Coop Contest 2010 - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert. Ended 9/12/2010

[Dingleberry]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=55125

Here is my submission.

 

[a5ftfury]

Urk-ah-urk-ah-urr' :

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You should be very proud of yourself/selves. Designing it to match your house was a good touch.
I know you don't need me to remind you but, speaking from experience, keep an eye on the toxicity of flowers/plantings you install. Wisteria can prove toxic and, depending on your climate, very invasive, as well.
You have a beautiful set up. Your ladies should be proudly repaying you.
Looking forward to seeing updates.

Thanks for the heads up! I hadn't looked in to the toxicity of Wisteria! I live in New England, but I know the plants can grow pretty fast! I was looking for a nice climbing plant to cover the front of the run to help blend i to the greenery. Can you recommend another less toxic climbing plant that will be safer for my ladies?!​

 

[TheChickenProject]

Here's another coop for the contest!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=58078

 

[cacklecabin]

Here is our submission for the coop design contest:

Cackle Cabin!

Go here to see all the pictures :

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=62184

 

[denise70]

I love your coop! They have such an awesome run too!

Can you comment on how you made your waterers? I am looking for something like that for our pullets - looks easy to fill (waterers at out local feed store are too expensive and too big!). Most of the commercial waterers are a pain to open and fill. I can't tell by looking how the water is released to the chickens.

Thanks for sharing - awesome ideas!

 

[cacklecabin]

We made our waterers from advice that someone posted to BYC:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=27917

I too was so frustrated with dirty smelly water day after day.

We bought 3 chicken nipples here:

Tek Supply
360° Super Flow Push-In Nipple
Item# WC1045
http://www.teksupply.com/farm/suppl...&division=TekSupply&pageId=ItemDetail&isDoc=N

Then bought a 1 gallon and a 2 Qt. pitchers at Dollar General.

Drilled the holes according to the directions at Tek Supply: Drill holes in the bottom of the sealed bucket with an 11/32" drill bit

The chicks took about 2 minutes to figure this out from the fount waterers we had in their coop before.

Good Luck!

Annie D

 

[Red_Bowman]

Here's my "modest" submission. Not really expecting it to be considered because detailed plans are lacking. I guess if I get around to detailed plans it might be worth a go.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=64191-suburban-chicken-tractor

Let me know what ya'll think.. and if nothing else it would be cool to see it land on the coop designs page?

Later,
Red

 

[StrawberryHouseMouse]

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Do you need some sort of glue or bolt to hold the nipple in place?

 

[Chik-n-legs]

For what it's worth...here is my page. I have now completed loading all my photo's

I do not have detailed plans because they were all in my Son's head who built my new Chicken Coop for me but I do have a list of the materials we used.

Please take a look and let me know what you think!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=59913-my-new-chicken-coop-and-run

This is the finished coop ..overall size is 18ft x 8ft but I have in progress pic's from start to finish on my page.

 

[sianara]

Wow!!! These Are All Great!!!

I love coops (as my email address attests to

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