small coops

(For bigger views of any images or plans, click on the image or go to the gallery tab.) I've considered chickens for many years, but always had some reason (including deed restrictions!) that kept me from them. As my granddaughter got old enough to help feed, water, and gather eggs, she...

Important! This is NOT a predator-proof build and should be used only inside a secure area. The 4, month-old chicks I picked up yesterday came with a 4x8 coop, but we had to take the tarp walls off for transport and it was starting to rain when we got home so I quickly set them up in dog-crate...

Spring 2020: I've been quietly lurking on BYC for four years, planning, waiting... And last October, my small city relaxed the chicken keeping laws, allowing flocks of up to 6 hens on a residential property, if properly registered. Over the winter, I hatched my plans, and in March–just before...

It's been a long time in planning and construction, but the Chick Chalet is finally complete! In February I approached my son with my idea for a small chicken tractor suitable for raising chicks or providing a private place for a broody hen to set eggs for me. He drew up the plans on his tablet...

This is a short article listing the attributes of the barn style coop I built from scratch. I'm sorry I misplaced the plans for this build but the basic idea is fairly simple. I got the basic idea from some posts on here and some internet searching. The Coop: Barn Style Coop by pragmatist712...

Yesterday marks the one year anniversary of the day we brought our four sweet little chicks home. Two Easter Eggers, Princess Laya and Hen Solo, a Gold-Laced Wyandotte, Pox, and a Barred Rock, Peep. It's been a fun adventure for my sixteen year old daughter and I. I'm a single mom with limited...

Here is our Gypsy Wagon Coop After considering a number of designs, we decided that building one that looked like a Gypsy wagon gave us unlimited exterior design options - nothing was off limits. We contacted Chicken Coop Mansions and gave Matthew our initial design. He built the basic...

Deedee's Inn all started with...Deedee. A KG teacher asked if anyone wanted her classroom chicks, and I said "YES, I do!" Who knew Deedee the classroom chick would lead to a flock of ten, and to a year of construction on their Inn. The first pictures below show what Deedee's Inn is like now...

It just looks so happy! So, although we were only starting with four chickens, I wanted to build something that would be big enough to allow for chicken math. Basing it on 4x8 sheets of plywood also seemed like it might simplify a bit. So I decided on a 4x8 coop, which should allow for up to...

The Chicken 'Mansion' 3/28/15 After a couple years with our existing coop and getting a few more chicks, we decided it was time to upgrade and get something bigger, easier to clean, more durable, more waterproof and just better all around. I did a lot of research and a lot of budgeting to try...

My DH refers to our coop as my dollhouse! As my human chicks are growing up and leaving our nest, my DH suggested I get a new hobby. Although we live in town, I am a country girl at heart, having grown up on a ranch. Through the years, in our garage and large fenced-in backyard, we have...

Ill make the story short, the coop I originally purchased was only designed for 3 birds max and after getting my first 3 birds I wanted more... SO I started drawing up designs and gathering materials. I had already sunk almost $200 into the first coop (mostly pre-built & purchased online) I...

Our son Spencer will be three years old in May. We're planning to get 6 chicks the first week of March. Our first impulse was to use a cardboard box for a brooder, but we didn't feel good about the potential for the cardboard to soak up odor and dampness, so we pulled together some scrap wood...

Here are some photos of the little chicken coop our family built as our first time coop. It is 3'x6' and will be placed in an area to the side of our house that will allow an additional 150 sq ft of run for our chickens. We have the first 2 chicks a Gold Comet and a Silver Laced Wyandotte...

A brief timeline I began building my small coop the weekend of April 13, 2014, I picked up four day-old chicks on the 16th, and the coop was ready for them to move in 10 weeks later, on June 21. It took me about another month to get all the trim installed, and I made minor alterations in the...