I'm a first-time chicken keeper on five acres in rural-ish Connecticut. I needed a quick coop on the cheap and managed to transform an old doghouse into a chicken coop for about $30, which I've detailed here: The Hodge Podge Coop (BYC page). I got four 10-week pullets in early July '11.
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My Hodge-Podge Coop (or, Turning a Doghouse into a Chickenhouse for $30)
I just bought my first house so it's time for my first chickens. And having just bought my first house, it's rather important to go about accommodating my birds as cheaply as possible. Maybe some day I'll build my dream...
I guess it's the same story over and over, chicken versus dog. My four 5-month-old hens decided that five and a half acres, plus the 6 empty acres north of us and the endless acres of empty county land to the west, just wasn't enough room to roam and went through the woods to explore a...