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#1 09/11/2009 9:48 pm

werecatrising
Chillin' With My Peeps
From: California
Registered: 07/04/2009
Posts: 248
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Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

Ugh... I am NOT a carpenter.

When I first bought my chicks I bought plans for the pallet coop from MPC.  I had plans of building a beautiful coop and painting a mural or something on it. Well, I have no upper body strength and had a heck of a time breaking the pallets apart. I started looking to buy a coop. They seem to be so expensive. The cheapest I found was the chik-n-hutch witch looks like it fall over if I looked at it too hard. I managed to get enough boards apart to build two solid floor pieces. I decided to build from the pallets and whatever I had lying around the house. My coop is turning into a hideous monstrosity of ugliness! I am not having an easy time. I have never built anything in my life. On top of that I am hobbling around with a sprained ankle. I SO want to be done. I'm hoping that as I get some money I can buy some lumber and fix it up a bit.

Anyways, excuse my whiny rant. I just wanted to get it off my chest and see if anyone had any ugly coop pics to share.

Last edited by werecatrising (09/13/2009 7:13 pm)

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#2 09/11/2009 9:55 pm

1lpoock
Spruce Creek Waterfowl
From: Sandusky, Ohio
Registered: 04/20/2009
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

Sorry...my coop looks kind of nice...thats not why i posted though....dont call me stupid, but i'm just wondering what MPC is...i thought it might be a hatchery but I cant figure out which one at all!


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#3 09/11/2009 9:56 pm

werecatrising
Chillin' With My Peeps
From: California
Registered: 07/04/2009
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

My Pet Chicken. They sell chicks, supplies, plans, etc.

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#4 09/11/2009 9:59 pm

slightlyscrambled
Overrun With Chickens
From: Nebraska
Registered: 03/30/2009
Posts: 573

Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

MPC......my pet chicken...
my coop was already built in part of our 90+ yr old barn, I dont have any pics but its ugly but very functional. and the girls dont mind it at all!!!


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One amazing DH, 2 great DD's, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 16 chickens, 6 geese, 1 bunny and 1 duck and 10 new chickies!
RIP Sam 2001-2010 you will be greatly missed

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#5 09/11/2009 10:03 pm

KDbeads
Chicken Obsessed
From: middle of nowhere, TX
Registered: 08/20/2009
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

Mine is from materials on hand, most of which were warped.  Hubby's not a carpenter, but I can be with the right materials and tools, just wish I had real, unwarped lumber to play with idunno
http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=39532


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A few of everything and B/B/S Silkies  wee
I tend to kill threads, even when I post pics of day old fuzzy butts.

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#6 09/11/2009 10:04 pm

Suburban chick farmer 09
Overrun With Chickens
From: St. Louis MO
Registered: 02/21/2009
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/23395_dsc03717.jpg

I built this out of scrap wood, don't plan on painting it, and the roof is covered with an old tarp from my kids play set.  It works though.

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#7 09/11/2009 10:04 pm

Dar
aka mjsdhs
From: Guelph Ontario Canada
Registered: 07/31/2008
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

U
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this is my coop...lol
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/13904_dsc03881.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/13904_dsc03146.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/13904_dsc03147.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/13904_dsc03148.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/13904_dsc03149.jpg


sometimes i can come off a little strong...i tend to speak first then later put my foot in my mouth
I may appear "online" but I may not really be here I leave my computer and go do mommy stuff and then come back

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#8 09/11/2009 10:21 pm

cw
Chicken Obsessed
From: green co.
Registered: 01/11/2009
Posts: 1555

Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20950_p1080203.jpg
here is are ol tabacco barn turned coop after a storm blew down thar far side its repaired noew but was rough for a while. they dont care it was home sweet home for them


weather will be weather,   weather ya like it , or not

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#9 09/11/2009 10:23 pm

faykokoWV
Mrs Fancy Plants
From: Cross Lanes, WV
Registered: 11/04/2008
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Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/18074_p8270130.jpg

Maybe one of these day's I'll get in there and paint over the pink primer.  I was more concerned about the run this year than the coop.

Now you know why I hate pink.


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Barnevelders, Welsummers, Buckeyes, Silkies, EE, Australorp, Redstar.7 dogs, 2 cats. One husband who is well aware that he is out numbered.
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#10 09/11/2009 10:32 pm

needlefrau
New Egg
From: SW Washington
Registered: 03/19/2009
Posts: 6

Re: Make me feel better- show me your eye-sore coopsadded pics-page 5

I don't have pictures, but can see that my coop is no better than the others shown.  The chickens thrive there..good enough.

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