Over the course of a couple months I slowly dismantled much of our old chicken coop. Not the core structure but more the pieces and parts, e.g. lattice sides, rotting back panels, etc., and systematically loaded into our weekly trash bins.
With that completed, I was able to rock the coop forward and slowly jimmy it forward enough so that it was now fully on our property and off the neighbors, see first pic -
I began working on what has now become the new foundation. Digging it into the ground to get level but more importantly to help discourage predators from wanting to try and dig under -
The structure itself isn't too heavy, rather more awkward due to it's size. So, with the help of my neighbor and his two teenagers, we were able to stand the coop back up and rotate onto it's new foundation and new location.
A quick trip to Home Depot on Saturday, and several hours installing what was purchased, and the renewed coop is beginning to take shape. Cut the legs to shorten the unit so more accessible, installed a new solid T1-11 back and shored up the sides -
This weekend I'll be working to close in the front, lattice the sides and mount the roost. Once complete, the (10) 6-week chicks are FINALLY being evicted from the basement AND Jack 2.0, our ageless mini lop rabbit is also being evicted from the garage!
Ah, there is a light at the end of tunnel...
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