I am a failure at chicken coops....

[namastemama]

Ok I officially suck at building chicken coops. all three I have built have fallen apart, or left spaces or gaps for escaping chickens. I have tried a hoop thing, but couldn't figure out the door, a pallet chicken house collapsed, the a frame the chickens escaped from it, I am just a failure building a coop. I can't afford to buy one, so I need suggestions. Whats a cheap easy coop? I have a pile of wood and chicken wire in my yard ready to reuse.

 

[namastemama]

No suggestions?

 

[Mother_Hen2011]

I would help but I suck at building anything rofl
but I will bump ya up!!

 

[mommissan]

How many chickens do you have?

 

[Yay Chicks!]

How about the "Building Chicken Coops for Dummies" book? It's in the BYC store.

 

[mommissan]

I always like seeing ones made from kids plastic playhouses. they fit 3-4, if you cover over all the openings with 1/2" wire mesh.

 

[aoxa]

Easy?

I can get some pictures of mine, but it isn't fancy.

It is sturdy and safe, and that's all that really matters

 

[stilldeb]

Well, there are lots of places where you can download plans for chicken houses or books of plans available. We got plans for the 'big egg chicken tractor' coop at www.gardeneggs.com. Of all of our coops, the others we bought ready-made, this one is the best-ventilated yet the most completely dry inside after a storm. We made a couple of changes, hung nesting boxes inside. They are not made for a lot of chickens, but the design is solid.

Good luck.

 

[vebyrd36]

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Okay let me see if I can help you. Seperate out your wood to see what you have. Then st down to write /draw what you would like the coop to be. Then be logical about. Write down the measurements you want. PM me if you would like me to help with info.

Example say you want a coop that is 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide thus it would be squared.

So look at you least of wood do you have boards 2x4's or 2x6 such in that length or longer?

These would be your base (frame) that you would cut and put togetjer with long screws not nails.

Here is mine I'm working one it is not finished yet, the weather is holding me up.

 

[aoxa]

When we got more chickens we made the barn it is attached to a chicken run/coop as well