I had read that hens like curtains in front of their nesting boxes. I sewed them some curtains, using some chicken fabric I had!

I had read that hens like curtains in front of their nesting boxes. I sewed them some curtains, using some chicken fabric I had!

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Nov 2014: Deedee and girlfriends were moved into their new coop! They got very used to the sounds of construction :o)

Nov 2014: Deedee and girlfriends were moved into their new coop! They got very used to the sounds of construction :o)

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Big bar-type latch that secures the big double coop doors. Very secure and low-cost to make.

Big bar-type latch that secures the big double coop doors. Very secure and low-cost to make.

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The new coop is all sealed up! Also, the posts for the door to the chicken yard are in.

The new coop is all sealed up! Also, the posts for the door to the chicken yard are in.

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The little tractor run got sun shades when it got really hot in the summer of '14. I also got two old runs from someone for free, from Craigslist. One was 4x4, and one was 8x4. The tractor run got a little chicken door that connected the 4x4 run. The pullets got bigger fast, and I decided they needed a bigger home!

The little tractor run got sun shades when it got really hot in the summer of '14. I also got two old runs from someone for free, from Craigslist. One was 4x4, and one was 8x4. The tractor run got a little chicken door that connected the 4x4 run. The pullets got bigger fast, and I decided they needed a bigger home!

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This is the first coop and run I built, a movable one, built in summer 2014 for the little classroom chicks I got. I added a run and a ladder to a rabbit hutch I had gotten from someone. One chick got out of a make-shift pen before this little Inn was completed, and our dog got that one. Then another chick turned out to be a rooster, who went to a farm. That left one pullet, a pretty gray easter egger which I named Deedee. I bought her three friends, a white leghorn, a black star, and another easter egger.

This is the first coop and run I built, a movable one, built in summer 2014 for the little classroom chicks I got. I added a run and a ladder to a rabbit hutch I had gotten from someone. One chick got out of a make-shift pen before this little Inn was completed, and our dog got that one. Then another chick turned out to be a rooster, who went to a farm. That left one pullet, a pretty gray easter egger which I named Deedee. I bought her three friends, a white leghorn, a black star, and another easter egger.

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chicken swing, made from scraps my neighbor gave me.

chicken swing, made from scraps my neighbor gave me.

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new coop construction, summer 2015. 2x4 coop. I used all Craigslist finds and freebies and leftovers. This coop is all done now, and the cost was literally about $5, mostly spent on paint.

new coop construction, summer 2015. 2x4 coop. I used all Craigslist finds and freebies and leftovers. This coop is all done now, and the cost was literally about $5, mostly spent on paint.

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May 2015: I got five chicks from the same Kindergarten teacher as last year! This led to the construction of a new coop. In the mean time, the five chicks were lodged in the Mini Inn.

May 2015: I got five chicks from the same Kindergarten teacher as last year! This led to the construction of a new coop. In the mean time, the five chicks were lodged in the Mini Inn.

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We got so many eggs, we traded some for avocados and oranges!

We got so many eggs, we traded some for avocados and oranges!

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At some point a rodent got into the runs, to eat the feed. I needed to seal up some space between two runs. Phyllis followed my every move.

At some point a rodent got into the runs, to eat the feed. I needed to seal up some space between two runs. Phyllis followed my every move.

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My McGyver tool for collecting eggs from the other side of the coop! Made from a leftover strip of wood and a plastic container, and some elegant duct tape. Barn red paint fixes everything.

My McGyver tool for collecting eggs from the other side of the coop! Made from a leftover strip of wood and a plastic container, and some elegant duct tape. Barn red paint fixes everything.

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The nesting boxes are accessible from the window, but I found myself on the other side of the coop all the time. I made a McGyver-style contracption to get the eggs from that side of the coop :o)

The nesting boxes are accessible from the window, but I found myself on the other side of the coop all the time. I made a McGyver-style contracption to get the eggs from that side of the coop :o)

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The new 4x4 coop has two round windows, one at either end of one of the two roosts. Here's Deedee enjoying the window seat!

The new 4x4 coop has two round windows, one at either end of one of the two roosts. Here's Deedee enjoying the window seat!

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Painting a trellis which became part of the chicken yard enclosure. Never underestimate the time it takes to paint a trellis...!

Painting a trellis which became part of the chicken yard enclosure. Never underestimate the time it takes to paint a trellis...!

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Here's their 2x4 coop, all finished.

Here's their 2x4 coop, all finished.

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Deedee's Inn

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Deedee's Inn was built by me, Crazy Chicken Lady! It all started when a kindergarten teacher asked who would take her three classroom chicks at the end of the school year in June 2014. I said I would, not knowing a thing about chickens. I built the Inn of almost all re-used materials, and it has been a fun ongoing project since summer 2014.
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