• Last updated 4/28/13 by Mickleb

Describe 'Bryan Chicken Coop' here   This is a framed 540 square foot chicken coop and run setup with brooding area. I used recycled wood as well as store purchased. I really had no plans I just kind of built as I went along. I included hinged ladders as well as doors placed level with raised floor to sweep out straw and bedding. I included outside accessible egg boxes that you can't really see here. I tried to build the coops with as much ease of use in mind as possible. I also wanted to protect the girls from predators. On our property we have raccoons and... read more

• Last updated 4/28/13 by newburt

Describe 'country tractor' here I had a friend show me a tractor similar to the ones that I am using now.  I like to move my coops daily, but I like a coop to have a balance of shade and sunlight.  The coops are right above the run but as long as I move them daily I dont run into any problems with run space.  They are 4x8 with a 4x4 or 4x5 coop on top. I use 6 inch wheels on all my coops, and automatic watering systems made from various buckets that i have collected at my job.  I use 1 nipple per 4 chickens on my watering systems.  These are two tractors that i am... read more

• Last updated 4/28/13 by mommameg

When my husband and I decided to start raising our own chickens, we decided we wanted a coop that would be affordable, modest, functional and NOT an eyesore. We decided to model it after our shed, which the coop and chicken yard are attached to. You can see the coop is the smaller building to the left! We placed vents all around on all 4 walls to let out heat in the summer. We live in Louisiana so the winters are very mild, and the summers very hot and humid. So in addition to the vents we put the coop in the shady part of our yard. We enclosed the yard on all... read more

• Last updated 4/28/13 by PalmersPeepers

                                 Our coop is finally done!!  Like many before us we jumped into chicken ownership blind.  My husband and I had promised the kids chickens a few months back when we bought a house that had acreage.              On March 2nd we had taken a trip to the local "Rural King" and to my delight it was chick days.  I just couldn't walk away from those baby chicks.  We purchased 10 chickens of different varieties and a "temporary" coop that they sold at the store.     ... read more

• Last updated 4/28/13 by TommyTurkey

The "Chicken Foot" coop was a brain storm I had, when my next door neighbor was taking an old porch down from a mobile home.  He was going to take it to the landfill, but I asked him if I could have it...he said yes, what are you going to use it for?...I can make a chicken coop out of it!  These are the pics of the old porch "Chicken Foot" coop.             read more

• Last updated 4/28/13 by tjournal

Layer's Lair   Our finished Chicken Coop Tractor.   My son Drew wanted to raise some chickens for a 4-H project and my wife had already been wanting some for eggs, so we built a small coop. We didn't want anything big, because we only wanted a few birds ... wound up getting four. A friend told us about chicken coop "tractors" that can be moved and that sounded like a good fit for us. He has 2 small coups with handles on each side so they can be picked up and moved, but we wanted ours to be able to be rolled so it would only take one person to move it. We... read more

• Last updated 4/27/13 by ccowan

I started building this coop and it has evolved and grown through the process. I did not use any plans just build as I go. Hoping to complete the coop this weekend to get our chicks out of our living room.       read more

• Last updated 4/26/13 by Kerouac

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• Last updated 4/26/13 by MooreChickens

Our youngest son had hatched eggs for his 5th grade Science Fair project. He decided that he wanted to keep the 7 chicks. Temporary quarters consisted of a series of cardboard Chick Condos. Permanent hen house needed to be conservative in space and size. We decided to go "Green" and re-utilize materials we had around the yard. The swing set and attached fort had become seldom used so it was the most abundant and obvious resource. We detached the swings and ladders from the fort and then cut the fort down from 9' tall to 7'. We enclosed the fort with left... read more

• Last updated 4/25/13 by Barton

We recently decided to raise Coturnix Quail and needed a place to raise them.  Our screened in porch under our deck offers protection from animals and weather.  The goal was to build pens that looked nice to visitors and were easy to maintain.     The pen floors slope toward the front allowing eggs to roll to the egg tray located outside the pens.  The PVC troughs sit on the egg tray front rail and provide feed and water for each level.   The first tenants occupy the top floor and are happy.     read more