small coops

  1. Four-hen house with standing room

    Four-hen house with standing room

    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...
  2. Mini Chicken Barn

    Mini Chicken Barn

    This was my first chicken coop design and build for my wife's new 12 Golden Comet chickens back in the summer of 2013. I call it the Mini Chicken Barn. The coop is 4 by 8 feet, the run is 8 by 10 feet, plus the 4 by 8 feet under the coop. It is about a total of 7 feet tall. Most of the wood I...
  3. 2 flocks, One coop!

    2 flocks, One coop!

    Hello. Im in north east Massachusetts and we have had 3 full grown hens for over a year now, and about 4 months ago, we got 12 chicks and now there are 7. Our coop as a run attached to the coop. currently the "Big three" are outside and the seven pullets are inside the coop. Lots of...
  4. our wing it Pallet Coop

    our wing it Pallet Coop

    We decided this year that we wanted to get chickens again after having every flock weve ever owned eaten by predators and we knew we needed to build a new coop 1) because the bear tore the entire back half of our old coop off 2)because we wanted to relocate it to a larger area that is less...
    • tmayk
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  5. Roller Pigeon Coop

    Roller Pigeon Coop

    i don't do this well but this is my coop for my roller pigeons.. The coop is a 4'x6' design, to hold approx 25 pigeons, with a kit box which will hold 21 birds.. The cost to do this was low considering some i have seen priced out.. this was totally 250.00 for the coop, and the kit box made...
    • willygog
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  6. Re-coop

    Re-coop

    I woke up at 4am to the sound of sirens and saw flashing lights out the window. No big deal I thought, just another drug bust or health call which is par for the course in my neighborhood. I was startled thought shortly after as I heard a loud pounding on sound and someone yelling into the...
    • Recoop
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  7. Coop Hotel

    Coop Hotel

    The coop dimensions are 4' (L) x 3' (W) x 4' (H) with 4x4 posts to support the coop two feet above the ground. The frame is made of treated 2x4s and OSB walls. On top of the OSB is plywood siding. The covered run is 9' x 12' and has 'play sand' ground cover. The roof is constructed of plywood...
  8. 4X8 easy to build (and safe)

    4X8 easy to build (and safe)

    Describe: 4X8' easy to build (and safe) My coop design keeps my little bantams safe from our dogs and other potential predators. I am a 60+ woman and was able to build it mostly by myself. Needed: 4, 8ft posts 3 pieces of 2x 8" roofing panels 2 are aluminum and one in middle is clear plastic) 6...
  9. Bens-Hens DIY Two Story Brooder

    Bens-Hens DIY Two Story Brooder

    We have a recycled two draw brooder box that I made for our first hatch. After a few weeks it has become evident that it is great for little fluffy's...bit small for chicks with half their feathers.....who think they can fly already! My first attempt was to expand our draw brooder, but with...
  10. kelly77schickencoop

    kelly77schickencoop

    Describe 'kelly77schickencoop' here BEFORE AFTER MY FRIENDS CALL ME CRAZY! SAY I LOVE MY CHICKENS TOO MUCH WISTERIA! BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE THIS SOMEDAY>>BELLOW PIC OVER MY RUN, N WILL PROVIDE SHADE...
  11. A Chicken Coop

    A Chicken Coop

    Describe 'a chicken coop' here 1939 chevy chicken coop. thinking out of the box and making coops from every day things. from mayetta ,ks a man came home and found the chickens roosting on a old peddle car on the porch. came up with this idea. dug the car out of a ditch. put it together with...
  12. Taj Ma Coop

    Taj Ma Coop

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/691278/taj-ma-coop-chickas-home :)
    • Subby
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  13. PAchickengirl

    Outhouse Style Shed Conversion

    My husband had built this shed to look like an outhouse out of rough cut lumber about 15 years ago. When we decided to get chickens he built the nesting boxing, added a roost above, and cut a small door for the run. We re-purposed some metal shipping frames to make the run. All in all, using...
  14. Coop De Clucks Chalet

    Coop De Clucks Chalet

    Coop de Clucks Chalet is a small 4x6 "A" frame coop for my three girls! It took a while for me to convince DH that having fresh eggs for his breakfast was the best. As a little girl, my Granny had chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, dogs, cats, birds, etc. My Dad had one to three cows most of...
  15. Bkeees Chicken Tractor

    Bkeees Chicken Tractor

    This Chicken Tractor was built for my Mother-In-Law, Sue. The approx. dimensions are 8' x 2 1/2' x 3'. . The coop is roughly 2' square and the rum is also roughly 2' square. We painted it to match her house. The coop was built out of Cedar and the frame from Wolmanized decking lumber and then...
  16. heathergreen

    Dog Kennel Coop

    will update this post soon
  17. Repurposed Dresser Broody House

    Repurposed Dresser Broody House

    Our coop is small, with only two nest boxes ( you can see it here:https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/crossgirls-chicken-coop) and we found it inconvenient for the broody hens to be occupying those two boxes so often. So, we set about trying to find something to refashion into a broody house. We...
  18. Cheezychicken Builds A Coop

    Cheezychicken Builds A Coop

    My two chicks are getting really big and need to get out of their little brooder box, AKA plastic storage bin. SO here I am building a chicken tractor. I have NO money. None, zip, zero, nada. I get my social security check on the third of the month, pay my bills on the fourth and on the...
  19. My Shed Coop

    My Shed Coop

    Cost so far, as of March 7th: $124.50 for shed, incl delivery $68.39 for brooder supplies $93.07 for extra building supplies and chicken run lumber $20.00 for gas Update, March 14th: Oh lordy.. now we're starting to get into the big bucks. $32.60 for some more pieces of lumber. $164.75...
  20. Bantam Tractor Or Coop

    Bantam Tractor Or 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...
    • jespere
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