It's JUST A COOP!!!!

[Tdub4chiks]

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Yomama, your coop is beautiful. I bet it's very entertaining too. A very nice place to hang out.

 

[Catz1611]

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WOW!! I can think of a lot better way to spend $15,000! I understand wanting a nice looking chicken coop....but that is a bit excessive. Our chicken coop was FREE... the only thing we had to do was add the fencing for the run. It is plain, but cute and it functions as a good house for our 16 chickens.. I haven't heard any complaints..haha

 

[yomama]

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Yomama, your coop is beautiful. I bet it's very entertaining too. A very nice place to hang out.

Thanks! It's very simple too. What I like most, is that it is only 4' deep. That makes cleaning very easy for me. Even though I can stand up in it, with it not being very deep, I can clean it while standing out side the main door. (unless I need to do a deep cleaning, then I can go inside.) I plan on making our next one the same depth, but 12' long, instead of 8' -got to accomodate those new ones coming next week- yippee....I'm a little excited!!

 

[7L Farm]

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You have a beautiful coop'

 

[urbanfarmer101]

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Funny, funny post. Can my mother in law stay with you? Everyone would be happy! Well, maybe not you.

 

[birdicus7]

The title says it all...to you "It's just a coop!" To your chickens it's a home. One of my favorite things to do a night is pop on here and check the coop section to see who's doing what and check out the projects and maybe help answer a question or two if I can. I don't think cost, looks or size are important. I can tell you every coop I have looked at has personality. Each and every builder gives their project their own special touch and THAT makes the coop!

 

[7L Farm]

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Coops are built to protect your birds & have a place so you can collect the eggs they provide for you & your family.

 

[PineappleMama]

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Seems fair to me.

 

[BooBear]

Right now my chicks are in the brooder hutch my dad built for me.
We have not started on the main coop but are fixing to.

We will be building a 12 ft x 12 ft coop with the option of adding a run for more room. It gets pretty hot here in the summer so the main part of the coop will be open (pretty simialar to a run), the north side will have the more solid looking structure. The door entry will open to the storage area that will house feed and supplies. The next door will lead into the main coop. the area behind the storage room will be the house area with the nest boxes and perchs. The main open area will also have perches. First we got to get the trenches dug that will have concrete poured into them to keep predators from digging under the coop. The plan is to use concrete blocks with the cement in the trenchs and to also build up a block wall that will raise the coop about 16" from the current ground. This is because the property is low and pretty much everything added needs to be built up. The area inside the block wall will be filled with sand. The only part of the coop that will have an actual floor will be the storage area. Working on the carport at the same time so we are trying to get both the concrete slab for the carport and the trench poured at the same time. once this is done we will be able to focus on getting the coop built.

We will keep it simple, but I do want to paint it. Just painting the coop can make a difference in how it looks. This plan may change a few times before we actually get started. Cost is important but making it predator proof is very important.

Dad said that this coop would be able to house up to 50 birds if I got that many.....I do need more to replace the ones I lost but not sure if I will get that many.....hmmm

 

[ZombieChickens]

Aaaaah, I can definately relate to the coop envy. Mine is also a doghouse and a recycled-wood a-frame. My chickens are very happy. They are safe in their home, and can free-range in the yard when we are there to shoo them out of the neighbors yards. Buuuut......the chicken coop section always gets me anxious to upgrade. Maybe the deck can wait, right?