Wichita Cabin Coop

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Nice article with lots of pictures. Article included a link to the coop's plans, which was nice.
trumpeting_angel
I understand why the author didn't post details, a cut list, and so forth. He was quite clear: he purchased the plans from someone else here on BYC and felt it would be a violation of the BYCer's intellectual property.

We ARE provided with lovely, clear photographs, documenting the build and the gorgeous outcome. A fine coop!
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ronott1
Adding a link to a different article is risky since links break on websites.

Nice article but needs more build details
~KH~
~KH~
I added the link to provide build details. Since someone else designed and made the plans for this coop, it's their design and I'm trying not to repost what they did the work on. In posting this coop, I wasn't trying to provide a detailed build, only show another Wichita Coop build for people who are interested in that coop to see another one actually built. In choosing this coop, I spent a lot of time looking at others photos who used this design and found that helpful.
rjohns39
Nicely built coop. I would have loved a bit more narrative, but the pictures gave me enough info to recreate what you've built.
karenerwin
I really like how your coop turned out!!
However, I would need more details if I were going to try to build one like this. Do you have a materials list that you could include? Also, on one picture I am not sure what I am seeing. It is the picture from inside and it looks like there is welded wire going across a small portion under the roof and along the upper side. What is puzzling me is that it looks like all this wire is under other material (like the roof panels). Is it really covering open areas that just look covered by the roof panels? And the angle just makes it look different?
How many chickens are you keeping in there? How much did it cost to build your coop?
I like that you reflected on what you would change.

Thanks for sharing your coop with us.
~KH~
~KH~
Thank you for the input! Since I purchased the plans from another member here, I can't really put a cut list and such up. I did link to where I got the plans in the comments section under the Gallery.

The small sections of hardware cloth are just covering up small open sections under the roof line. We have a ton of little birds here and I didn't want to leave any openings where they could get in and possibly trapped in the coop (or any openings for anything else).

I have 6 chickens - it's probably better suited for 5, but we ended up with the six and they all get along very well with no fighting. Total cost was around $700 - I'm sure it could be built for less especially if you could find salvaged lumber (we had to buy all new).
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