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Monicas Chicken House

  • Author Almost Broke
  • Publish date Jan 11, 2012
  • Article read time 1 min read
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Monica's Chicken House
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Almost Broke
  • Almost Broke
  • 5.00 star(s)
  • Apr 7, 2024
19 years ago I built a Monica's chicken house. It's 4'x8' I used metal roofing and hardware cloth wire. The wood was not pressure treated so after about ten years the bottom got a bit saggy. I am in the process of repairing it. It is a sturdy build. It has served me well as a grow out pen.
Almost Broke
Almost Broke
The original was built using 2x3 lumber. It was very sturdy even though I didn't use plywood on the roof. I live in Florida so I used 1x4 slats and metal roofing.
The one thing that I have since changed is the height. It's fine for a child to access, but not an adult. Also the area under the little house is not accessible in case you need to retrieve a sick bird.

I have completed the rebuild/remodel and posted pictures. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/monicas-house-rebuild.79222/
  • Anonymous
  • 2.00 star(s)
  • Mar 18, 2022
Wonderful pictures but we need words to go with them. A supply list, dimensions, instructions on how you built it, any drawings you may have. What would you change? I also agree with the others that chicken wire is not predator proof, I learned the hard way.
  • Anonymous
  • 2.00 star(s)
  • Aug 24, 2020
Cute coop but no details on how you built it. And I definitely would replace the chicken wire with hardware cloth instead.
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GardenGal
  • GardenGal

    GardenGal

  • Mar 11, 2012
What a beautiful little coop!
 
Chick Charm
  • Chick Charm

    Chick Charm

  • Jun 30, 2012
I'm impressed!
 
Organic Farm
  • Organic Farm

    Organic Farm

  • Jan 23, 2013
verry nice design!
 
Organic Farm
  • Organic Farm

    Organic Farm

  • Jan 23, 2013
Verry nice design!
 
Purpletie3
  • Purpletie3

    Purpletie3

  • Apr 19, 2015
Nice job~ Love the design. How much time did this build take you?
 
featherweightmn
  • featherweightmn

    featherweightmn

  • Jun 8, 2015
cute!!!!!!!!!!
 
Rabbitlover1
  • Rabbitlover1

    Rabbitlover1

  • Mar 25, 2016
Awesome coop! How many chickens can it fit?
 
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Article information

Author
Almost Broke
Article read time
1 min read
Views
83,783
Comments
7
Reviews
4
Last update
Jan 19, 2011
Rating
2.38 star(s) 8 ratings

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