Conversion: Shed to a Coop

I have spent the last 2 weekends converting a 10'x16' shed into a chicken coop & brooder room.

It took me 2 hours to empty it. Full to the roof.

The coop will run across the shed. Open front on the left, roost bars will be in a 3 foot extension on the right. It will cover the back 9.5 feet. The front 7.5 feet will be for brooding chicks, food storage and collecting eggs. 

I couldn't find my ruler.

The coop will be 13' x 9.5' giving 123 sq.ft.  With enough living space and roost space for 30 birds. I only intend to have maximum 16 chickens.

Left side faces SE and is perfect for the open front of the coop.

So where do you start? It was a cold day so I went for the extension side first. Ripping Carefully taking off the siding from the right hand side (north) of the shed.

Then cutting out the wall leaving one support which needed to be beefed up. I also added a 16' 2x4 the length of the shed under the roof trusses.

The support on the left was removed later.

I then added the floor of the extension and extended the roof trusses. The roost extension is raised 2 feet above ground to maximize the chicken run. 

I didn't take any more photo's that day due to a concussion. I forgot the trusses were above my head and wham!  The next Photo is of the extension boxed in. 

Opened up with a reciprocating saw. Hardware cloth in place.

Below: 3' roost extension on the right and open front on the left. Cleaning it up before sealing the floors with Rubr-Coat rubberized coating. It's too thick to call paint.

Black Jack Rubr-Coat #57 - $47.99 from Lowes

I used a paint brush to cut in around the edges and a roller for every where else. It dried enough to walk on in 4 hours. The leaves blew in when I opened the door, permanent litter now. Note that I went up the walls 3-4 inches as I'm going to be using the deep litter method.

Tomorrow, I frame the interior walls, add some windows, a pop door and put the layers in their new home.

to be continued.........