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I started to build one of these for the purpose to use it for a greenhouse and i had some good ideas how to make it stronger than the plans suggest to build it. I am thinking of using this same plan to build a chicken coop with run on it, but to screw corrugated metal on the hoops which would make it a very strong coop. And to build a closed in section in one end for the chicken 'house'. Then build my own roosts and laying boxes for the hens to lay there eggs in.
 
Jayw5565 said:
I'm not going to raise that many chickens, probably like 14 is all i want to have. The coop i picked is WAY bigger than needed for just 14 chickens, plus it's Amish built. I don't and won't do Facebook no matter what
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We've gotten a brand new shed, great duck house, and many other things that were nearby, but that's okay. Both of our coops are Amish built 12'x20' and they do great work!
 
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Debbie292d said:
Hiya, Jay, and welcome to BYC! :frow

Prefab coops normally hold less than half the chickens they say they will and after a couple of years are junked unless a person does a lot of reinforcements. Here's our Coop forum you could browse through. Many coops were built by amateurs.

Facebook Marketplace is a place to find coops or sheds too.

We're glad you're here!
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Thank you
 
Jayw5565 said:
I was thinking of building a Hoop style chicken coopand covering the hoops with corrugated metal. That way i could make the coop and run in one shot
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Hoop coops always intrigued me, I'd like to have one myself at some point.

Under the Articles tab, there is a big section on Coops & Runs built by BYC members. Here is one helpful article with links to hoop coops members have built:
Top 10 Hoop Coop Ideas

Maybe there is something here that would be of interest to you in creating your own.
 

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