coop and run construction

  1. MelissaY33

    We built our own coop - first time chicken owners!

    We are first time chicken owners. Our ladies are about 11 weeks old. My husband and I built our own coop and run. We didn’t really know what we were doing so it took us way longer than anticipated and the girls stayed in the garage for longer than they wanted. When we came out in the garage...
  2. danimajor1988

    Help with breeds and If one chick is a roo, plus coop considerations please!

    I've gotten 7 chicks and 2 ducks for my first backyard flock. I've been waiting patiently since 2nd grade when we incubated chicks in class, to own my own birds! I'm now 33 so quite a wait. But I didn't think to get the breed names or do any research beforehand. I just picked a variety of the...
  3. Fritzen

    Ramshackle Coop (LF feedback/suggestions!)

    Here’s the coop me and my dad made! I don’t have the measurements on hand, but the coop is about 3x5ft and the run is 8ft^2 I think! does anyone have any suggestions on what we could fix up or do better in the future? (Don’t worry about the wood rotting— my dad made sure to coat it all!)...
  4. FiftyCentChick

    Thank you for the advice on chicken coop and run!

    On further research and advice from people on here I decided to just convert a shed into a coop instead of buying a premade coop. The shed is 4x6 and has a nice window in it and im adding some more ventilation up top. I have been busting my butt building the run for the past two days and boy am...
  5. K

    Hi I’m a chicken whisperer.

    I have to translate what the chickens are saying to my husband. I’m building my second coop, this time out of wood and not just all wire. I want to have 6 chickens but we have only 3 right now. I found pallets in great shape with plywood on top and then some longer ones with no space between the...
  6. AmberNate

    Good coop for 4 hens?

    Hey all! I’m a new chicken mama with 4 eight week old Easter Eggers. I’m hoping to pick up their new coop tomorrow from my local Tractor Supply. What do you guys think? I’ll also have a separate, larger mobile run that I’ll put them in from time to time and move them around my yard so they can...
  7. D

    Barn lean-to coop build

    Just tacking in some pictures and notes as I make one side of my small barn (just a carport/lean-to area) into a small coop/run. The intention is to repurpose this area to having a 140sq/ft (10x14) enclosed run area with a 32sq/ft (4x8) coop inside of it (+6 sq/ft nesting area). This will...
  8. millerjen

    We're building a new expanded chicken yard

    Our chickens have a warm house with a moderately sized yard. We had been letting them out to free range the garden but it requires us to supervise them the entire time. We decided in Dec to expand the chicken yard to about .10 of acre. The gates are up; fencing next week. They'll be protected...
  9. The Clucking Shack

    The Clucking Shack

    After much research, inspiration found on BYC, and four different variations on Sketch Up, we finally began building our coop on October 31st, after a week of snow and cold weather. Have we lost our minds? Yes, yes we have. We decided to go with a 8' x 12' covered run, with an elevated 8' x 4'...
    • greenwos
    • Article
    • 5 min read
    • cold climate coop and run construction insulated northern ontario
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Medium Coops
  10. Shadow of the Highlands - My Coop

    Shadow of the Highlands - My Coop

    INTRODUCTION Welcome the my coop page! I recently put together new housing for my 28 chickens and 2 ducks - the coop is still very much a work in process, but so far I'm pleased with how it's come along! Here's a photo of the main portion of the coop before shortly before the chicken moved in...
    • Offshoreorca
    • Article
    • 5 min read
    • building coop chickens coop coop and run coop and run construction coop build new coop
    • Category: Large Coops
  11. B

    Newbie - Looking to fix up old coop and add run

    Hey all, I am new the site and am moving shortly to a home with a little space and a run-down chicken coop. I would like to fix it up and add on a nice sized run for my flock of around 8-10 that are currently in eggs sitting under a friend's hen. Background info: 1) I'm in central North...
  12. Beehappy13

    Here goes nothing. New coop from hubby’s brain

    Here’s the start of our new coop. My husband basically built this using only plans in his brain. (He’s a contractor so I wasn’t worried about anything) I told him what I wanted and where and we started last weekend. We haven’t been able to work on it today due to the weather but if it doesn’t...
  13. ctpat3

    The Coop that COVID built! Building our first coop...

    We are a young family living in Central Victoria, Australia. My husband and I each grew up with chickens so have been keen for our children to share that experience. With the lockdown we suddenly found ourselves with free weekends at home and decided it was the perfect project for us all to do...
  14. crlove25

    Predator Apron Material

    Hi, We are in the building process of our run and I have watched videos about using hardware cloth for the apron around the run. My husband wants to use left over chicken wire that we have. Will the chicken wire be enough to use as a predator apron?
  15. baileeb

    Chicken run size

    Hello everyone! My father and brother are constructing a beautiful chicken coop thats 4x4. How big should the chicken run be? We have 6 chicks that are growing too fast! Please let me know what you guys think.
  16. mandymcg05

    Need Advice- Chicks will be ready soon!!

    Hey guys! So hubby and I built a medium coop from pallet wood a couple weeks ago. We actually just added onto a very small coop we used 3 years ago. We had the placement perfect.... so we thought. After several days of rain and storms, we go out to check on the coop and talk about progress, and...
  17. R

    Where to let broody hen raise her chicks ?!

    Hello All! this is my first post. I recently was given a rooster and 6 chickens from a neighbor (he had too many roosters). Of course right out of the gate I now have a broody hen and hatch day is t-minus 9 days away. Should I let momma stay with the other chickens in the coop? (They are either...
  18. Cbraese

    Building my first coop

    Just got our first 10 chickens and started building our coop. Just have to finish adding some vents and then the run.
  19. Work in Progress - My Chicken Coops, Shed Conversion and Duck Run

    Work in Progress - My Chicken Coops, Shed Conversion and Duck Run

    Last spring we lived in a town that wouldn't let us put a shed on our 1 acre lot because we already had a detached garage. Chickens... forget it! So fast forward to August of the same year and in the midst of a move to a place that suited us better, we found ourselves the proud owner of some...
    • AgnesGray
    • Article
    • 7 min read
    • coop coop and run coop and run construction coop build ducks and chickens shed shed conversion shed coop shed to coop conversion
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Chicken Coops
  20. Paula321

    Florida Coop Questions

    I want a coop much like the Carolina coop designs. The coop will be 12x5 and the run will be 12x23. Here is the inspiration coop. I am in central Florida on a lake. I rarely freezes here at my property due to the lake. My real risk is heat. I have one area of my yard that has some dense live...
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