Need Help!

[nikevijo]

I can not build large coops in my yard because the town wont let me. So I am planning on setting up chainlink dog runs and I need ideas for smaller coups (dog houses as far as the town is concerned) I have bantams but then I have Plymoth Rocks so I will need a bigger size coup for them.
Also I need roof ideas
Pics would be soooo helpful

 

[quail newbie]

I know lots of people on here use those dog igloos and dog runs, do a search on that

 

[Heavy D]

here is the link to my coop I built from a Lowes Dog house.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=213444

Do a search and look in the coop design pages..TONS of great info and pics.

Hope that helps.

 

[ducks4you]

nikevijo, spend some time checking out the Coop Designs link at the top of this page. There are LOTS of creative people who have posted their clever small coops that you could build, many of which are space-savers. They've also included instructions. I am SURE that you could find one that would satisfy your local regulations. But...I'm confused--your sig says that you are a horse owner...are they in the back yard? ...do you already have a barn and/or other outbuildings?

If you don't and you live in town, are you sure that your town will allow you to keep chickens? We live near Champaign/Urbana, IL and you CAN keep a limited number of chickens in Urbana, but you CANNOT keep ANY in Champaign. People who don't live here cannot see where one town ends and the other begins, because they grew together a long time ago, so it CAN be confusing.
Good luck!

 

[AK Michelle]

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Great Doghouse Coop! Excellent pictures too. Thanks for sharing.

Michelle