclothinwindows.jpg
Tin roof on, hardware cloth in windows. Scrap from flitches used to make surface for storm windows.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/A-stormwindowsandbattensgoingon1.jpg
Battons going on - green lumber construction technique. Hinged storm windows in place - made from scrap lumber with plastic stapled to frame. Open door leads to open yard.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o120/bee_pipes/9-coveredruntocoveredpen-montholdgu.jpg
Covered run leads to covered yard - dogs watch month old guinea keets.
The building is divided into three areas by wire wall and doors. One is storage for feed and straw. The central is adult, range birds with a door leading to an open yard. The peopel door enters into this space also. The third is the nursery, with it's own door leading to a covered yard.
The roof has a decided roller-coaster line to it. I'm sure a lot of you folks have stuff that could put this shed to shame, but for my first attempt at construction I am happy. When I started getting carried away, my wife would have to remind me "it's only a chicken house"
Regards,
Pat