lets see the "ugly" coops plz

[sunflowerenvy]

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it not ugly after u paint it lol

 

[chillmiller]

hello, i was looking for somewhere to... get my coop/ chicken holder-ma-bob laughed at soo here we go

main coop all craigslisted and perfect for arizona.... the tree in the center has a maze of bars and ropes around the branches for roosting i still godda build the nesting boxes i have a few gehtto ones in there cinderblocks and playwoo/ old planters....

this next pixture is my soon o be cleaned and fixxed grow out/ alarm clock ( its 20 feet or soo from my room)

you can see my maze od roosting poles and nest boxes inside of the white shed

and in the brown shed is part tool shead part brooder/ incubator room

thers 27 little chickys in there australops and easter eggers

 

[justcelia]

It got too cold to finish the painting!
This is a chicken tractor, home to two Brahma pullets, Edith and Maggie. Our first and only coop. Our city only allows 5 hens and no roosters

Everything except the roof was reclaimed/free! (hence the color choice!)

Our temp coop: LOL! We had one rescued rooster in here for 2 weeks. He started all this mess!!!

Celia
New to chickens and lovin' it!

 

[sunflowerenvy]

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[dkvart1]

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I'm a big one for being kind to mother earth and LOVE that so much "trash" was repurposed!! What wonderful and creative people you all are.... diversity is a WONDERFUL thing! Great Job Folks and thanks for the inspiration... next spring when we make the move I'll be ready with lots of wonderful ideas!

 

[Salvadora.Seabright]

I can't remember how to upload a picture to these forum things so here's a link to photos of my coop: http://strathedenfarm.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-been-long-happy-week.html The pics are at the end of the post.

The coop is an enclosed lean-to that was just gathering junk. All the boards were once unfinished cedar 1x trim in the house. The eave is filled in with old wine & beer bottles glued together with Gorilla Glue. No problems with summer ventilation! The floor is reclaimed strand board over three lengths of treated 4x4. There are two doors opposite eachother as my compost & clean litter piles are on the other side of the building. The initial build cost me about $50? I bought the glue, 4 hinges, the 4x4 posts, a selection of screw hooks for hanging stuff, a brooder lamp, bulbs, and food / water whatzits. The rest was junk-on-hand.

Since I am lazy and also like to sleep in, I have added an automatic door and a bucket waterer. No more opening the hole in the morning and no more having to clean the coop because someone knocked the water over. The flock ranges across the property all day so there's also no food in the coop to attract vermin.

 

[chillmiller]

Salvadora.Seabright :

I can't remember how to upload a picture to these forum things so here's a link to photos of my coop: http://strathedenfarm.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-been-long-happy-week.html The pics are at the end of the post.

The coop is an enclosed lean-to that was just gathering junk. All the boards were once unfinished cedar 1x trim in the house. The eave is filled in with old wine & beer bottles glued together with Gorilla Glue. No problems with summer ventilation! The floor is reclaimed strand board over three lengths of treated 4x4. There are two doors opposite eachother as my compost & clean litter piles are on the other side of the building. The initial build cost me about $50? I bought the glue, 4 hinges, the 4x4 posts, a selection of screw hooks for hanging stuff, a brooder lamp, bulbs, and food / water whatzits. The rest was junk-on-hand.

Since I am lazy and also like to sleep in, I have added an automatic door and a bucket waterer. No more opening the hole in the morning and no more having to clean the coop because someone knocked the water over. The flock ranges across the property all day so there's also no food in the coop to attract vermin.

that looks awesome

 

[BooBear]

This is the current Brooder Hutch.

We will hopefully have the main coop by the time the chicks are big

 

[can you hear me now?]

I will put pictures up of my coop tomorrow, been meaning to get some pics. had to replace the roof and haven't painted it yet but it only cost 10th dollars. Had it over 5 years now. You will all love the paint job.

 

[kla37]

This just goes to show that the coop doesn't have to be "pretty" to work and to keep happy birds! I think many of these make great creative use of re-used materials!