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6/19/12 at 12:48pm

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No, it's not mine! but all I can say is Wow!! I sure wish it was. Check this one out. I love the design but not sure how the dark color would work in extreme heat unless it was constantly in the shade or just add air conditioning. Ha Ha!

http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/the-coop/

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6/19/12 at 1:00pm

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Really a beautiful coop. Lot's of planning and hard work there. I would have used latches, don't know that I would trust a magnet of any sort to hold the doors shut.

I'm not an expert,"ex" is a has been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!

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6/19/12 at 1:25pm

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I wondered about those magnets to RonC. It would have to be really strong magnets. I'd think if a chicken leaned against the door it might just open right up!

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6/19/12 at 1:42pm

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Thank you for posting that!! Not only because it's super to look at, but because I now know how I can do the door to the run below my coop! Added spring to my list of "need"s!

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6/19/12 at 3:23pm

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Thank you for posting that!! Not only because it's super to look at, but because I now know how I can do the door to the run below my coop! Added spring to my list of "need"s!

Super to look at! Ain't it though! I loved it. Glad it helped with the spring idea. I'm thinking of building one similar myself for my bantam cochins.

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6/19/12 at 3:40pm

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Yep, that's a great coop. and the xmas decorations weren't bad either.

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6/19/12 at 3:49pm

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I wouldn't use magnets on my door either, but I did use then for my 3 windows. I have a rope and pulley system to open and close them and the magnets work pretty good there. The person who built that coop really did a nice job. He/She really took their time on it.

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