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  1. C

    New Member

    👋 New Member exitedly here to cluck around and have some fun! I found this site pecking around for coop builds and sites to enter my coop ideas in and pull up 3D type plans. I'm stuck on this site! ChickeeCreations
  2. Alex S

    New Chicken coop

    Hey everyone! I'm thinking of building a new, and nicer chicken coop this spring and was wondering if anybody had some good plans for a 10 chicken coop that you can walk into. Would that be considered a medium or large chicken coop? Thanks! (It also snowed today and my Orpingtons did NOT like...
  3. K

    Coop Help- design

    Hi! Can anyone suggest a good resource for coop plans? We’ve tried so many and bought several and once we get them they’re just over the top. We want to build a coop for 10-12 chickens, lean to style, with a run attached. I would love any ideas, suggestions etc. we chose the lean to style...
  4. G

    Floating island ideas

    I built a floating island for the waterfowl to be protected from predators. And it has worked like a charm. It is made out of corrugated plastic drain pipe filled with plastic bottles from the recycling center and held together with heavy duty plastic hardware fencing material and zip ties. I’ve...
  5. amanda223

    Coop and Greenhouse, together?

    Hello, I currently have backyard chickens but will be moving to a bigger piece of land. I am wanting a coop for about 20 chickens, and a greenhouse. My question is can/do you combine the two? Or is better to have two different structures? Pros? Cons? Anyone with experience or insight I would...
  6. TashaFrancois

    Simple Inspiration

    Simply post pictures of your diy coops. Then tell us who lives there. Maybe even a fun fact.
  7. A

    PLANS NEEDED! HELP!!!

    I have scoured numerous sites looking for a basic plan for a 12'X6' outdoor run! Our coop is done and the chickens are getting big enough to go outside but I can't find a plan/materials list. We were hoping to start tomorrow since my husband has some time off. HELP PLEASE!
  8. D

    HELP!!! 4x8 coop plans w/ material list

    I am in search of a low cost 4x8 chicken coop plan w/ material list. I'm not the most handy when it comes to building things but I can follow instructions. HELP!!!!
  9. Our chicken coop project...

    Our chicken coop project...

    The Coop It started with an idea to have a chicken coop. I just needed to figure out where. One night while looking over my options in our yard, I realized I had never gone on the other side of the fence on one corner of my property. Yes, it seems hard to believe after living at our new place...
  10. Childwanderer

    Input requested on adjusting building plans for duck coop

    https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension-aben/buildingplans/poultry https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/aben-plans/5400.pdf The plans can also be found on pages 64-65 of "How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nest Boxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More" by Carol Ekarius...
  11. nychick83

    New Coop Plans

    Hi everyone! Many of you have responded to my previous posts regarding my chicken coop plans. Your feedback/comments have been instrumental in the development of these plans...thank you SO much! They are officially ready to be released to the world (finally). I currently have 5 small coop...
  12. The Chicken Coop D'État!

    The Chicken Coop D'État!

    How Chickens Conquered This Backyard The method of the chicken infiltration was simple, patient, and very effective. They had a powerful ally in my wife who argued convincingly, "I want chickens." And thus began the year long attrition of this backyard to the commandeering force of backyard...
  13. Daniel Braun

    I bought 6 chickens on April Fools Day...then built a coop.

    I had been interested in raising layers for a while and found the info on this site very useful. I'm sharing what I did to build a run and coop in case it might be useful to anyone else trying this for the first time like myself. And of course, being a newbie, I welcome any suggestions and...
  14. Coopula Coop

    Coopula Coop

    Apologies for the blurry photo...it will be replaced when I find my camera downloading thingie! This coop design started with the idea that we needed rain shelter for our goats, and if we were building a roof anyway, we might as well raise it by a couple of feet and make it a...
  15. Missouri Napoleon (Revolution)

    Missouri Napoleon (Revolution)

    Missouri Napoleon (Revolution) Here's a design for about 10 birds with easy access to the laying boxes for me and to the run as well as outside for the chickens. Tried to take the best of others' designs - originality is dead/why reinvent the wheel? - and suit them to my needs, wants and...
  16. Perrydice Chicken Tractor

    Perrydice Chicken Tractor

    Why am I building this coop? 2/28/2013-Six new pullets were purchased and the prospect of fresh eggs became a reality! First Coop: 3/15/2013-Bought a small coop as a brooder/isolation coop. The Plan.... I threw together a quick sketch up plan just to give myself an idea of what I wanted...
  17. Took Longer Than I Thought

    Took Longer Than I Thought

    This coop is mostly a copy of that posted by CountryRoosterUSA's Coop, it was a really great design and suited our needs well. I thought this thing would take me a few weekends, but boy was I wrong. Anyway here are some pix and I just have to say that it feels really good to finally be done...
  18. Funky Chicken Coop

    Funky Chicken Coop

    Funky Chicken Coop Construction Or how I embraced the curve and became a plywood perv. Standard disclaimer: Any project that involves the use of tools carries the potential for injury or death. Use caution, and your safety equipment. Read and follow all safety warnings and instructions...
  19. jespere's Coop

    jespere's Coop

    We started building the new coop! Its a 6x3 tractor with a slanted tin roof and coop with nesting boxes and a roost. So excited!! Here are the plans: After cutting the major pieces and starting to notch all the lap joints... plus a close up of the notches. This is a close up of the lap joint...
  20. Ki4gots Small Coop

    Ki4gots Small Coop

    KI4GOT's Small "Hoop Coop" 04.23.2011 Getting back into chickens again, I decided to plan it out a bit more than the first time around... Tractor Supply had a neat idea on their website of using a dog house, a few other people have/had 'hoop coops' I liked. My large coop I plan to do "My Way"...
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