Articles by idahochicka

This is a 2nd coop design that my husband built by request from a lady in Mountain Home Idaho. Its his own design inspired by the Amish style coops. He had built the smaller model that housed 6-8 back yard hens. This particular coop is by far my favorite of the models that he has built. It can...

This last year I decided that I wanted chickens. We live in Boise and city code allows us to have 6 hens. My husband thought that I was CrAzY! Eventually I talked him into it. My husband is a builder and has been in the construction industry for over 15 years. He took all the scrap lumber that...

My husband has built many chicken coops this year but this duck house he built really did turn out beautiful! He frames them up using 1x2 (he just rips a 2x4 in half) then he sheets the walls with OSB plywood. On this one he got a great deal on 7/8 cedar fence pickets so he sided with them and...

I can't count how many bucket handles that have broken over time with the weight of the water. My Hubby finally got tired of me complaining and made this custom stand! It is very sturdy and looks great! It matches the line of custom coops that he has started building. I found 3 gallon tight head...

We where contacted by a local bird rescue to build a coop. Since they are a rescue and have limited funds my husband modified his normal design to utilize as much of the structure as he could. The rescue could then house as many feathered friends as possible. He raised the chicken coop portion...

This is my hubbies best coop yet! The coop is 3'x7' and stands about 6' tall. The attached run is 5' wide and about 5.5' long. The bottom of the coop is wired off for extra space for our little feathered friends to roam. Lined pull out drawers for easy clean out (I keep dry stall in them). This...