• Last updated 1/10/13 by rendezvous1838

I think this is an original design.  I have been looking at these pages for months and have not seen one like it.  It started ot to be like the Witchata Cabin Coop, but then evolved to be 4'x4' to just use 2 sheets of siding. All of the sudden we had version 3.0 that was bigger and looked nicer also.   I wanted a coop for 4 to 6 hens, elevated so it is easy on the back to clean, well ventilated and the nest box outside of the run.  The coop and run will be tucked in between our garage and the neighbors chainlink fence.  It has nice south and east exposure and is... read more

• Last updated 10/18/12 by MrSteamyKitchen

  The Palace Chicken Coop     When my wife brought home 5 fluffy new friends in July of last year, I knew a chicken coop was in our future. I also wanted to design and build it myself as a fun exciting project. Little did I realize that 5 months go by very quickly when you move into a new house!   When I first started doing research on our new coop I spent a great deal of time on BYC looking for ideas and suggestions. I owe a great deal of credit to the following coop's as they formed the basis of my plans. Wichita "Cabin Coop" Cptbahama's... read more

• Last updated 2/19/12 by jespere

We started building the new coop! Its a 6x3 tractor with a slanted tin roof and coop with nesting boxes and a roost. So excited!! Here are the plans:      After cutting the major pieces and starting to notch all the lap joints... plus a close up of the notches.       This is a close up of the lap joint after being glued and attached. Notice the seamstress notations! *My addition* to his carpentry skills. :) Hard at work rasping and filing!          Things are starting to come together!!         Starting to... read more

• Last updated 3/7/13 by suzyQlou

Drumroll, please, here's my coop!  The chickens think it's done.  They seem pleased with it. Well, the coop is livable, but I'm still puttering with it.  One of these days, I'll finish painting all the trim and replace the tarp with lovely green shade cloth, framed in a respectable-looking, removable way.  Ok, I admit it.  This thing will never be done.  Guess having chickens will supply me with a life-long project! Here's my story: My chicken adventure began with a lesson in chicken math.  I went to TSC for three chicks, and came home with the minimum of... read more

• Last updated 2/4/12 by JackInCT

My Hodge-Podge Coop (or, Turning a Doghouse into a Chickenhouse for $30)     I just bought my first house so it's time for my first chickens. And having just bought my first house, it's rather important to go about accommodating my birds as cheaply as possible. Maybe some day I'll build my dream coop, but for now I needed to design around what I had. And what I had was this:       A dirty old doghouse full of trash.   I had two objectives in mind for a coop: protect chickens from predators and ensure a well-ventilated but draftless environment.... read more

• Last updated 4/22/13 by Gallo del Cielo

  My Extreme Heat Coop (in progress) I live in the Sonoran Desert, where it gets very hot and my chicken coop and run have to provide a cool and safe refuge for my six birds.  I also live in the city and have limited space.  In fact, there was only one place for me to put them, a 4’ X 50’ strip.   Fortunately, the coop could be positioned directly under a large eucalyptus tree.  The coop and run I built were designed to provide as much shade and ventilation as possible.   Our plan was hatched three years earlier when we planted the three grape vines that would... read more

• Last updated 12/4/11 by Booswalia

Just Getting Started. I retired in May this year, 2009, and decided to try out a new hobby.  Chickens. This may be a slow work in progress because I have little to no experience with construction and I'm pretty much on my own to do it. I started out with a pen that I used to use for Buddy, the dog. The perimeter of the pen was filled with cement down about 8 inches because I thought he would be a digger. He turned out to be such a good boy that I didn't even have to use the pen. He stays right in the yard. Good ol' Buddy.  Gosh I miss y' Bud.... read more

• Last updated 12/4/11 by dbounds10

Our "Little Flocker's" Well - This is our first time with Chickens and like I always do, I jumped in with both feet before I thought it all through! I decided after a visit to some friends house that had some chickens that I needed some too.  I thought, "hey I can do that!" So I came home and in 2 days I had 6 little chicks to take care of. Went to the feed store and got the heat light, some feed and some pine and set them up in a cardboard box. The lady I bought them from said I should check out BYC and thats when I realized I had jumped into the deep end AGAIN! ... read more

• Last updated 11/29/11 by DazeGoneBy

The BuiltMore Coop (we built way more than we needed to...)   Step One: Get chickens. We can only ever have 3 chickens, so each of us got to pick one of the breeds we researched that thrives in our geographic location / climate. This also means a small coop. Buff Orpington:   Dominque and Delaware:   This is how the chicken lady showed us to hold the chickens. (Guess what? Chicken butt!)   Procure immediate, low-income housing since we haven't built a coop yet!   This is the perfect area in the backyard for the coop; already just dirt (no grass, and... read more

• Last updated 3/17/12 by SarahMelisse

Frühlingskabine Deluxe Chicken ArkOur family blog: www.fmicrofarm.comOur chickens needed a bigger and better chicken coop and after searching the Internet, I have come up with this blown up version of the one-sided chicken ark. Our budget is $300 because honestly, who wants to spend more than that on chickens? Follow along and if you have any questions feel free to ask.The finished product should be a 8' x 4' coop with an attached 8' x 9' run for a total of 8' x 13'. It's an odd measurement because the OSB we are using comes in 4' widths and our chicken wire is in 3'... read more