• Created Today by PatriotDad

First let me start by saying that the information i found on this site is fantastic and wouldn't have even considered having chickens until I found you. Thanks   So a little about us, we're new at raising chickens, well kind of, my wife is from Costa Rica and has always had chickens, I'm from Canada and the closest thing to farming I ever did was grocery shopping.  That said our chicken adventure started a few weeks ago and we will be picking up our 6 week old chickens next Friday, I'll update this post as I get more pictures.   we decided to go with a knockoff of a... read more

• Created Yesterday by kodi1234

  I am new to this site (and chicken keeping), so I thought I'd post the coop my partner and I made for our two hens. We only spent about thirty dollars on the chicken wire and latches, the wood is from pallets and old projects, as are the shingles. I can't give you a layout because the idea came straight from our noggins. We built it with two things in mind- keeping the chickens cool in the scorching Miami heat, and providing them shelter from sun and bad weather. So far it has done both very well, and my little flock is happy and healthy! I almost feel silly posting... read more

• Created Yesterday by ZHS Coops

        This is one of our client's favorite coops and we sell varying sizes of this unit.  Here is what you can expect form a Zeigler Homestead Services coop:   slide out poop panel for weekly sanitation maintenance no staples in view removable walkways for access removable roosting bars for cleaning or repairs in the enclosure external nesting boxes for easy egg collection double doors (on opposite walls) on the enclosure for easy deep clean outs door under enclosure to access food and watering area full sized door for when you do need get into the... read more

• Created 3/5/14 by YborChix

Me and my other half were at the feed store a couple of weeks ago. We were talking to the owner about finally being finished on our coop now that our girls are almost ready to lay. She made the comment that "some people are so over the top that they build coops that look like mini versions of their house". We both immediately started laughing. Yup, we're over the top but managed to use a lot of re-purposed stuff including pallets, fence posts, 2 liter bottles and leftover paint from recently painting the house. The ventilation doors on the front and nest box doors on the... read more

• Created 3/5/14 by TeaChick

I met a chicken lady several months ago, when I was looking for a rooster and a brood hen.  She was kind enough to help me out with my chicken needs.  I told her I'd built a "coop" out of sheet metal roofing.  She didn't balk, she didn't criticize, she was very kind to me.  She and her husband brought over ten pallets (10 large ones and a small one).  She gave me a little advice: build with the pallets upright (long dimension - vertical), and use sheet metal for the roof, and take apart some of the pallets to fill in others.   I took apart two of the pallets and they... read more

• Created 3/4/14 by urbanchickenzz

Hello everyone! I am brand new to chicken keeping, and I just made my first brooder. I wanted to share it with y'all because it may help some other newbies. First, a very simple supply list. 1. Storage Container (it seriously doesn't matter) 2. Some chicken wire 3. A few mini zip ties 4. A drill 5. A large box cutter 6. Wire cutters 7. Plyers 8. A positive attitude     Step #1. The first thing you do is get the lid of your container. You measure the length of the lid and decide (about) where the middle is. Next, take your box cutter and cut half of the lid... read more

• Created 3/3/14 by bstromgren

Our new brooder is under construction. No more raising chicks in a plastic tubbie with a light hanging off the side.   One of the features is a poop drawer that pulls out for easy cleaning. I'm putting tile in the drawer for a cleaner environment. Oops, chicks had to go in early, they were jumping out of the tubbie and running all over the kitchen. Note the feeder. I also built a waterer out of a piece of 3" pipe with water cups attached to the bottom. Finishing touches will include a chick intensive care unit on top for the tiny ones who can't compete with the... read more

• Created 2/24/14 by markop50

Our little chicken coop is in the extreme southwest corner of the state of Washington. Just a short walk to the beach and the Pacific Ocean.  It's a little rainy but folks here don't mind.  After years of dreaming, and trolling on this website I decided to get to building the coop.  I've read on BYC many, many times, of people purchasing their chicks then starting to build their coops.  I almost did that.  I'm so glad that I didn't.  My coop project took almost 2 years to complete.  I'm a putterer. I probably wouldn't cut it on a construction job site.  The coop is... read more

• Created 2/23/14 by FlotownFarmer

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• Created 2/18/14 by kanga2roos

We have a modern architectural style home in a rural setting.  We wanted our coop to look good but also be functional. Our flock is lucky enough to free range most of the time, but not every day, so it was important for them to have enough space in the yard.  We also got an accidental rooster and have plenty of broody hens, so we later attached a small brooder coop to the the back.  The only thing I would do differently is to wall board the inside to make cleaning easier. (I still might do it!)  It's small enough that my kids can clean it, but large enough to house 12... read more