lets see the "ugly" coops plz

[Shannoniganshens]

my chickens got their own swag

 

[drunkdog]

this one of mine during initial construction and it isnt pretty either but I am telling you I got 13 hens and a Roo that are lovin life and quite happy....infact Ill update pics tomorrow while I put the temp tarproff on the run for this year....

 

[Luke13:34]

I know it's not a coop, but I feel my cobbled together brooder belongs on this thread...

As for my coop.. well.. still working on that.. it is going to be an "ugly" Little Tikes. oh well.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

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I've actually printed out yours to use on a later coop! Perfect for this part of NC

 

[afinney]

It just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder!!! I would be proud to have my chickens use any of these coops or brooder....I LOVE this thread

 

[jeb251]

please don't make me look anymore you guys are calling your coops ugly but they all look better than mine

 

[joebryant]

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WOW! I love it, but it sure as heck ain't ugly. Couldn't ask for anything better in Florida's heat. Best of all it's made of pallets.
GREAT JOB PLANNING AND MAKING IT.

ETA I can't tell for sure, but I hope you have a narrow strip of hardware cloth around that open top.

 

[sillyovrsilkies]

Here's a pic of the coop I've dubbed as the "Red Neck Chicken Coop!" I bought this thing after seeing it on Craigslist which looked good in the picture (it was side view!) and had it delivered without personally seeing it in person. (We didn't have a way to transport it & the seller offered to bring it to me which I thought was a great deal until I relized it needed a lot of work!) We've removed the the "windows" and replaced with better plywood as well the lid to the nesting boxes. You can't see the side doors, but we had to replace them as well. I won't even mention how much we paid initially for this or how much we're sinking into it to get it fixed up. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to cover (or seal) gaps?? There are several places where the wood doesn't meet correctly & there are gaps which will let in drafts, snow, water, etc. Not to mention the roof doesn't overlap & there is gap in the roof!! Any suggestions as to how to fix??

sillyovrsilkies

 

[maggie b]

I have to say there is a lot of creativity among the folks coming here! There are some really cool ideas and I'm keeping some of the pictures for ideas. You guys ROCK!

 

[jeb251]

I have two ugly coops, the first is an old coop I made in a hurry to house and isolate new birds

and the second is the main layer coop, I built it out of some privacy fence panels that a friend gave me, I just put a rubber roof on it this past week

believe it or not last winter the first coop was connected to the second one as a run lol talk about ugly. my pvc run exploded and I moved it ove to give the birds a way outside, I think you can see part of it on top of the first coop