Let's see your coops!

[happyhens1972]

The bottom picture is of the pen when it had rabbits in it so the hen house is missing. Sadly, the buns passed away so we re-purposed for the chooks. We only have foxes, badgers, maybe rats to worry about in the UK so it is 'proofed' for all....though our alpacas seem to keep everything away anyway. We do have a pair of resident buzzards who like to sit on top of it 'eyeing' the girls but they must know they're safe as they take not the slightest notice!

 

[~Cuba~]

The bottom picture is of the pen when it had rabbits in it so the hen house is missing. Sadly, the buns passed away so we re-purposed for the chooks. We only have foxes, badgers, maybe rats to worry about in the UK so it is 'proofed' for all....though our alpacas seem to keep everything away anyway. We do have a pair of resident buzzards who like to sit on top of it 'eyeing' the girls but they must know they're safe as they take not the slightest notice!


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I like the little heart and quaint detail on that coop... I love all these examples. I wish these were posted in the coop section of the gallery as well! I'm glad the OP started this thead now!

 

[AshleyNicole06]

The bottom picture is of the pen when it had rabbits in it so the hen house is missing. Sadly, the buns passed away so we re-purposed for the chooks. We only have foxes, badgers, maybe rats to worry about in the UK so it is 'proofed' for all....though our alpacas seem to keep everything away anyway. We do have a pair of resident buzzards who like to sit on top of it 'eyeing' the girls but they must know they're safe as they take not the slightest notice!


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I really like that. did you build it yourself?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Runner/Buff /feed house

Broody house hang out in winter house

chickens/Muscovies house

Goose house.
Yep we have our own lil village. lol

 

[happyhens1972]

I really like that. did you build it yourself?

The hen house is from an online supplier in the UK, is exceptionally well built and has an automatic pop hole opener. It is nearly ten years old now and has virtually no signs of wear and tear but it cost the equivalent of $800.

The run, we had built for us, to our specs, originally to house a pair of rabbits in each half. Sadly, we lost one pair of bunnies, six months apart, last year, so decided it was about time for chooks. Again, it is exceptionally well built, with wire dug into the ground internally, a wire skirt buried around the perimeter, a fully wired floor, covered by very heavy duty weed suppressant, and a fully wired roof to keep out over-head predators....but it did cost us the equivalent of $2750.

So, it is fab to have the facility and I know it will last us many, many years into the future but it came at a price. We could have saved money if we'd built the run ourselves, I guess, but it wouldn't have been as well built and would have been a major pain....as it is, the two chaps that built it, broke TWO augers trying to dig the holes for the supporting posts as our ground in that area is packed hard and full of rocks!

 

[CountryGalTN]

Not trying to hijack the thread but I have an old wooden storage shed that is plenty big, even has a small window in it. I planned to use it as a duck house and attach a run to it. But what about the flooring? I want it easy to sweep and wash out. It has solid plywood floors. I need ideas for the floor. Should I put some linoleum under pine chips or straw so I can hose it down?? I plan to paint the interior with indoor outdoor paint or something so I can wash it all out.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have wood floors in all my building and use Cheap vinyl but I use deep litter and never clean out the houses completely or wash the floors except right in front of the doors where there isn't any bedding. Maybe you'd want to use high gloss paint on the floor so you could wash it down?

 

[hannahgood]

Still in progress. Loving it so far! Hubby using a lot of free wood, so we really don’t have much in it so far.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Sweet!

 

[~Cuba~]

View attachment 1300342 Still in progress. Loving it so far! Hubby using a lot of free wood, so we really don’t have much in it so far.

Doing a great job so far, IMO. I'm sure the girls will love it!