• Last updated 5/11/13 by fishnet1971

Fall               Spring                                This is my babies home of homes!     In 2010 when I came home with 12 fluffy chicks my husband almost fell over. I told him we have 10 weeks to get a new chicken coop built!   And so in June of 2010 he and I started to build the new Tajmahal I call the Fluffy Butt Hut, and he calls the Time Machine. (Because I loose all track of time when I am down with my girls.)   We started looking at prebuilt sheds and plans.  Hubby was sure that we could build one from scratch a lot cheaper... read more

• Last updated 10/18/12 by Lothiriel

I currently have an 8x8 coop, built from a recycled crate that used to hold a giant magnet. My parents used to use it as a garden tool shed, but when we got chickens we converted it. However, it's now too small for my 21 birds, so we need to expand.   This is basically what it is now:     And this is an idea of what it's going to be come October:   Right now I only have 1 2x2 window in the back, and I desperately need more. I plan to put in a 4' window on the south side (you can see it in the picture there, on the right wall).   Here are my... read more

• Last updated 5/1/13 by nono

  What do you get when you combine a Child's School House with a Chicken Coop?        Well, a Schoop of course!  :)          Our coop journey began two years ago when our neighbor's a few doors away converted an old wooden child's playhouse they had acquired for their daughter, into a chicken coop.  It was the perfect combination of quaint yet functional, and very aesthetically pleasing to the eye.  Sitting in their back yard during visits, I would always comment to my husband that IF we ever got chickens, that's exactly how I would want to do our... read more

• Last updated 1/11/12 by chickcribs

  Please email me if you have any questions about the coop or if you just want to comment on it. Thanks for visiting.     We live in South Eastern Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia, on a 1 acre lot that includes a barn. The property used to be a chicken farm years ago, owned by a local hukster. But for the past 40 years, it hasn't seen another chicken. After much prodding to my wife, and with the help of our girls, we convinced my wife to get some... read more

• Last updated 12/13/11 by Buff Hooligans

  COOP and RUN for FOUR BUFF ORPINGTON HENS   Revised 6/16/11       Our coop used to be housing for a large outdoor generator on an island, then was moved to the mainland and abandoned. My DH renovated it to the hilt, thinking that we could always use it as a garden shed if I changed my mind about chickens.  It was in pretty bad shape, so we tore off almost everything and re-built it. Progress: My dear husband replaced all the rotted wood and roofing. The windows are covered on the inside with hardware cloth and sliding plexiglass... read more

• Last updated 12/8/12 by yellowjacket

Recycled materials-chick coop project (Fall 2010) 1) First load of recycled wood from local landfill   2) denailed/sorted several loads   3) studs on location!   4) site slopes gradually-have 4x4's blocked and level......first sheet of 1/2" plywood in place.   5) floor finished!  (8'x10')   6) first wall up!   7) construction of nesting boxes   8) framed into coop wall   9) exterior view   10) sheathing complete-pen staked out.   11) another view   12) Easy to clean roost-lift up front... read more

• Last updated 11/5/11 by jeb251

            my new breeder cages   well, I have been around chickens since the day I came home from the hospital as a baby so you think I would know not to buy more chickens if you don't have the coops already built, but I did it, I got lavender orps, bcm (both from Paul Bradshaw at Greenfire Farms, great to do business with by the way), buff bramas, black americanas and white americanas, oh yea and blue polish, so what do I do now, I guess I build, I decided I would build 6 connecting coops with a rain water capturing system that is cooled for summer and heated for... read more

• Last updated 9/24/11 by fireguy56

  Hen Haven Southern  Style                      Hi and welcome to our page. Hope you like the new coop we built. It took several months to complete due to trips out of town, work schedule and arrival of new chicks having me scramble to build temporary housing for them, taking me away from finishing other parts of our project.  We still have to install chain link over top of run, finish roof over 10 x 10 run by side door , install chicken door motor , run power and water underground from house to coop and some more landscaping.   We are new to raising chickens,... read more

• Last updated 4/26/13 by fishnet1971

            This is my babies home of homes!     In 2010 when I came home with 12 fluffy chicks my husband almost fell over. I told him we have 10 weeks to get a new chicken coop built!   And so in June of 2010 he and I started to build the new Tajmahal I call the Fluffy Butt Hut, and he calls the Time Machine. (Because I loose all track of time when I am down with my girls.)   We started looking at prebuilt sheds and plans.  Hubby was sure that we could build one from scratch a lot cheaper than what they wanted for a prebuilt one. He wanted... read more

• Last updated 9/16/11 by shawnj72

MY CHICKEN COOP PROJECT     I went out back Cut some Logs and Set them in the ground. This was supposed to be the kids playhouse. My second youngest daughter helping setting side walls. Roof Rafters and side walls Up. Whew what a job for someone doing it all by hisself and never building anything before. Snow came and My Coop Project Ended Abruptly. Roof on and Ends framed in and started on the Nest Boxes. Front view all Boxed in and doors and windows made. My Side entry View. Still need to finish the inside and Fence in the run. First Coat... read more