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Southeast Louisiana Very hot/humid 8x8 coop- sand floor 16x24 run- sand floor Materials: -3 4x8 Tin roof 2ft overhang -1 4x8 Polycarbonate skylight in middle -4x8 multi purpose siding from Lowes -4 6x6 corner post on coop- 2- 8’. 2- 9’ -8 4x4x8 -2 4x8 plexiglass cut to size in order to...

Building a chicken coop is an essential part of keeping poultry on a small scale. However, the process can be quite expensive, especially when using new materials. Fortunately, there are ways to build a coop without breaking the bank or harming the environment. One of the ways to achieve this is...

Starting a backyard chicken farm can be a great way to save money and provide fresh, healthy food for your family during a recession. Not only can you raise chickens for eggs and meat, but they can also provide manure for your garden and help control pests. However, starting a chicken farm can...

Nuthatchs' Boid House Greetings, one and all Here's my coop's DIY page, where I attempt to translate my mediocre-at-best sewing skills into "I hope I don't maim myself permanently." carpentry skills. *Please note that the materials guide is approximate for the framing lumber as most of it was...

My backyard is sandwiched between a treeline to the east, and my house on the west, so it's very heavily shaded... so much so that even shade tolerant grass barely even grows. After wanting chickens for years, and many of those years spent trying to convince my husband that we NEEDED to move to...

I am one to think outside the box and since I live in a limited fixed income I am always looking for cheap but sturdy ideas. That's why my first coop, when I had 1 rescue chicken was made of an old solid wood cabinet. It was 2ft × 3ft and it worked great for her. This year I enlarged my flock...

I have wanted chickens for 20 years but never had a real opportunity until my husband and I built our empty nest home in a rural Michigan wooded area two years ago. Our winters are long and cold, summers are warm and humid with no shortage of deer ticks and biting flies. The coop location is...

On May 15th, 2022 my husband and I were taking apart pallet racks we had collected from our local garden center. They put them out by the road for free. We had decided to get some to make raised garden beds. As I was standing there looking at the last rack to be disassembled, I told my husband...

Top 15 Chicken Coop Mistakes Chicken coops are the most important part of raising chickens. Protection from predators, warmth, and wellbeing will rely on a well-built coop. In the below article, I will explain all the mistakes to avoid when building your new coop. Or revamping, rebuilding, or...

Take the video tour here or read on for the full story... The Prequel - This is the story of the Little Coop That Grew. Once upon a time, there was a girl and a boy who decided they wanted a couple of chooks (that’s Australian for “chickens”). They were trying to live a contented, organic life...

Important! This is NOT a predator-proof build and should be used only inside a secure area. The 4, month-old chicks I picked up yesterday came with a 4x8 coop, but we had to take the tarp walls off for transport and it was starting to rain when we got home so I quickly set them up in dog-crate...

It took the neighbors dog busting through our store bought coop and eliminating our flock to realize I wanted a beefer coop for our new batch of chickens. The neighbor has a machine shop in his garage and he has what could easily be the worlds biggest pallets!! It took some effort to disassemble...

I thought since we had chicks in the brooder and ducklings and goslings on order that it would be a good idea to have a huge coop that could house them all. I've since re-thought that, but we are stuck with we have for the moment and it has been a huge learning curve. We ordered an 8x10 shed...

THE CIDER SHACK An Appalachia / Cider Shack inspired dwelling for 17 chickens, 5 ducks, and occasionally our daughter. --- Build Time (to move in the girls): Approx 5 weeks working a few hours on average every other day. Build Time (to "finished"): WIP Probably 8 weeks total Build Materials: a...

This is our new build. It's our 16 ft 9 1/2 in L x 7 ft W x 6 ft 2 in T Stationary Chicken Hoopy Coop STAGE #1. Bottom frame out of reclaimed pallet wood boards that are heat treated, not chemically treated, pieced in order to make the length to fit 4 - 16 ft x 50 in cattle panels (cost 19.99...

FREE Printable Coop Plans are included in a PDF File under Downloads (on the right side). Enjoy! Hi Everyone and welcome to my coop build article! I hope you enjoy reading this article as much as I enjoyed building this coop. We finally reached "home" about 4 years ago here in Charlotte...

I had ducks a few years ago and loved them, being young without a lot of money I made a duck coop out of pallets and scrap wood. My wife told me I was approved to get chickens but the coop had to look nice. After hours and hours....and hours of researching coops I came up with a design. I got my...

I thought some of you may be interested in seeing the coop I designed and built using old pallets. I'm petty handy so after looking at too many coop plans to count I decided to design and build my own incorporating the features I wanted for my small flock of 4-7 chickens. For starters, I wanted...

What is a healthy coop? A healthy coop breeds healthy birds. It's one that offers your flock the best environment to thrive and live a healthy life. How much room do chickens need? Is my coop predator proof? Does it have enough ventilation for good health? What sort of bedding is best for my...

To start, this is our first year with chickens. The beginning of this summer we moved out of town to our countryside home, something we’ve been wanting for the last 10 years. So all summer long has been moving in and updating the house and barn in some order of priorities. Let's focus on the...