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Fowl Penitentiary, the process of a coop on a budgetGreat article about the building and adding to your coop. Love all the pictures. They really help to tell the whole story of where you started and...- oldhenlikesdogs
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6 Day Build A Coop
- AddictingChickens
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Here is a coop that my husband made in about 3 and a half weekends. Coop is 6x6x9 high. Standard two by fours, some exterior plywood already... -
Coop Page 4
- Downshifting
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Home Sweet Home This project has really challenged my remedial building skills...but it has been fun and a learning experience. I live in a... -
Lazy Womans Automatic Self Operating Chicken Coop
- 7 Biddies
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Got my first chickens, 7 of them, in March when they were just 2 day old peeps. It's amazing how much they grow in 2 months. Just got their Big... -
Broiler Mobile
- sjlong3
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4 X 8 By 5 Feet Tall Mobile Chicken tractor for Broiler Chickens With a 5 gallon gravity fed waterer using 360° Superflow Nipples Gravity fed PVC... -
The Purple Ranchette
- pandorasun6
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When I started looking into building a coop, I went on Freecycle and found someone with a used coop, broken down into boards and wire and green... -
Bantymobile
- klpenny
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I needed a new coop for my son's 4H Barred Rock Bantams I looked at some ideas from BYC and went to work. I decided to recycle the poor... -
TwinsLoveChicks' Small Red Coop
- TwinsLoveChicks
- 2 min read
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Here is my small red coop! It is approximately 5'x4' with 3 nest boxes and has about 5' of roosting space. I have had it for about 6-7 years now... -
Secondhand Coop
- CourtneyMB
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Courtney's Secondhand Coop We were broke when we first moved to the mountains. :) We found this old 3' x 3' doghouse in the barn and thought... -
Thai style chicken coop
- Khonliangkai
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When she said Thai style chicken coop, I thought of the basket. Then she showed me a picture of what she had in mind. I just noticed... -
Home Of The Elk Skull Chicken Ranch
- wigcl
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As a builder by trade, I just can't seem to do anything simple. It is a problem... Here is our coop: This was built upon a salvaged metal... -
Deathstar Pallet Coop
- Bawk Vader
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THE DEATHSTAR TURKEN COOP This coop and run were made entirely from old pallets, old roofing, and leftover wire. Broken down and recycled into a... -
Pallet coop in the making!
- kfoster363
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My husband and I are building a chicken coop made from recycled wood pallets! We just started building the coop this past weekend and it has been... -
the-drummonds-chicken-coop
- JayneD
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The Drummonds Chicken Coop We are very unexperienced when it comes to building... -
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Log Coop
- woodsman23
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Describe 'log coop' here My design is a log coop from a old shed of a friends. It is 4x8x6ft high and is made with 2x4's and log siding. vinyl... -
The Holiday Chick Inn
- dwgov
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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... -
Reclaimed Materials Coop
- QueenBeeMom
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My coop, 60"h x 65"w x 32"d has a 30" ground clearance. I wish I had lots of techie plans for you, but to be a chicken mom/dad you need not be... -
8x10 Coop
- horseshowmomnv
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- Comments: 9
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This is our humble beginnings of our 8x10 coop. I have scoured through all the posts, pictures, and plans and I have finally decided what I have...