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
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

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.