• Last updated Today by softblooper

Yes, baseball fans should have chickens!   The plan was to build a coop that looked like this:     Many of you will notice that this is a very similar design to that of the infamous Wichita Cabin Coop. I owe the owner of that coop many thanks for providing me the Google SketchUp plan. If anyone would like my slightly modified version, please contact me and I'll send it along. I really recommend playing with that software if you're serious about designing a chicken coop.   This is the spot in the yard where we decided to build our... read more

• Last updated Today by kidcody

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• Last updated Today by ShamSham

The Cozy Coop in Cape   We've always wanted to have out own hens so one evening we went out and did it.  We picked up 7 chicks, 4 red ones and 3 white ones from Tractor Supply along with all the starter equipment.  Our chicks lived in our downstairs bathroom in an old wooden toy box while the pressure was on to build their coop.  Boy, they get big fast and soon we had to put a screen over the top of the box so they wouldn't fly out.  And so the coop was started.    The location is just on the outside of our yard and backing into the woods.  I cut down a... read more

• Last updated Today by Sally Sunshine

    Incubation Notes, Images, Videos & Links Including SHIPPED EGGS INCUBATION Techniques.   21 DAYS is just a baseline for hatching eggs. Many chicks can take 23 - 25 days! See Chart below for details on the various species of fowl           Expected Hatch Rate Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched, or even after for that matter! Shipped eggs have a MUCH lower hatch rate. The percent hatchability in the commercial poultry industry ranges from 78-88%.                 Choosing an incubator Many... read more

• Last updated Today by IceAngel

My pullets were getting too big for the little tool shed but I couldn't put them with the main flock yet because those dudes are vultures and they would have pecked every feather off their little heads. A friend of ours wanted his old camper hauled to the dump and VOILA! there was my new chicken coop. I covered the overhead bunk opening with chicken wire and put my new fledgelings in there. Then I used chicken wire screens to covered the holes left in the counter where the stove, sink and fridge had been and I put my baby chicks in that area. They only need the brood... read more

• Last updated Today by judyki2004

  "Villa Gallina" A Tiny Chicken Coop, By Judith Correa-Ellotfi "Regard it just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral." -Frank Lloyd Wright   Few months ago I started an organic garden in my tiny backyard,combining/experimenting with SFG gardening & permacultural principles. Made 3 raised beds, and planted aromatics herbs, spices, medicinals, veggies as well as many ornamental...soon I started to think in adding a few chickens to get some organic eggs too... and that's how i get to find BackYardChickens.Com... and fall in love with... read more

• Last updated Today by MoonShadows

MoonShadows Farm Chicken Coop and Run   Originally from the city, we moved to the suburbs and eventually to the country here in Stroudsburg, PA 18 years ago. We have 16 acres, mostly wooded, and we always talked about raising chickens. Finally, this year, we decided to make it a reality. Sixteen chicks arrived in early April and were placed in our homemade brooder. Next task was to build a coop for them. We poured over the coop designs and coop posts on BYC in addition to buying Chicken Coops for Dummies. Our coop design began to take shape.   The coop is... read more

• Last updated Today by Fabulous Chicks

  I looked on BYC and never really found what I had in mind so, we designed it on our own. The Palace here at G&B Farms; Home of The Fabulous Chicks is a 12x24 building with 3 individual pens inside. Our coop has an A-Frame roof, with 7 windows each are trimmed. A 2 1/2 foot hallway/storage area. T1-11 siding which will be painted barn red, as soon as the weather permits. Each pen has a run of 8x24x6' Each run will have a gate for accessing and allow for free ranging time. We dug our trench and added Hardware cloth to deter predators. Each pop door has a ramp that... read more

• Last updated Yesterday by 12chickenlover3

IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLUE AND WHITE DELIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     So I got my chickens unexpectantly, when we went to tractor supply 2 years ago. We brought them home on my and put them in a cardboard box. I really wanted chickens, but my husband said, "No", "Nope", and "Never. We built this coop in a weekend in my garage. We currently have 8 chickens, 1 black Silkie, 1 gold Silkie, 3 Buff Orpingtons, and 3 Leghorns. Sorry I don't have any in progresses. This is the overview of it. I need to cut the grass!!!! These are the nesting boxes. We... read more

• Last updated Yesterday by GabeStalker

I'm new to the chicken world so i figured i'd make a little thread on how i got started. I eat eggs a lot so i figured i'd try to get some free eggs and have some new pets. I did a lot of research on coop designs and almost spent a lot of money on a coop but then i realized i could make one for free out of pallets. Luckily I have a place near my house where i can get pallets for free. I began tearing them apart and constructing a coop. It's not the prettiest looking coop but it will do the job and I like the look of a old beat up coop. And it was... read more