Reviews by alwaystj9

Nice small coop designed with warm climate in mind.
Interesting perch tree made from a tomato cage in the run.
Uses recycled and found materials. Read notes at end of article for better positioning of roosts.

Detailed drawings include nestbox design details.
Nicely designed and nicely executed tropical chicken house.
Lean-to can be added to any shop or existing shed.
Tortoise photo bombs.

Not your average Scrounged Material coop!
Lots of great ideas here.
A lovely greenhouse/chicken coop that blends in with the landscape.
Excellent attention to detail and great use of found materials.
Detailed explanation of why things were done.
Would love a drawn floor plan.

Very good report on the loss of a hen including necropsy report & findings.

2 different builds here, one a little tykes playhouse easy mod and the other a nice, from scratch, chicken tractor.
Good details on the tractor, the playhouse part would have benefitted from interior pix. Good materials lists and information but no drawings.

Good article about what to expect when you bring home ex-battery hens. Explains the behavior changes they will go through as they transition to their new life.

Good basic article on Wyandottes and I appreciate the links to 2 other articles! Well done!

A positive look at things to do to help winterize your chickens. Also has links to other, in depth info if your interested in a particular part of the article.

A great coop building article, with pix and drawing.

There is also a link to the update in the article, the drawings and more details are in there.

Yes, it is an easy hoop run. Inexpensive and quick to assemble. I appreciated the way potential problem spots were explained such as "secure with screw so you don't get whacked in the face".
A lot of ways to make this sturdier/fancier/larger and lots of applications.

One of the best articles on cooping that I have read. Thank you, Blooie!

Good way to build into a sloping yard. Attractive and sturdy building. I wish there were better interior shots of the completed coop. I also have never seen grocery bags as insulation before and wonder how it worked over time.

Some good info here on repurposing found materials. Lots of pictures and some build info.
I would love to know how this coop held up over time and a floor plan would be nice.

Great info about chicken handling/taming (chicken whispering) but my flyers just go for the heck of it, not from fear. This did not address my issues.

I use fence panels for all kinds of things and will probably do something similar to this in the future. Did you use the panel with the graduated spacing? I couldn't tell for sure from the pictures. I get the impression that this is not fastened down and that you can scoot it around like a chicken tractor in the mild seasons. I think it is a reasonable way to add shelter for more birds/different birds. It is also a simpler build than a framed, wooden coop. I wonder, like another reviewer, if that is enough ventilation in the winter,. I am in the deep south and that plastic would give me condensation issues. I would also have to tie it down or stake it.

Good pictures. I actually would love to have this coop at my house. I wish it had some geographical details because that can cause big differences in coop design. I would also like to know how many birds. A floor plan would be nice.

Using this as a reference for my new coop, thanks!
How many birds do you have? Does the mister make a mudhole?
I'm in Louisiana, drainage is an issue...