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Exactly one year ago I pulled a dozen fresh eggs out of my coop gave them a thorough washing and then a dip in mineral oil. Since then they've been kept under refrigeration and turned end for end once a month. I started eating them three months ago and so far have been quite happy with my...

Ok so I've built three of these so far, and when I posted the first one several of you wanted plans. I've made some modifications from the original in that I added quite a bit of extra pitch to the roof. Looks better, and drains better. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/funky-chicken-coop...

Got this set on it's base yesterday. Next up...run.

I like to keep track of when I buy food, and how much I buy. A little OCD maybe but I like to know what my costs are. I also like to know what my feed per chicken per day is so that I know if I have a wasting problem in one coop or the other. Over the years I've tried making notes on pieces...

Normal egg on the left, what I found in my nest box today on the right. No yolk, shell was easily three times thicker than normal. I can't explain this. What's weird is that the hen that I'm pretty sure laid this is usually my "Jumbo Layer" with eggs so big they don't fit in an egg box.

First some background. My experiences with frozen founts go back to when I was in high school, and I worked for dog kennel that kept all kinds of birds for dog training purposes. Every night when we were expecting sub-freezing temps I'd have to go out and pull all the founts, empty them, and...

Buddy of mine who lives a mile or so away finally stepped up and decided that maybe he should upgrade his coop. Actually I think his wife maybe decided that his craptastic shipping crate coop needed to go but I digress. I gave him a rough materials list, he prepainted all the plywood before we...

My old man asked me if I'd build a coop for my step-mom. Naturally he wanted it to be something kind of different than my usual stuff. I mentioned that I'd like to try and build a crooked coop. He took me up on it. I spent about 4 hours yesterday getting it to this point here. Honestly this...

http://hoofinitnorth.com/poultryh2oheater.htm I bought a couple of the heaters yesterday at my local parts store and plan on trying this, with a small change. I'm just going to glue them directly to the bottom of my founts and skip the oil pan bit. Mostly because my founts hang VS sit on a...

Ever tried to cook an egg in the microwave and had it get all esplody? Yeah me too, unless you like scrambled eggs not much you can do with just a microwave. Or so I thought. Now I love a slightly runny poached egg on a piece of toast, but here at work all we have to cook with is a microwave...

Finally figured out a way to get the swayback roof done in a way I didn't hate ,and what didn't cost me a ton of extra cash or time. Pretty much no difference in how I built it compared to my usual 4' x4' coops. The only thing I did was drop the peak framing down 1 1/2 inches with a...

Which of you is responsible for this? http://thereifixedit.com/2010/05/05/epic-kludge-photo-tumble-dry-poodle-on-low-for-ten-minutes/

Several coop builds ago I got started trying to document the process from start to finish and my camera battery gave up the ghost. So with one of my last builds I took the time to make sure I got lotsa pictures and even took some notes. This is a 4'x4' coop with a lot of cedar so it will look...

4x4 coop with exterior nest boxes. Cedar trim and cedar shake roof. Free delivery in the North Idaho/Spokane area available.

Built another coop over the last weekend. Yeah so? I can stop anytime. First off list of materials: 2 sheets of 3/8" exterior plywood 1/2 sheet of 7/16" OSB (might as well buy a whole sheet so you can start building another one) 1 sheet of 3/4" exterior plywood 9 2x2's 12-14 cedar 1x4's 2...

We had a warm spell a couple weeks back. One hen went stupid broody. She's in a coop without any men folk around so I told my wife "Just grab any old egg from the other coop and lets see what happens" We've done this before and either the hen gave up after a couple days or the egg was a dud...

Looked around at the various commercially produced reflectors and either they were spendy, or flat wouldn't work in my application. Cheap disposble single use type foil pie tins looked to solve my problem nicely. Take a razor knife and cut a small "X" shape right in the middle of the pie tin...

So I've outgrown our cheap crate coop and need another 4 season coop. List of materials so far... 24-2x2x8' 2-3/4" Sheets of Plywood 1-1/2" Sheet of OSB 2-Sheets of T-111 First off the floor. I've learned a few things about coop construction starting with the fact that the floor dictates...

Cow-Orker of mine saw some pics of the last coop I built and asked if I'd build her one. Naturally I would love to keeps me out of trouble if I've got a project in the shop. If you're keeping track this is the 4th coop I've either built or had a hand in building in a years time. Think maybe I...

One to many roosters. Free to a good home. He's pretty well mannered as he's been handled almost every day since he was a day old. Let me know if you want him, with a PM.