Categories
-
-
-
Ducks 51
-
Geese 16
-
Quail 39
-
Turkeys 11
-
Other Birds 28
-
-
-
Tractor Coops 254
-
Small Coops 1K
-
Medium Coops 1K
-
Large Coops 629
-
-
Member Pages 10K
-
Recipes 592
-
Chicken Breeds 334
Trending articles
Latest comments
-
The Watery Egg: What It Is and What Causes ItI'm wondering the same thing. I have 3 Easter Eggers less than 2 years old and they have always had watery eggs. Coop is cleaned daily, chickens...- mom1776
-
-
-
Chicken Cottage (Old Yolks Home)I really like this coop! Wish there was more to your article though to help someone else build it!
- Debbie292d
-
Katie's Coop - Fernwood HollowThere's no way to remove it from the youtube video without deleting the video off my YouTube channel. There is zero profanity in this article/post...- Echelontheory101
Latest reviews
-
Small Coop...No plans...Just studied others designsIs this a coop or a tractor? Not sure. Needs some explanation, more pictures, some measurements, materials list, etc. would be helpful.
- Debbie292d
-
Lets build a chicken CoopNot sure what we're even looking at for a coop. Some build details, blueprints or measurements, materials list, etc. would be so helpful. One...
- Debbie292d
-
-
Sonnyside Up! in South DakotaQuite an entertaining read! Very nice coop and is explained as it was built.
- Debbie292d
-
Shed TransformationNeat coop! There's some build details but is a long way off from being helpful to someone to build this.
- Debbie292d
Articles statistics
- Categories
- 26
- Articles
- 16,603
- Views
- 213,941,065
- Comments
- 68,743
- Ratings
- 48,229
- Reviews
- 32,634
Articles
Choose a main article category:
(For an overview, start with our article "How To Raise Chickens")
... or scroll through our hundreds of articles below:
... or scroll through our hundreds of articles below:
-
Coop de la Garza (re-purposed from an ugly shed)
- Shannys Girls
- Updated
- 4 min read
- Views: 4K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 9
- Reviews: 3
When we decided that we wanted chickens, we opted to re-purpose this ugly shed that was already on the property when we bought it. We just came up... -
EGG DROP COOP
- Infinity
- Updated
- 1 min read
- Views: 70K
- Comments: 10
- Reviews: 5
So, when I started hinting around that I was "thinking" about getting chickens again (after 30 years), my husband, Richard, was all in! He could... -
Scrap Box Meat-Bird Tractor
- ChocolateMouse
- 11 min read
- Views: 6K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 2
- Reviews: 4
Also Known As Cheap-as-free Scrap Built Meat Chicken or Pullet Grow-Out Suburban Wax-Box Tractor! Whew! Okay, well, there's likely better ways... -
The Chick Inn
- Surferjo
- Updated
- 5 min read
- Views: 8K
- Comments: 7
- Reviews: 5
So I finally decided to take the plunge and buys some chickens. I tried last year but made the mistake of telling my wife before hand. Needless... -
Our Holiday Chick-Inn
- dwgov
- Updated
- 3 min read
- Views: 15K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 24
- Reviews: 5
I only wish I had taken more pictures during construction. My name is Dave. My wife, myself & 2 children live in Southern New Jersey. I am... -
Home Sweet Blue Home
- DGomezMusic
- Updated
- 3 min read
- Views: 6K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 12
- Reviews: 4
Hi Backyard Chicken community! I'd like to share our entry into the great world of raising your own chickens. The experience of building the coop... -
Sadie Lane brooder/tractor
- canesisters
- 7 min read
- Views: 65K
- Reaction score: 2
- Comments: 11
- Reviews: 4
Originally, I wanted to build my own brooder for out in the barn so that I wouldn't have to borrow a neighbor’s anymore. Three cats & three dogs... -
Barn on Wheels! (Lots of construction photos)
- johnyreb1776
- Updated
- 3 min read
- Views: 26K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 14
- Reviews: 3
This is my first chicken coop that I have built, and after looking at lots of coop designs here and all over the web, I came up with this design... -
The Hard Rock Hotel
- Hophead
- Updated
- 3 min read
- Views: 7K
- Comments: 6
- Reviews: 2
4x6 medium coop. No blueprints or much sketching. Just cut and swing the hammer. Hope you enjoy! The reason for the name of the coop is that my... -
The Old West Rooster Cogburn Red Lobster pallet coop
- Stumpy
- Updated
- 3 min read
- Views: 33K
- Reaction score: 2
- Comments: 12
- Reviews: 3
I built this Old West style coop for a dear relative whose rooster is named Cogburn. He had previously given me a variety of lumber which was... -
Coopula Coop
- pysankigirl
- Updated
- 2 min read
- Views: 24K
- Comments: 15
- Reviews: 3
Apologies for the blurry photo...it will be replaced when I find my camera downloading thingie! This coop design started with the... -
Armorfirelady's Fire Chickens Hoop Coop
- armorfirelady
- Updated
- 10 min read
- Views: 20K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 10
- Reviews: 3
I am a newbie to chicken raising since I purchased my first chickens in August 2012. I have 4 hatchery Plymouth Partridge Rocks. I originally... -
The Pluma Penthouse
- acemario
- Updated
- 6 min read
- Views: 6K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 3
- Reviews: 3
Overview: Coop: 3 'x 3' = 9 sq ft Run: 2.75' x 8' = 22 sq ft Hen Count: 2 - 4 Total Price: $164.05 Time: 12hrs... -
VirP's Chicken Tractor
- VirtualPlacebo
- Updated
- 6 min read
- Views: 7K
- Comments: 2
- Reviews: 3
I've been lurking here on and off for some time collecting ideas and admiring all the hard work that everyone's put into their chicken coops. I... -
Trixy's Loony Bin
- Trixy
- Updated
- 4 min read
- Views: 4K
- Comments: 6
- Reviews: 5
July 2012 - My trip to the loony bin started innocently enough...I took a trip to see my sister in Seattle. It was there that I found the cutest 5... -
Open Air Coop With Reclaimed Wood
- RaleighRancher
- Updated
- 4 min read
- Views: 7K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 3
- Reviews: 4
Based on our own experience with rats, as well as those of our neighbors who had - and gave up - their chickens, I knew I had to design for rats... -
Homemade Tractor Coop For Chicks Upcycled Boxspring
- sarahannecloud9
- 4 min read
- Views: 12K
- Comments: 7
- Reviews: 5
You may want to ask the hubs before you barrow all his tools and scraps. I was given free rains to the tools and materials. ;) This is a 1 day... -
Marital Tranquility
- res
- Updated
- 7 min read
- Views: 6K
- Reaction score: 1
- Comments: 4
- Reviews: 3
We are a military family, so we move often. We started into chickens recently, in the fall of 2010 while we were living in Oklahoma. In the spring...