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*~*~WARNING~*~*
This is a VERY long, PICTURE HEAVY coop build article. Brew a pot of coffee, get comfy and enjoy (I hope!)​
Less than one year into my life with chickens I became one of those people.

You know who I'm talking about. The people who swear up one wall and down another that they will never have more than 10 chickens. Ever. And just a few short months later they are stricken with a severe case of Chicken Addiction, a malady with no known cure. This is then compounded by a secondary infection of Chicken Mathitis Extremus. Oh my.

Yep. That's me. So what's a girl to do when her chicken accommodations can only comfortably house 11 birds? Why she commandeers the 8' x 16' cosmetically challenged shed stuffed to the rafters with a bunch of junk, that's what!

This lovely, albeit quite stinky, structure is destined for greater things.

This side faces the road (north) - that is some sexy paint job, no?!
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This side faces our backyard (west).
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This is the rear of the building (south facing but shaded by the woods approximately 18' away).
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And the east facing side.
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What a diamond in the rough!

A little work to clean this out.
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No problem with all these little elves to help.
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Now, what do I need to convert this shed into my new coop?
Next page: PLANNING
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DobieLover
DobieLover
Animal lover and Doberman addict, health and fitness enthusiast, former runner now hiker, once equestrian and showed Western, Chemical Engineer by training and occupation, House Flipper at heart, unhappily retired from it :(. I eat a Paleo diet which led me to wanting chickens for fresh, healthy eggs. After acquiring my flock, I quickly realized that they play a huge roll in stress management.
I love taking neglected houses and renovating them into someone's home! It is the most rewarding work I've ever done and I loved every aspect of it. So, because I can no longer flip houses, I decided to flip a shed into a coop for me and the chickens!

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Blue is my chicken
I loved this article ❤️
I am looking forward to making my own coop and run (will definitely make an article about it)
We are moving at the moment with 10 ducks (8 calls, 1 silver appleyard and 1 runner) and we can't take their coop so at first they will be living in a crate in a barn :lau
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delflipz17
Very impressive! I am currently undertaking a similar project of turning an old unused shed into a coop. Im sure moving all that stuff out and finding new spots for it was a pain. I know it was tough on me and I only had 1/10 of the stuff that was in yours. You have beautiful happy healthy-looking birds! Im sure they love this Chicken Palace. Definitely provides me some motivation 💪
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I still love my coop! I think you will enjoy the conversion process. Please consider writing your own article to inspire others. Thank you for taking the time to post a review!!
-Eridanus-
I was totally engrossed with the flock tales!!! I laughed at Fabio's adventures and am currently observing my coop with a bit of a harsh eye :) Very cool coop!
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Thank you for the review. The old boy is still running the flock.
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how did/do you winterize the enclosed run? I noticed in the pictures in the video camera section there is a picture that shows an opaque material on the outside of the hardware cloth is it plastic like used in green houses???
 
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Matrajeous said:
how did/do you winterize the enclosed run? I noticed in the pictures in the video camera section there is a picture that shows an opaque material on the outside of the hardware cloth is it plastic like used in green houses???
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This might help you, We used plastic drop sheeting (like for painting) last winter and it worked so well for us. A lot of people use greenhouse hard plastic but it’s kind of pricy for us so we went the cheap route
https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-9-f...RK2Rjg0X7xDkDiaSBLUaAuu2EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
 
Rebechenson75
I am in awe!!! I bow to your superior abilities. I have been tumbling over in my mind how to accomplish some of this stuff to make my coop awesome. I'm definitely having to rethink my set up. Thank the chicken gods I haven't started things yet.

Thank you sooooo much.
 

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Overview PLANNING DESIGN DEMO AND CONSTRUCTION RUN CONSTRUCTION MOVE IN AND MODIFICATIONS POP DOOR DETAILS WINDOW DETAILS The Cameras!! RECOVERY View full article

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