• Created on 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

• Created on 9/7/11 by ourlittleflock

Hello there and thanks so much for visiting my page... I call it their coop kennel - each section is 5'x8' deep, each has there on huddle house and are allowed to run when it is their turn - if interested here is the link for the full coop details  http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=377365 with the added duck pen   a few of my residents Major.   Oreo and his girls Mr Ozzy silkies and showgirl   my bobbi porti babies - LOVE THEM!!!   call ducks.....     read more

• Created on 8/9/11 by Kari

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• Created on 8/9/11 by sgtmom52

I currently have 3 Buff Orpington, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 3 EE/Spangled Russian Orloff hens, 3 French Black Copper Marans hens and a French Black Copper Marans roo in my older coop.   In 2010 we built a 2nd coop with 2 seperated runs for my bantam cochin roo and his girls, 3 bantam cochins (2 frizzled) a Blue laced red Wyandotte, a light Brahama mix and an EE on one side and a splash Ameraucana roo, 3 Ameraucana hens and 3 Cuckoo Marans/Ameraucana hens on the other.  I also have babies in both runs right now ~ the girls will stay and the boys will have to go. We... read more

• Created on 7/25/11 by acechicks

The idea of getting some chickens started to get tossed around last fall. We had just bought a house with 4 acres and thought chickens would be a lot of fun to have around. Not to mention having fresh eggs. When winter started my husband starting clearing some of our land for a garden. With in a few month we extended the project to include clearing some land for a chicken coop.   I spent some time on the BYC website looking at other coops and reading about things that worked and did not work for other people. Once the land was clear and all the wood was stacked my... read more

• Created on 7/25/11 by DDRLonghorns

Our Chicken Palace After losing far too many chickens to coyotes (and quite possibly hawks), I opted to add an attached run to our existing coop thus forcing our chickens to live in a 6 x 10 coop with a 10 x 10 run attached.  While I didn't lose any of my girls, they were clearly not happy with their living conditions. Thus began the quest for a new home for my chicken friends.  Before I get started, I want to thank Arianna on BYC for her inspirational coop.  My husband, on the other hand, wants to send her a bill :) My original coop design called for a 40 x 40 space... read more

• Created on 7/25/11 by serenityNH

  Turning the garden shed into a coop. It took a little persauding but I finally convinced my hubby that having chickens was much better than having a shed full of junk! Now, where to put that junk....... .                             Before......                                             After........                                       The garden shed as a shed.                                                                    The garden shed as a coop.                                            ::  ::  :: ::      ::  ::  :: ::    ::  :: ... read more

• Created on 7/20/11 by vickibiro

My husband and I started our chicken coop last year with the help of information we found here on BYC.  His ideas were always bigger than mine and he came up with this designHe built this small model on a rainy day because he was anxious to get started and had to do something.  We started construction in May, 2010, here are a few of the pics of construction underwayThat's him, my sweet man working on the coop he designed for me, my little Victorian house for his VictoriaIt was at this point in construction that I went outside to see him after speaking to him and only... read more

• Created on 7/18/11 by BayouPoules

Hello and Welcome to our BYC "Building the Coop" page. We have so enjoyed the many wonderful BYC pages and pictures that we wanted to share ours too! We are a Christian homeschooling family of three that started our chicken adventure, like many on BYC, as a school project and an addition to a more sustainable lifestyle. I am a retired x-ray tech and now a Homeschool Mom and Brian is an Electrician at the local hospital and a Navy Seabee Reservist of 25 years. When Brian started a chicken coop,. I wasn't expecting the great coop he built,. and Olivia (DD 16) and I ( and... read more

• Created on 7/15/11 by amenning

Coop De Ville      After moving to the county and wanting to start raising some of our own eggs and meat I decided we needed a coop.  During the design and construction, the "coop" ended up looking closer to a miniature barn.  This project has ended up taking more time and money then originally intended but I am pleased with the results.  There are still a few things that need to be finished up but I will post what has been done so far.      I have always loved the look of old barns, especially the ones with curved roofs.  I scoured the interned finding all the... read more