Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #8

[WthrLady]

I had to keep building! I bring you LITTLE LOLLY, Oodalolly's itty bitty sister coop!



https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/little-lolly

 

[countryladyNH]

Time-traveling couple with 'historical coop' in New Hampshire!


By: countryladyNH
Posted a few minutes ago • Last updated a few minutes ago • 1 view • 0 comments
Hi! We live in NEW HAMPSHIRE~
We are historical reenactors living in a little 240 yr. old house that has been a DIY labor of love to restore for over 17 years. We JUST got chickens for the first time---4 English buff orpingtons, and put up a coop. Always on a tight budget, we do pretty much everything ourselves and have a lot of fun working on our various projects! We had just finished building our own fence of trees we cut down, and had 'tricked out' our purchased coop with period style hardware, 'leaded' windows we did ourselves, and a few other things such as swing-out branch perches we designed and built from branches. Now the coop area blends in nicely with our old New Hampshire house.
My husband thought our fence was reminiscent of the stockade fences at Plimoth Plantation or Jamestown, etc., We had a salvaged-for-free piece of highly-weathered 18thc. board, and a 17thc. 'Brit' flag---since we do that type of reenacting. Hubby has a degree in illustration and design, and is creative and quirky. He said the fence reminded him of an "old fort"...SO...what did we do???
Well, created one, of course! We made our flag pole from a tree we cut down, and hubby hand-painted 'FORT ORPINGTON' in a 17thc. font on the old board, which we affixed to the fence around our coop and run! We think it looks just grand with our 18th century home and fits with the old-time lifestyle we live---(Yes, that is us in the avatar photo, and below in this post!)
You can see our old house and much more about the coop and hens here:
www.thecountryladyantiques.com
(Check out our TOUR page and our PROJECT page~)

*** JUNE 6---THANK YOU TO BYC for putting our coop photos on FACEBOOK. We are not Facebook members, but someone left a comment saying our coop was too close to the house and what about rodents and pests. In the first place, that is NOT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE; it is the large, original attached post and beam woodshed. In the second place, I clean our coop/run every single day.

 

[angelseternity]

Here is my coop, finally finished enough to enter!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-breakfast-barn

 

[TerryH]

Our submission for the contest....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/cheryls-hen-house

Few pics...

 

[hollyanne0]

Dear BYC admins:
Please enter me in your Winter-Spring 2016 Chicken Coop contest! Thank you!

Here is my dream coop, "Casa De Pollo" ! Enjoy and thank you for letting me share!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/casa-de-pollo-beautiful-functional-dream-chicken-coop-with-atttached-run

Click on the link to view more pictures including lots of "in construction pics" & details. Thanks!

Best wishes,
Holly























































































Thank you for viewing my coop & letting me share!






















Dear BYC admins:
Please enter me in your Winter-Spring 2016 Chicken Coop contest! Thank you!

Here is my dream coop, "Casa De Pollo" ! Enjoy and thank you for letting me share!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/casa-de-pollo-beautiful-functional-dream-chicken-coop-with-atttached-run

Best wishes,
Holly

 

[sumi]

We have some wonderful entries here! Great job, everyone!

 

[countryladyNH]

Hi, I hope that my coop is entered in the contest...I am having trouble posting without starting a new thread!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...e-contest-winter-spring-2016/40#post_17056113

 

[hollyanne0]

Thank you!
Some beautiful and well thought out coops!

 

[countryladyNH]

Time-traveling couple with 'historical coop' in New Hampshire!


By: countryladyNH

Posted a few minutes ago • Last updated a few minutes ago • 1 view • 0 comments

***NEW UPDATED PHOTOS OF OUR 'HISTORICAL COOP AND RUN'~
Our entry in the coop/run contest.

Hi! We live in NEW HAMPSHIRE~
We are historical reenactors living in a little 240 yr. old house that has been a DIY labor of love to restore for over 17 years. We JUST got chickens for the first time---4 English buff orpingtons, and put up a coop. Always on a tight budget, we do pretty much everything ourselves and have a lot of fun working on our various projects! We had just finished building our own fence of trees we cut down, and had 'tricked out' our purchased coop with period style hardware, 'leaded' windows we did ourselves, and a few other things such as swing-out branch perches we designed and built from branches. Now the coop area blends in nicely with our old New Hampshire house.
My husband thought our fence was reminiscent of the stockade fences at Plimoth Plantation or Jamestown, etc., We had a salvaged-for-free piece of highly-weathered 18thc. board, and a 17thc. 'Brit' flag---since we do that type of reenacting. Hubby has a degree in illustration and design, and is creative and quirky. He said the fence reminded him of an "old fort"...SO...what did we do???
Well, created one, of course! We made our flag pole from a tree we cut down, and hubby hand-painted 'FORT ORPINGTON' in a 17thc. font on the old board, which we affixed to the fence around our coop and run! We think it looks just grand with our 18th century home and fits with the old-time lifestyle we live---(Yes, that is us in the avatar photo, and below in this post!)
You can see our old house and much more about the coop and hens here:
www.thecountryladyantiques.com
(Check out our TOUR page and our PROJECT page~)

*** JUNE 6---THANK YOU TO BYC for putting our coop photos on FACEBOOK. We are not Facebook members, but someone left a comment saying our coop was too close to the house and what about rodents and pests. In the first place, that is NOT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE; it is the large, original attached post and beam woodshed. In the second place, I clean our coop/run every single day.

 

[philyc]

Just finished my very basic but functional collapsible coop!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/flat-pack-removable-store-able-chicken-tractor-coop