• Last updated 12/11/09 by Orpstralope

 Mountain Bird Chicken Farm I'm a college student at Appalachian State University that raises some chickens up in the mountains. I've got 3 Buff Orps, 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 Black Australopes, 3 Plymouth Barred Rocks, 7 Red Sex-Links,and 4 White Leghorns. This is the first time I've ever raised chickens and i've had fun. Check back for updates (Next: automatic door)So after receiving a pet chicken from a friend, a small black banty, I decided I had to get more of these fantastic birds and build what I though was a coop...  After I realized that eight pullets... read more

• Last updated 12/10/09 by chickbotfamily

Our Chicken Coop(Yes it is a little big for 2 Chickens.  But we love our girls) Here are the girls:     Here is the Coop.We wanted to be able to visit with them during the cold winter months in Wisconsin.                 The finished CoopAbout 1/3 of the material I received from family and friends.  The door and windows I purchased from a Habitat for Humanity Restore for really cheap.  Great place to find quality windows and doors for cheap prices.  I think for the 4 windows and the door I spent about $80.  The siding is old barn wood that my father in law gave us.  We... read more

• Last updated 12/8/09 by accio! chickens

The Henhouse RenovationWhen we moved into our farm in June 2008, we decided we definitely wanted some chickens. At the time we were so busy with moving in that no one could really see there being an advantage to building a coop from scratch. Instead we looked around the property for something to use as a hen house. At first we had our hearts set on using an old coop attached to the barn for our hen house but I was just not that into cleaning it out, and fixing any problems there might be with it [and trust me, there are lots wrong with it]. Rather than build something,... read more

• Last updated 11/30/09 by thechickonthehill

Here are some pics of the "Bronerized" coops and pen.  The two coops are on the back of the shed.  The front part is used for storage . . . right now.   This is the little (original) coop for the "few hens" I started with.  Its 7' x 8'.  It has two nest boxes and two roosts.  I couldn't get pictures of inside because the chickens kept trying to escape!  This is the big coop which is on the back right side of the shed.  Its 7' x 11'.  I can get lots more chickens in here!   This is the interior of the big coop.  The nest boxes were my first attempt at carpentry "all by... read more

• Last updated 11/29/09 by Barred Rocker

The condo duplex coopThis project began simple enough, build a coop separated in two to keep my buff orpingtons on one side and barred rocks on the other. Once I got into it, it evolved into a 2 month project that met my requirements of what I felt a coop should be. It first had to be predator proof, easy access, easy to keep clean and plenty of ventilation, as well as sturdy enough to weather all conditions and last a long long time.ConstructionStarting off with 6 cedar posts I cut out of the woods I framed the floor with 2X6s and 3/4" plywood and the roofing with... read more

• Last updated 11/22/09 by 6littlechickies

 Before I begin our story, a little back story if you will indulge me...Although I did not grow up in the 'city' we lived within city limits so we were never allowed 'barnyard' animals. So as a child I would satisfy my love of farm animals and country living by staying at my grandparents as often as I could.  They lived in what felt like the middle of nowhere and I just LOVED it!  One of my favorite memories of being there as a child is of waking early one morning to a very light dusting of snow outside.  I remember snapping a picture of their barn because I thought i... read more

• Last updated 11/18/09 by crooked stripe

 Here is the North side of the coop with the smaller caged run and the yard run. The yard run was put up after a summer of the chickens taring up the grass in the back yard.  This is the south side with the window I added to the storage shed. Notice the egg door I added. Just 3 nest boxes but all the birds seem to lay in the right one. East view with my ice fishing sled hanging out of the way. The chickens don't seem to mind. Here is the east view. As you can see we have viewing chairs where I talk and give treats from. You know you have to give pep talks when the egg... read more

• Last updated 11/18/09 by mener6896

The Campbell Coop My husband, Brian, beginning the coop inside.  We really didn't start with plans, just some sketches on paper.  I initially wanted a droppings board at ground level, to slide out to clean.  However, I realized that this would eliminate most of the floor space.  I changed my plans.....  Moving to the site...we set it on concrete panels that a friend of ours buried level with the ground.  Notice the eaves here are screened in for extra ventilation.  6 of our 12 nesting boxes                      our 3 roosts (each 10 ft long)there is chicken wire under... read more

• Last updated 11/1/09 by 09northernchick

Which came first the chicken or the coop?In our case the chickens!Our first feathered friends arrived May 1rst.  They are, from what I understand, called a Golden Comet.  The father was a Rhode Island Red and the mother a Barred Rock.   We went to pick them up on Chick Day at our local feed store.  My two little guys were spell bound listening to 800 little peeping feather babies!This is our little flock of 9 on May 1, 2009!This is where the coop will be - May 2!I can't believe how big the girls are getting already!  We are in TROUBLE!This is reassuring!  We began by... read more

• Last updated 10/16/09 by kassy68

The Dailey'  sCoopor Kassy's Hen HouseBuilding of the coop  and our Chickens   First Let me thank everyone who has put there coop pics and info on BYC.  Without all the help from people here I'm sure I would still be redoing things as I had know clue on chickens before this spring.       I decided to put this finished picture at the top..  At the bottom of the page is the link to the site of where I got this idea from..  I changed the plans  to make it a hen house and larger.  My coop is 12x 16 on the left side and the double door side is 11x12 and is offset from... read more