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Our Chicken Cottage
- rvachickenmomma
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We just finished our chicken cottage today. Took weeks but was totally worth it! Coop is made from a kid's playhouse from Costco. We made a number... -
Chicken Coop-topia
- ElatedMom
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This coop was designed by a friend after researching several coops here. Then we carefully planned out the site and started the framing. Once... -
My former shed coop
- julie42a
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We converted our garden shed to a coop. It had built in shelves that became roosts and a poop board filled with SweetPDZ. We added a pre-built... -
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Tree House Chicken Coop
- missy530
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Hi All, We looked for coop designs and couldn't find anything that wouldn't take up a lot of space, so we used our existing tree house. My husband... -
Fence integrated into a coop with cabinets
- Dmythen
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How can you integrate a coop into an existing fence? I used the existing cedar plank fence as one wall and built a raised 6 x 8 coop behind it... -
The Barracks
- danjag
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This medium-size coop has a 4'x8' footprint in order to utilize building materials in an efficient manner. It is fully insulated and has electric... -
Our Taj Mahal,
- kelseyc
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My father and I built this coop for 600$ (came out of my college fund). It was complete LAST early spring, but since I am a new member of BYC, I... -
A work in progress
- bstromgren
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I saw a picture of a trampoline frame that someone turned into a chicken pen and thought it was a cool idea. I put an ad on craigslist and got 3... -
Cedar Palace
- house1917
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After pricing out materials and the weighing the potential for design/build-induced arguments-- we decided to buy rather than build. It was built... -
Servin Time Saloon chicken Coop
- cbadley
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I got the idea to get chickens and just went and bought them...with no coop at the house! The chicks initially stayed in the spare bedroom in a... -
Florida Cracker Coop
- Woodchick
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Open air with lots of roosts allowing the girls plenty of sun or shade and breezes. Coop is framed from unfinished 2x4s and the flooring and back... -
Rebecky1305s Chicken Coop
- rebecky1305
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Chicken Coop Construction Finally Finished Back Side Front Side Windows are out of an old camper Inside... -
Rustic-Modern Little Red Coop
- smallfriendly
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Made entirely of reclaimed wood, our little coop houses five lovely ladies. We are newbie chicken owners so this is our first attempt at a coop... -
Pretty home
- kimmommy23
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My husband and I had absolutely NO experience with chickens, but he came up with is. I think if we were to do it again, we would make a number of... -
Playhouse Pen
- My Six Chicks
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Hi, When we first got our chicks, we were thinking, "Hmm, what to do for a coop?" We certainly weren't going to buy one, we're more creative than... -
Jjfplumemt28s Chicken Coop
- jjfplumemt28
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i was contemplating building my own hen house until i stumbled upon this at the local hardware store. this was a pre built unit. it cost just as... -
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My name is Mark, I live in central North Carolina, Hillsborough to be exact. I rent an old farm house just barely in the country and have waited...