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4'x8' Downeast Thunder Farm Chicken Coop

  • Author JerryR708
  • Publish date Feb 6, 2018
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    chicken coop building chicken coop plans
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ronott1
  • ronott1
  • 4.00 star(s)
  • Jul 12, 2021
Lots of good pictures and build sketches!

The article could use more build details
  • Anonymous
  • 4.00 star(s)
  • Sep 10, 2020
Needs more ventilation and if you could add some detailed explanation of how you built it this would be a great article
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TwinsLoveChicks
  • TwinsLoveChicks

    TwinsLoveChicks

  • Feb 6, 2018
Nice Coop! :)
 
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N F C
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    N F C

  • Feb 7, 2018
I see the nesting boxes in the plan, are they just blocked off in the photos?
 
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    JerryR708

  • Feb 7, 2018
N F C said:
I see the nesting boxes in the plan, are they just blocked off in the photos?
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I still need to cut out the holes for the nesting boxes and windows. They are framed for it for future additions. The chicks grew up quicker than expected so the coop was built quickly to get them out of my garage. I also plan to extend the run under the coop as soon as I run chicken wire around the base. Thanks.
 
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Eilsel
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    Eilsel

  • Feb 9, 2018
Great detail, I sure could have used these plans 2 months ago! Looks great!
 
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    JerryR708

  • Feb 9, 2018
Eilsel said:
Great detail, I sure could have used these plans 2 months ago! Looks great!
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This coop was designed for snow in harsh winters. Snow can easily slide off the metal steep roof. Why I built this design in sunny California? The plans were the easiest available for a first time coop builder like me. I also like the Cape Cod back east look it will have when finally complete. Thanks.
 
Llamacorn
  • Llamacorn

    Llamacorn

  • Jul 27, 2019
I'm awful at reading building plans. Do you happen to remember how many of what size wood you need (like 2x4 etc.)

What did you use for siding? Do you like it? Looks very cute!
 
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