• Last updated 4/22/13 by dead johnny

                                                                                         Modified 4-H Rabbit Hutch     As a kid I remember different chicken accomodations but the one that worked the best was taken from a 4-H hand book on rabbitry or rabbiteering (or whatever they call it). All my dad had to do was nail a couple lug boxes at each end for egg laying, put a roost through the hutch, and a ladder. I left home, got married, and made a similar coop for our chickens (over thirty years ago).     So now my boys (8 & 9) wanted chickens and the coop I'm... read more

• Last updated 4/22/13 by farmgirlroots

      It's little, I know.  But our plot of land in a big city is little too, with city ordinances up the wazoo to comply with so "roomy" just wasn't in the pot of options.  This will allow us room for 3 or 4 hens.  The coop is 12 square feet (2'x6').  The attached run, which is in progress of being built during these photos, will be 60 square feet (10'x6').  Our fence is much too low to free range in the area we have that is dog-free, so I've also built a 17.5 square foot (7'x2.5') chicken tractor to place on my garden beds when plants aren't growing that I... read more

• Last updated 4/21/13 by skeeve101

Describe 'FreshEggers' here   Thanks to all the designs on this site, I built my first coop with design elements from so many different coops.   Hope this pays it forward.   FreshEggers     Framing       roof goes on.  original plan was a hip roof on each end, hence the long 2x3 sticking out on the right.   The extension was for an attached run.     Hip roof with nesting suite below.  It is a nesting suite because I only have two chickens :)   full view   entrance to nesting suite   siding goes... read more

• Last updated 4/21/13 by sandrachicken

This is by far one of the nicest incubators I have seen for the price.  It comes with a fully complete circulating air flow fan and an adjustable thermostat that maintains the temperature unlike the other incubators that constantly need readjusting.  It does not have an egg turner which I really like.  From past experience I have had to many baby chicks die in the egg turner by getting stuck in it so I much rather prefer to not have one.  This is also not a flimsy Styrofoam incubator it is plastic and durable and very easy to clean.I saw this incubator at... read more

• Last updated 4/21/13 by PemberleyChicks

      The Coop is done....Yayyyyyy!!!!  This project took us about a month to complete. What started out as an All In One tiny coop for 2/3 chickens purchased at TSC turned into a 6x6x7 coop with a 12x16 run to house our 8 chickens. My hubby doesn't do anything by halves, me I woulda' slapped together some plywood and called it a coop. Thank Goodness for him, because now we have a safe, beautiful haven for our ladies to thrive. We made sure to have lots of venting for our 100 + degree summers. We also nestled it back into the trees to provide shade and lots... read more

• Last updated 4/21/13 by Roxannemc

EASY FAST one day run...   Was told about these pvc  hoop runs but didnt know they were so easy and fast to build Couldnt find the steps  to build  one so afriend told me what she did Decided to show other ppl the steps to building one.   My Size is 8' X7 ' for 2 or 3 chickens . Super easy movable   Material List   4-- 2 x 2 x8' s 8... 5/8th  PVC 50 ft of chicken wire ,can be  plastic chicken  wire or hardware cloth too (you really need about 35 -40' for 8x8) Zip ties or wire 2 1/2  " Screws stapes    COST Around $50      2x4 or... read more

• Last updated 4/21/13 by BigECarter

There are some wonderful coops on BYC - people decide that they want a backyard flock and one of the first things they do is design a coop.  Some are budget, utilizing pallets and readily available/salvaged materials.  Others are worthy of being on the cover of Southern Living magazine.  But what I don't see a lot of are coops for hot and humid climates.   Here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, we get a month of winter, eight months of miserably hot and humid summers, and three months of fabulous spring/fall days.  Most readily available chicken breeds I have... read more

• Last updated 4/21/13 by chickenlover124

i just bought my first incubator yesterday "Hovabator 1582" so i was thinking ill need a brooder for when my eggs hatch and i had some plywood and 2x6 lieing around so i thaught it would be a good morning project.     so first i started by cutting 4 sets of these the deminsions are 2' x 3'         then i cut 2 of these they are 2' x 2'     then i took a 2x6 and cut it a 2x6 at 2' and then slice it into 1.5' boards.     then to 2 of the 2'x3' sheets of plywood i made i put 2 of the 1.5" boards flush with each end of the... read more

• Last updated 4/20/13 by Verow75

We are so excited! We are almost done with our chicken coop and run. It fits comfortably 16 chickens, and the run is big enough for all of them as well. Our chickens will most likely roam our garden when we are outside. Because we have hawks, we have to be with them if we let them roam free. Otherwise they will be safe in their run, as it will be covered with hardware wire, and eventually a grapevine will cover it. Here is a glimpse of our chicken coop: As you can see, the below part of the playground will be the coop itself. The run is enclosed with hardware... read more

• Last updated 4/20/13 by johns Chickens

  HEAVY DUTY POOP FREE CHICKEN WATERER NIPPLE PACK OF 10   I was getting tired of cleaning the Chicken Waterer every few minutes.  I have 25 chickens and its real hard to keep it clean specially when the birds keep pooping, spilling, or filling with waste.  So I finally got the Green Garden Chicken HEAVY DUTY POOP FREE CHICKEN WATERER NIPPLE PACK OF 10.  I swear by this product and just wanted every one to know if you already don’t know about it.  I found out about this while purchasing one of Green Garden Chicken coops for 10-12 birds.  I didn’t want to get... read more