Competition for Wayne's ugliest coop..that's nothing compared to this!

[Kansaseq]

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Not ugly, just rustic (I love rustic!)

 

[cwc362]

Love all the pics!! I'm sure the chickens like their little homes!!

 

[crackertrail]

good grief, my idea of ugly and yours is sure different!

 

[Kelly G]

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I know! I agree! These are some really cool, creative coops!

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Hey Kelly! Do you have the link to Wayne's original post? I was trying to look it up but only could find mine.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=138461

I agree. Lots of creative folks on this board. Lots of recyclers, too!!


FOUND IT!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=136464

 

[JustSmurfie]

How about my coop...made with pallets I pilfered from the back of a furniture store.

 

[OutdoorFun4]

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Cheryl98117,

Even your temporary coop has character! That wood work is awesome! Maybe you can incorporate some of it in your new project.
You do have your work cut out for you, but the bigger building has great lines and proportion. I hope we can all follow your progress.

 

[cheryl98117]

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Cheryl98117,

Even your temporary coop has character! That wood work is awesome! Maybe you can incorporate some of it in your new project.
You do have your work cut out for you, but the bigger building has great lines and proportion. I hope we can all follow your progress.

The temp coop is made out an old blacksmith shed, and a 10'x10' wood gazebo, all wrapped tight in chicken wire. We would leave it there but it is way to close to our well. Though once I have it cleaned out, it may turn in to the youngsters short term aclimation coop.

I do plan on posting my progress on the main coop. At the moment I have everything I need except the mounting brackets for the trusses, and the staples for the fence. I have about 6 full sheets of 3/4" plywood, I am thinking that should be enough, I have random scraps of wire that will fit over the windows on the homestead house/coop. The house is sitting on skids, so I need to figure out how to block the girls from going under. Any sudgestions?

Speaking of recycling... Oh man did I get a work out this afternoon. I just spent the past 4 hours removing an old 30'x30' dog run, pulled out 8, 8' 4x4's, and had t dig the fencing out, I found out that the no climb fencing was burried a foot in the ground. I forgot how heavy all that fencing is, when you are dragging it from one side of 6 acres to the other. Man do I feel dirty.


Oh the things we all do for our birds.

 

[bremat]

These coops aren't ugly. Somebody gave my husband a topper for a pickup truck. He was going to put it on his older truck that someone has borrowed till they get theirs fixed. So, it was just sitting there taking up space and I talked him into using it to make a temporay coop. He went to the local lumber yard and they gave him a bunch of pallets. The slats were really close together, so he just stood them up an attached them to a frame at the bottom and used the truck topper for the roof. You have to duck to get in, but once you are in there, you can stand up. So far, it has worked out great for our chicks! And the best part is that it was free!

 

[cwc362]

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That sounds like a good idea- I've got tons of old pallets here and I think My brother has and old topper in front of his place. I think I may be Fred Sanford's unknown son!!!