• Last updated Today by BillysFlock

Well it is now 5/25/2013 and my chicks are 3 weeks old. They are in a temporary coop/run to buy me time as I have a hard time coming up with what I want out of a coop. (This will be an updated post as I progress on it). I will also post pics of my temp. coop/run as well, It should buy me about a month or so.) I decided to build a shed type coop which is 8' x 12' . I am thinking 6' x 5' for front and back should give me plenty of room to expand my flock of 9 hens and 5 roosters. 4 roosters will eventually go somewhere...   I took a few pics of my foundation. Here... read more

• Last updated Yesterday by rockhopjohn

So my roommate and I decided that we wanted to get some chickens for fun, and because we both enjoy the eggs.  He had a line on some peeps that needed a home from a local elementary school class, so I decided it was time to get busy building a tractor.  I scoured the interwebs looking for designs, and really liked the "On Golden Coop" design I found here, but had my own ideas for how to make it best for us.   So. . . here is my tractor.  I started out by making the run shorter, but taller.  The entire tractor is 10' long, with the run being 8' long, 5' open and 3'... read more

• Last updated Yesterday by sandrachicken

I love this coop! It comes with all the bells and whistles too.  Just beautiful and they ship for free at www.greengardenchicken.com   read more

• Last updated 5/23/13 by SuperSilkies

For a long time I had wanted some movable temporary fencing that I could move around the yard and have the chickens in so that they could get greens. I decided to use the old feed sacks from my hens and just some cheap wooden beams. I made a frame out of the beams and used a staple gun to attach the feed sacks. My fencing leaves a lot to be desired, but one could easily improve it by just putting in a couple more staples and longer stakes. I then just nailed in two small stakes at either end to support it, it is surprisingly stable. As one can see, it is not very high,... read more

• Last updated 5/22/13 by the3littles

Hi All!  So this year my hubby and I decided that we were up to raising some backyard chickens.  We decided on three little Rhode Island Red Hens.  After we got the little chicks at 1 week old, we pondered how/or where we would get our coop.  After a couple of weeks, and the growth of our little chicks, we decided we would build our own.  I found about a hundred coop designs on pinterest that I loved, so we picked certain features on more than a dozen to make a cozy little home for our three lady friends.  It took us about a week to build, stain and move the little... read more

• Last updated 5/23/13 by themorra

I was absolutely fascinated by Lake Norman Coop de Ville and the Wichita Cabin coop so I set on a mission to build my own, by using their great photos as my only guide. It took me 2 full weeks of long nights and restless weekends to complete it.    Some differences:   The cottage cream color (to match the house) I liked the idea to be able to take it with us if we ever moved, so I used Lake Norman's split idea. I'm not going all high-tech with the chicken door yet, so I went with Whichita Cabin's pull door system.   Other than that, its... read more

• Last updated 5/21/13 by Scifisarah

Just adding the photos for now, with more details to come, as well as inside photos!   Fall 2012       Winter 2012     Building in 2007                                           Egg Ports We originally built the coop without outside access to the three nest boxes on the inside. Later we added these large PVC pipes and caps with handles to access the eggs from the outside.   read more

• Last updated 5/21/13 by PatQ

I'm a 58 year old woman with NO carpentry experience at all and I built this coop from start to finish by myself - what an incredible learning experience! I used The Garden Coop plans which were wonderfully detailed and I just took it 1 step at a time, gradually getting more and more confident in my skills - I even got brave enough to change things up and add some of my own touches to the basic plan based on all the ideas I got from BYC!   The chicks are 2 weeks old and will move out in another week or... read more

• Last updated 5/20/13 by YeargsChicks

We finally finished our cute little coop. It will be home for our 1 EE Rooster "Chiefaroo", 2 EE Hens (Pullets) "Ms. Priss" and "LuLu", 1 Blk. Cochin Bantam Rooster "Whodat"and 1 Blk. Cochin Bantam Hen "Fancy Feet" Right now a EE Rooster "Scratch" and a Blk. Cochin Bantam "Tinyroo". But it's time for them to be rehomed. read more

• Last updated 5/20/13 by match-nickel

So here goes...  My wife is a 4K teacher, and hatches eggs in her class every year.  I've been threatening for years to keep the chicks.  This year, we only had 1 hatch, so I decided to keep her around long term.  I built a brooding box out of an old dresser, the post is in the Brooder section.  From there, we started making a coop.  I have a pergola next to the garden in my back yard, and one over the deck as well, so I figured, why not keep with the theme.  The "Mattersville" name is an old joke between some friends of mine and I.  There is a song from NOFX called... read more