new coop

I bought a house that came with a chicken coop, so of course we are planning to get chickens now! Unfortunately the previous owner passed away, so we did not get to ask about the coop layout. I am trying to get a "vision" of what should go where. Outside of the Coop First, there is a swing...

Due to chicken math, I built a new coop. I successfully got all 16 hens into the new coop last night, but how do I introduce the girls to the new nesting boxes? I put a ceramic egg into each box, I'm not sure how to get the girls into the boxes?? I closed off the old coop all together, I'm...

Hello, I’ve been poking around this website for years. Finally made it official and became a member. I had a flock of chickens about 15 years ago, and another a couple of years ago, so I consider myself a newbie. We went to a feed store that has some little peepers, and I thought it would be...

I am new here, and new to the whole chicken thing. Back in April I got 2 buff orphingtons, 1 maran, and 2 easter egger pullets. Then a couple months after I got a polish mixed roo and polish mix bantam hen who did well integrating with my others. Over summer I got obsessed with wanting silkies...

Hello All! So last night was move in day for my babies into their new coop. There are still some tweaks and additions we plan on making but there was no reason to keep them out of their new home any longer. Let me just say, I got VERY little sleep because I was checking on them most of the...

Since I’m setting up my account, I’ve decided to make a thread about the anders chicken farm, we currently have 8 chickens, (technically 1 if you count chicken Math) I got my first batch of chickens 2 months ago, and got my second 3 weeks ago. I need a coup, I’m working on finding one, so...

Originally this was going to take me a little over a weekend, yeah let’s factor a very agitated January and here we are weeks from chickens showing up. Coop is finally functional as of today (painting, some of the trim and landscaping have yet to happen)

Hey everybody! My family has recently bought a new house. It’s got a pond for our ducks and lots of space for our chickens to forage in, but unfortunately, our current chicken coop isn’t mobile, and we have to buy or build a new one when we move. However, there is a 12 x 14 foot shed on the...

I am about to start building a new coop for 5-8 chickens in the driveway, the build will be on tarmac/concrete. I want to build an integrated run and coop, which will be behind a fence, I also have rabbits and quail in self contained raised cages, which will also be behind the fence. I am in...

We've been empty nesters the past four years...and in May 2021 the kids got me baby chicks!!! And thus began my adventure...

I'm so happy about the beautiful nesting box my husband built for me. He took my drawing and ideas and created just what I wanted. The bottom 2 boxes are 24" w x 18" h x 18"d for my Jersey Giants. The top 3 are 16" w x 18" h x 12" deep for everyone else. I painted it 2 colors. A darker gray...

Building my dream chicken coop. And although it’s a crappy time to build with lumber prices being so high, I’m rather excited for the finished product. Stay tuned. I will post pictures as I go along. Some may say the finished product is over the top. If you’re one of those people, move along...

I am having a new coop built. We plan to use the old coop for rabbits. How long do I need to keep the doors closed on the old coop before the girls will figure out their new home? We plan to keep the old coop and rabbit in the same area as the chickens and their new coop...

I jokingly say that my hens (7) have a summer house and a winter cabin. In winter, we use a coop/run near the house along a side yard. It’s sturdy construction, well insulated, close to the house so I don’t have to trudge through much snow to tend to them, and it’s near an electrical outlet so I...

The six egg boxes and storage below. The hinges go flat for easy access to eggs.

Locking coop windows with hardware cloth for safety for chickens at night and a nice breeze by day.

The 2020 Chicken Coop!

Hey everybody, I'm a new chicken keeper and am wondering how long my hen can be off her eggs? On day 7 at the moment. When she hops off her eggs or I coax her off and she comes out to free range with the other chickens she has problems getting back on her eggs unless I physically put her back...