Creative Coops!!!

[PD-Riverman]

Hey, I got More pallet coops-----a lot more.

 

[hannahsflock]

This is my current set up. Each breed/colour has a coop like this, including miniature versions for the bantams. They each have a fairly large enclosed run. Then each day a different flock gets a turn to free range in a larger grass area.

 

[UrbanFlock916]

Here's our urban coop almost finished. Steel angle frame, redwood frames for doors/hardware cloth walls, OSB for hen house, and corrugated metal roof. Still need to furnish the house with a auto-chicken door, nesting box (you can see the access door in the top right of the hen house), roosting bar, and ladder. The first level will be enclosed for storage. On wheels to easily move for cleaning, etc.

 

[PD-Riverman]

This one is pretty much PD-Rivermans coop fancied up....Casa de polished turd. It's pallets. View attachment 1073204View attachment 1073205

Keep in mind that the one in post 9 is a chicken tractor----It takes less than 2 minutes total---to move it and the 210sqft chicken run on some what level ground----about 4 to 5 minutes if I have to hook the farm tractor to it to move it because the ground is ruff. Its set-up where the whole pen/run clears the dirt about 1 ft----so nothing is dragging----rolls on its 2 tires. You can see behind it in this pic where it was before moving to where it is. 10ft wide x 21ft long x 6ft tall fence/run.

 

[LearninMyFlock]

Hey, I got More pallet coops-----a lot more.View attachment 1073532

So this is probably a stupid question but how exactly do you build the pallet coops? I'm thinking pallet coops and hoop coops for my guys. Lots of mini flocks I'd like to keep seperate.

This is my current set up. Each breed/colour has a coop like this, including miniature versions for the bantams. They each have a fairly large enclosed run. Then each day a different flock gets a turn to free range in a larger grass area.View attachment 1073534

That's really cute I see ears, eyes and a nose but no smiley if I was more crafty I'd try that

 

[PD-Riverman]

So this is probably a stupid question but how exactly do you build the pallet coops? I'm thinking pallet coops and hoop coops for my guys. Lots of mini flocks I'd like to keep seperate.

I stand the 40x48"(the size I use for this) pallets up where they are 48" tall 40" wide. Stand up the back---Slide a side up to it leveling the outside edge, 2 or 3 screws is all that's needed---stand up the other side---screw, now I use bricks to level and to keep the pallet off the dirt. I measure across the front and "I" separate the walls about 4" wider so when cut out for the door I have a little extra width to reach in if needed. Now with the back and walls level and standing I put in the roost poles(easier to do before the front gets on)----then I stand up the front pallet and screw it into place allowing about 2" on each side because I have the walls spread out. Now, I saw out all the boards for the door on one side of the center brace--except for the top board and the bottom board. I take another pallet and saw/add about 8" to the height of the front pallet only. I do this by sticking a board inside the braces where I can screw to the lower pallet and screw the 8" piece to it. The top is one whole pallet and about 15" of the other pallet I sawed the front extention from. I stick 3 boards inside them to add/screw together. Place it on top, I level at the back and let the rest hang over the front and screw it together. Add 2 6ft long pieces of tin(hanging over a few inches in the back---rest over the front---I screw it down. Bend the corners of the tin where you do not get poked/cut. Now you can add plywood or what ever to the sides if you want to fancy it and add a door.

I am being serious, it takes less than a hour for me to do this like in the pic. I usually already have my roost poles cut from the woods a few days before.

Now if you have mild winters and want a Quick covered roost for a rooster and 4 hens(how I usually set-up my breeders)---standard size or smaller---silkies it will do a rooster and 5 to 6 hens----I got a quick set-up that works great for them----Just for roosting--food and water somewhere else. Some might stick their nose up at them---But I set My Pens up like I want with what works!

 

[Chickassan]

Keep in mind that the one in post 9 is a chicken tractor----It takes less than 2 minutes total---to move it and the 210sqft chicken run on some what level ground----about 4 to 5 minutes if I have to hook the farm tractor to it to move it because the ground is ruff. Its set-up where the whole pen/run clears the dirt about 1 ft----so nothing is dragging----rolls on its 2 tires. You can see behind it in this pic where it was before moving to where it is. 10ft wide x 21ft long x 6ft tall fence/run.

That's really cool,that is some quality engineering there. I actually did briefly entertain the thought of making mine moveable but I don't have a tractor and I don't even have to tell you how heavy pallets are.

 

[saysfaa]

Is this only our own coop? or does it include the coolest coop we've come across even if it isn't ours?

 

[PD-Riverman]

That's really cool,that is some quality engineering there. I actually did briefly entertain the thought of making mine moveable but I don't have a tractor and I don't even have to tell you how heavy pallets are.

Yea--pallets and movable is hard to say together---LOL. But it can be done. I pick up cheap boat trailers to build on---if its going to be some-what heavy.

 

[chickencheeper]

Lets see some creative, unique, and fun chicken(or duck) coops!

Live garden roof, swing open roost windows with bark shingles, door opens with pulley up to the deck. It took about a month but it was totally worth it and our 6 chickens are spoiled like crazy.