Alaskan's Chicken Coop Complex
(I made a separate page for my Muscovy Coop and Overflow Poultry Coop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/alaskans-smaller-coops
and my free Bantam Coop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/alaskans-no-cost-bantam-coop )
(Cold Weather Tips are at the bottom of...
The door way, this coop is connected to the barn, inside the barn is another coop. This is the rooster who owns the coop I am showing you We will call this coop Eddy's coop this is Eddy:
More of Eddy's coop:
Eddy's coop is actually just a shed, we added perches inside and nesting boxes...
St. Brigid's Chicken Paradise
Named after St. Brigid of Ireland, patron saint of poultry!
http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-brigid-of-ireland/
In the summer of 2013, I hatched a Silver Campine rooster named King. You can read King's story here...
After convincing my husband in August we needed chickens, I quickly placed an order for day old chicks from Meyer Hatchery before he could change his mind. The chicks were to be delivered the first week of October, and everything I read said to have the coop finished before buying chickens, so...
At the beginning of this Fall, I had a problem. Chicken math had set in, and I had gone from my beginning flock of birds that fit snugly in an 8x4 coop to a flock that numbered near thirty (not to mention the ducks, goose, and guineas!). Obviously, I needed a bigger coop.
Let me begin by saying...
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This past spring, we decided to add two more chickens to our existing flock of 4. We purchased six Black Australorp chicks figuring that when they got older we would keep two and give four away. We already had two Golden Comets and two Buff Orpingtons that were a year old. Here are...
So, when I started hinting around that I was "thinking" about getting chickens again (after 30 years), my husband, Richard, was all in! He could easily build a little lean-to along side the horse barn and we'd be good to go! Poor Richard. NOT what I had in mind! So, here is what has been a...
I got the fever to have chickens once again and began researching my coop options a few years ago. I wanted a chicken tractor but it took me a long time (way too long = over analyzing) to finally settle on Rick Hathaway's unique design of the Chicken Mobile Stagecoach. I preferred something...
This run took far longer to build than I anticipated thanks to the summer of never-ending rain here in Georgia. It was built flat in sections, the same way as the coop. You can see all four sections stacked here.
I used concrete blocks on a layer of paver gravel and sand for the base...
We are new to keeping Chickens and this is what we built after 6 months of research and planning.
This coop was inspired by the Wichita "cabin coop" found here on BYC. There was also other inspirations found in book,online and on this forum that added to the overall coop design. Other design...
First let me say that neither my Husband nor I have never, ever built something without pre-drilled holes and directions. You know what I mean, the beautiful book shelf, or the functional TV stand, those kind of builds. But to design and build a Chicken Coop after looking at picture after...
So we are completely new at owning chickens, but with LOTS and LOTS of research on this site, we were as ready as we could be to embark on the wonderful world of chicken ownership. I searched for weeks and weeks on what kind of coop I would want and just couldn't quite find the right one. So...
Our Tree House
The story goes: my partner and I went to the feed store to get a bag of pellets for our 3 girls. We walked out of the store with our bag of pellets, in addition to a bag of crush and 4 new chicks. A week later, we adopted an unwanted chick from a neighbor...
I decided to give my first batch of chicks a nice roomy 6'x6' coop in the corner of my pole barn.
The coop walls were built flat on the ground using 2x4's, 2x6's (for the base) and heavy-duty pocket hole joints.
The pocket hole jig made framing a breeze even for a shorty like...
Hello everyone I am Sharon Young Bishop. And I live in Atlanta Ga--(Jonesboro-clayton county with my husband 3 dogs, a Shih Tzu and 2 yorkies and my 24 yr old adopted handicap son. We built our coop in 7 days.
The must haves:
1. Must be a playhouse kind of vanity armoire cabinet design- able...
The Chicken Chapel was made from wooden pallets, pvc pipe and a tarp. We first made the fence by screwing wooden pallets together. We screwed brackets on the side to hold the pvc pipe in place. The nesting box was built from ply wood and 2 x 4;s, The back of the box opens from the top to...
Our coop was heavily influenced by SittyChick's Urban Coop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/urban-coop which my wife and I found perfect for our needs within the confines of the city. A big thank you to them for the inspiration. You know what they say about imitation being the purest form of...
When we first got chickens, I bought a small -coop. We only had 3 hens, so the size was more than enough. Cue to 2 years later, we have a total of 8 chickens. Since the coop was too small and it was difficult to clean it, I decided to get a new one.
After looking at other pre-made coops, my...
Recently moved back to Oregon from Alaska. Me and my wife wanted a little ranch for her horses. We figured while we now had property we might as well have a few more friends. We knew chickens were great for many things. Breaking down the horse poop, composting material, taking care of bugs, and...