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Chicken Alcatraz

The chicken run rebuild!
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Building the run with old tent poles and galvanised 1" wire. Just the front left to do now! Home Décor, Tent, Tent Poles, Galvanized, Cabin, Rebuild, House Styles, House, Building
Under the Run
Building the run with old tent poles and galvanised 1" wire. Just the front left to do now!
Thick rubber floor inserted. Easy to remove & clean. Cleaning, Home, Rubber Flooring, Flooring, Floor, Rubber, Home Decor, Thick
Rubber floor
Thick rubber floor inserted. Easy to remove & clean.
De Chick Ritz Chicken, Outdoor, Shed, Outdoor Structures, Ritz, Alcatraz, Chicken Runs, Penthouse
Penthouse
De Chick Ritz
The coop is done; entrance ladder built & with a hanging hook for night time storage. Storage Ideas, Outdoor Storage Box, Outdoor Storage, Garage Doors, Outdoor Furniture, Coop, Storage
Finished coop with ladder!
The coop is done; entrance ladder built & with a hanging hook for night time storage.
Typical British summer weather! Rain stops shingle/felting part for today. British, Rain, Summer, Weather Rain, Typical British, British Summer
Tarped!
Typical British summer weather! Rain stops shingle/felting part for today.
With the roof on to allow daylight in, the shingles will go over the apex to seal it in. Seal, Wood, Roof, Daylight, Apex
Access; Finished!
With the roof on to allow daylight in, the shingles will go over the apex to seal it in.
The front is boarded up properly, waiting for the shingles / felting. Typical British summer weather! #rain Bird House, Outdoor Decor
Finished! Front
The front is boarded up properly, waiting for the shingles / felting. Typical British summer weather! #rain
Décor, Canning, Decor
With the rear boarded and the coop on its final resting blocks, I can say, this coop is heavy!!
The chickens access door is made and hinged on. More to come! Doors, Front Door, Chickens, Access
Front Door
The chickens access door is made and hinged on. More to come!
It's always muddy this side in the winter, so we've changed the access point for the other and boarded this one up. Winter, Art, Siding, Point
Dead Side
It's always muddy this side in the winter, so we've changed the access point for the other and boarded this one up.
Pallets are full of holes... So the anti rat wire is going in! Pallets, Rats, Holes, Wire, Pallet
Anti Rat!
Pallets are full of holes... So the anti rat wire is going in!
Access doors made and hinged; toomone had to be rehung but it's in. Texture, Crafts, Firewood
Access door
Access doors made and hinged; toomone had to be rehung but it's in.
The reason it's being built; chicks! 8 of them + mum! Mum
Chicks!
The reason it's being built; chicks! 8 of them + mum!
Took a while as had to finish breaking the pallet apart. Done now! Table
Fully boarded
Took a while as had to finish breaking the pallet apart. Done now!
This side will have access to inside so we can clean it. This part though, won't as it's in the run. It is being boarded. Inside
Access Side
This side will have access to inside so we can clean it. This part though, won't as it's in the run. It is being boarded.
Roof needs to pitch and this spare roof joist is perfect to allow that to happen. Roof Joist, Pitch, Garden Arch, Garden
Back and roof apex
Roof needs to pitch and this spare roof joist is perfect to allow that to happen.
Prevention
Base and front in. Base has galvanised wire for rat prevention.
2 green garden bins and grubber later; it's gone! Some left behind nearby, so it's not totally dead. Yet. 😉 Stepping Stones, Bins, Green Garden, Left
Be Gone!
2 green garden bins and grubber later; it's gone! Some left behind nearby, so it's not totally dead. Yet. 😉
Poor bush... It's in my rebuilding / project way. First job; out it comes! Plants, Poor, Job, Things To Come, Projects, First Job
In my way!
Poor bush... It's in my rebuilding / project way. First job; out it comes!