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post #71 of 86
4/4/12 at 11:17am
Very nice I'm building a small one from a crate now. Thanks for the ideas.

"Le Grand Habitant"
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Live with wife/partner, 2 shepherds, 1 new hampshire red, 2 black stars, 2 ameraucanas, several polish chicks to come, and pond full of Koi

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Live with wife/partner, 2 shepherds, 1 new hampshire red, 2 black stars, 2 ameraucanas, several polish chicks to come, and pond full of Koi

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post #72 of 86
4/4/12 at 1:12pm
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Was near Knoxville a couple of weeks ago visiting some family.  We went to a used books store (LOVED IT) and there was some sort of furnature store next door.  I had a FIT when I saw the PILE of huge crates and crate parts laying all over the lot behind the stores.   If I had had some way to haul them home - I'd have been ALL OVER it.

The feed store near me has a pile of old pallets the size of a barn (the pile - not the pallets) behind their back shed.  He said they just toss them back there and let them rot and I can have them if I want them.  I was hesitant during the cold months - wondering how much good that old wood could be... and now I'm afraid of the snakes and spiders.....    What do yall think?  Worth the risk?  From what I can see of it, it's all pretty greyed out by weather.  I don't care how it looks - but don't want to have to replace boards just a few months after putting them together.



If you can get pallets get the yellow ones, they are the newest, Look somewhere else if you can't find them at the feed store. I get pallets from a carpet outlet, not the store where they sell carpet, but from the place that gets the carpet from the mills. This place has some nice ones.pallet wood 2.jpg

I got 3 trailer loads from them and they were happy to give them to me.

 

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post #73 of 86
4/26/12 at 6:47pm

That looks Awesome..yippiechickie.gif

Great job !

I wish I could find a small one about 36"x36"..

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post #74 of 86
5/1/12 at 12:42pm

WOW ! Very nice coop ! I hope your chickens appreciate it !

1 Husband, 2 sons, 2 dogs, 1 loudmouth cat, 1 ball python, 2 garter snakes,  1 bearded dragon, 1 sulcata tortoise, 2 tanks of fish and 4 lovely hens ( RIP my little Zoey)

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1 Husband, 2 sons, 2 dogs, 1 loudmouth cat, 1 ball python, 2 garter snakes,  1 bearded dragon, 1 sulcata tortoise, 2 tanks of fish and 4 lovely hens ( RIP my little Zoey)

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post #75 of 86
5/3/12 at 4:45am

I love it!!!!

My home is where my heart is.......

Please forgive me for any spelling mistakes, Dutch is my native language.
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My home is where my heart is.......

Please forgive me for any spelling mistakes, Dutch is my native language.
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post #76 of 86
5/3/12 at 1:42pm
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Oh, I have coop envy! That is fabulous!! love

That is exactly what I was going to say tongue.png

 

 

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The garden is the poor man's apothecary.  ~German Proverb

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~ Mzkynd ~

The garden is the poor man's apothecary.  ~German Proverb

Kyndvalley.blogspot.com

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post #77 of 86
7/17/12 at 8:13am

Hi there. I enjoyed reading your "coop creation" a lot.

Thank you for sharing it.

And it looks amazing.

congrats

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post #78 of 86
10/7/12 at 6:07pm

I know this thread is a bit old but I wanted to chime in....very nice coop!  Love it!love.gif

Pamela in Texas

Chicken owner wanna-be! (In the coop design phase)

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Pamela in Texas

Chicken owner wanna-be! (In the coop design phase)

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post #79 of 86
10/11/12 at 9:52am

I am bookmarking your coop pics; such wonderful resource for when we finally get some time to build something - hopeful in the next couple mos to prepare for getting a few "girls" in the late winter or early spring.  Thanks for sharing this wonderful design.

Lynn

 Seattle area

retired RN, mother, grandmother, quilter, love travel; new to chickens, having fun with my mixed flock of babies, now 2 mos old & enjoying new coop;  cream legbars are 2 weeks  old now; excited to have 2 Brabanters also 2 weeks old.  

 

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retired RN, mother, grandmother, quilter, love travel; new to chickens, having fun with my mixed flock of babies, now 2 mos old & enjoying new coop;  cream legbars are 2 weeks  old now; excited to have 2 Brabanters also 2 weeks old.  

 

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post #80 of 86
1/5/13 at 4:27pm

great jobsmile.png

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