Over the weekend I managed to line the Hens end of the Hen house. This was done for a number of reasons, mainly that the building is clad with treated plywood and it’s best for the Hens to not be in direct contact with it. I also did it because I didn’t want the Hens pecking at the steel framing and to make it a bit easier to clean.

I’ve installed a sacrificial plywood floor. This is on top of the treated 19mm plywood floor – Hopefully if this floor fails, I can replace it easily.

We’ve created four nesting boxes and installed two perches – all out of untreated pine.

Check out the funky door locks

Over the weekend I managed to line the Hens end of the Hen house. This was done for a number of reasons, mainly that the building is clad with treated plywood and it's best for the Hens to not be in direct contact with it. I also did it because I didn't ...

I managed to finish the eaves on the hen house over the weekend and fitted the doors and their hinges.

The latches for the doors are pretty simple, they’re just a cam made out of ply which you turn to lock the door. They seem reliable, but I can imagine the screws holding them getting tight, or the bits of ply expanding in the wet, so it’s not an ideal long term solution.

Doors fitted

I managed to finish the eaves on the hen house over the weekend and fitted the doors and their hinges. The latches for the doors are pretty simple, they're just a cam made out of ply which you turn to lock the door. They seem reliable, but I can imagine the screws holding them ...

After a bit of bad weather, I managed to get the roof and external cladding onto the Hen House.

The roof frame was too heavy for me to lift by myself, so I had a friend come over and help. We quickly got the roof frame on and the corrugated iron attached.

Roof attached and now starting on the walls

After a bit of bad weather, I managed to get the roof and external cladding onto the Hen House. The roof frame was too heavy for me to lift by myself, so I had a friend come over and help. We quickly got the roof frame on and the corrugated iron attached. I decided to ...

I managed to get some work completed on the Hen House over the weekend.

I got the floor frame onto the posts and screwed in position. The floor was very heavy as it’s made out of 1.6mm thick high tensile steel – Absolute overkill for the project, but at least it should last!

Floor frame in place

Matching 3D render

I managed to get some work completed on the Hen House over the weekend. I got the floor frame onto the posts and screwed in position. The floor was very heavy as it's made out of 1.6mm thick high tensile steel - Absolute overkill for the project, but at least it should last! 19mm Treated ...