The Chicken Ladder
Every coop needs at least one ladder. They look just so darn adorable. At least whilst they are clean. I have one inside my coop so that my girls can get to their roost bars- if they choose not to or can not fly up.
Here are the instructions for my very basic ladder:
1. Materials required: Timber for the rungs and rails of the ladder. I used what I had in the shed- 1.5 m tall tomato stakes for the rails and leftover 30 x 30 mm timber for the rungs. And of course exterior grade screws to suit your timber type and thickness.
Tools required: A drill, appropriate drill bits (remember you will need to make pilot hole so that it is easier to drill the screws in) and a saw (if you don't have your pieces pre cut, for example, from the timber yard) and safety equipment if using the latter i.e. gloves, eye goggles, ear protection and a dust mask.
2. Lay all the timber out as shown in the picture below. I kept the rung spacing as equal as possible.
Here are the instructions for my very basic ladder:
1. Materials required: Timber for the rungs and rails of the ladder. I used what I had in the shed- 1.5 m tall tomato stakes for the rails and leftover 30 x 30 mm timber for the rungs. And of course exterior grade screws to suit your timber type and thickness.
Tools required: A drill, appropriate drill bits (remember you will need to make pilot hole so that it is easier to drill the screws in) and a saw (if you don't have your pieces pre cut, for example, from the timber yard) and safety equipment if using the latter i.e. gloves, eye goggles, ear protection and a dust mask.
2. Lay all the timber out as shown in the picture below. I kept the rung spacing as equal as possible.
3. Drill your pilot holes and screw in the rungs onto the rails.
4. Place finish ladder in your desired location. You could paint the timber before/after assembly but I was in a hurry to get this done.