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Side yard coop/pen Submitted by Anita Baxley in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Christy's Coop "My 3 yr old son helped Mommy make it. Although you said it took you 2 days, I just want you to know that this is My first project as a carpenter and it took me 6 days...... I had a few set backs...... like a forgotten floor brace or 2. Have you ever seen a chicken coop propped...

Fort Brawks I saw the call for coop designs and instructions on the coop page, so here is mine. I had an old metal shed 6.5 by 6.5 by about 5' high. The sides were very rusted and holey but the frame was really sound. We put plywood over the sides and re-fit the bottom boards to be tight. We...

Garm's Chicken Coop My scribbled "plan" for our coop Written on binder paper, this is all I used to go buy wood and build the coop. Note that the chickens' door got moved to the left front. I built our coop (BELOW) in two days with some new wood and some old that was laying around. It has a...

Michael's Coop: After noticing that his new chickens were laying eggs anywhere they could find a nice dark place, Michael realized it was time to build a coop. The design was based on what he observed when a shed company came to build a storage shed for him. Built like a tiny house, this coop...

The Hensleys' Coop This step by step series was graciously submitted by the Hensley family (Mallorys Mom and Mallorys Dad on our message forum). [ click any image to enlarge - use your 'back' button to return ] floor layout floor joists plywood floor one wall up two walls up three...

Rosie's Ranch Submitted by Rosie in Arizona "The coop’s main structure was made using used oak pallets which were available free. The way the pallets were constructed made them easy to slide insulation into as we put them up. The exterior siding is lumber recycled from the pallets. The roof is...

Bryan's Coop I just wanted to share the henhouse I built. It’s in the backyard behind the garage. We’ll be adding on a fenced run that will extend off of the right side of the henhouse behind the tree. It’ll be covered to keep them out of the rain and we’re sowing some fresh grass for them to...

Ron & Roxie's Coop Submitted by Ron and Roxie Roush from Ohio We used plans for an 8x8 saltbox. Egg collecting can be accessed from outside as well as inside. Feeder and waterer are on slideable boards (my husband's idea) so that we don't have to actually go inside coop. Coop can be accessed by...

Little Red Cottage Submitted by Lindy in Indiana "My chickens were having a hard time getting in and out of their coop; the slanted door was like a slippery slope. Then my husband put a "rung" on it to help them, and I posted this sign to remind them to be careful as they enter and exit. As you...

Randy Cummings' Coop Submitted by Randy Cummings in Kentucky

Anni's Hen Hilton This picture series was graciously submitted by Anni. We think the L-shape with double door openings was quite innovative - bravo! -- Chickenmaster Hello! My name is Anni. I asked my husband to build me a chicken coop on the side of our house, and here are some pictures taken...

Patrick Keating's Home Depot Conversion Submitted by Patrick Keating - Surrey, Maine My name is Patrick Keating and my chicken coop resides in Surry, Maine. This chicken coop and pen was my own "build as you go" design. I found an "assemble it yourself" double wall vinyl tool shed at Home Depot...