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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...

Jon Adams submitted by the Adams' family in Redmond, Washington We decided to build a combination shed/chicken coop in our back yard. The biggest requirement by my wife was that it be 'cute' and match the look and feel of our house. My requirements were simple: I wanted plenty of room for my...

Chicken Condo Submitted by Danny Williams - Camarillo, CA Submitted by Danny Williams from Camarillo, California. He built this coop with some ideas taken from this web site and others to make what he calls the "Chicken Condo". It is 5'x9'. [ click any image to enlarge - use your 'back' button...

Tami's Coop Submitted by Tami in Pennsylvania "My husband and I built it attached to an existing dog pen. I figured out this coop design so I could basically hide it from folks going past the house (it faces the fields behind our home). Plus the windows in the front help keep it warm inside...

Woodcliff Solar Chicken House We had been thinking about getting chickens for a quite a while (to eat the hords of grasshoppers, make better compost, and EGGS), so decided to order chickens from a nearby state chicken hatchery. We received 13 Silver Laced Wyandotte's in early June and as each...

Building a chicken coop from free pallets: By Judy I am fortunate to live near a vinyl siding company, and they stack stacks of pallets outside that are free for the taking. These aren't the same as the pallets one normally sees at feed stores, etc. However, if you are lucky enough to live near...

Chicken Tractor Submitted by Marcher19 from our message forum for more info on this design please send email to [email protected] Basic size: 4'L X 3'W X 3'H, Pen 8'L X 3'W X 3'H The basic dimensions are 3ft wide by 4ft long - the front is 30" high and the back is 36". The legs are continuous...

Chicken Tractor Submitted by Kim in Tulsa, Oklahoma Here are some pictures of my tractor. It is 4' x 6' and has one nest box. It is covered over the nest box and over 1/3rd of the run with metal roofing, which is held on with wing nuts and can easily be undone and lifted up. It has shade cloth...