Post pictures of your coop!!

[Brahma Chicken5000]

You are going to have to give us updates with your new chicks!

I definitely will. I’ll also be documenting the large coop build.

 

[Harmony Fowl]

We built this coop, filling in a space between our house and a shed where a previous owner had built a sort of homemade carport.

From the front.

A view of the run from standing in front of the coop itself.

And the teenagers lined up and waiting for a meal. The gate beside them has since been installed.

 

[BirdGirl2004]

Great pictures! Your hens are pretty!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

We built this coop, filling in a space between our house and a shed where a previous owner had built a sort of homemade carport.

From the front.
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A view of the run from standing in front of the coop itself.
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And the teenagers lined up and waiting for a meal. The gate beside them has since been installed.
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That’s a great set up you got there.

 

[red horse ranch]

We all like to brag about our coops so I am glad to see this thread.
Here is the 5' x 7' Rooster's Coop' I built several years ago.

And here is my 12' x 16' 'Henhouse' Hubby and I built around 10 years ago.

 

[Harmony Fowl]

That’s a great set up you got there.

Thank you! I already had a large flock in mind and I tried to do as much as we could right the first time. There are still so many things I would do differently!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Thank you! I already had a large flock in mind and I tried to do as much as we could right the first time. There are still so many things I would do differently!

Would you care to elaborate on what you would do differently?

 

[BirdGirl2004]

We all like to brag about our coops so I am glad to see this thread.
Here is the 5' x 7' Rooster's Coop' I built several years ago.
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And here is my 12' x 16' 'Henhouse' Hubby and I built around 10 years ago.

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Awesome!! It's gorgeous!

 

[Harmony Fowl]

Would you care to elaborate on what you would do differently?

Off the top of my head...

Run doors should all open in. Coop door should open out since I do deep litter and I wouldn’t open the coop without the run being secure anyway. I also have a run door in a corner. I don’t like this and I think the extra stability of more posts in the middle of a fence line would make the fence more stable.

You can probably see, but there is no connection between the fence posts besides the fencing. I would connect them top and bottom for stability and aesthetics. I have railroad ties around most of it, working on the rest, but I don’t have a skirt on the fence and I want one.

It’s silly, but looks are important sometimes and I wish I’d insisted on taking the time to stain the wood to make it more appealing.

The trellis structure is cool, but kind of flimsy. It needed more planning and will ultimately need another food and water station there.

More poles supporting the netting on top would not be a bad or unattractive idea in a 480 sq ft run.

The coop could use a little more ventilation and I wish I’d thought of windows that could be hinged shut as it was built.

Due to the setting, I have to walk around the entire thing or through it a lot. A door into the coop from the back where the shed entrance and all my chicken supplies are would be much more convenient, if somewhat less secure.

I have the little latches on the gates and doors where the horizontal piece fits back into the other piece when it shuts. I don’t find those very secure, I’m sure a raccoon wouldn’t either, and plan to replace them ultimately.

I started chicks out here at two weeks, including several banties. It took a smart one coming along and popping through the fence to teach me. I really need to add hardware cloth to the bottom most portion of the fence to keep such small chicks in before I hatch anymore.

Those are what comes to mind immediately. The size and set up work great otherwise. I have 31 birds right now, mostly juveniles from Oct/Nov.

 

[BBZZZZTT]

Here's my urban backyard coop! Nearly finished. Will be getting chicks in spring and I wanted to get most of it done before it was too cold outside. It is a little bit wonky that the roof drains right back to the side of the garage but we'll be adding a gutter to drain into our rain barrel. This was about the only place I could put it with the city regulations.