post your chicken coop pictures here!

[TerryH]

Just finished our coop for our first pair of chickens. New to chickens and this site. I look forward to learning a thing or two.

It looks nice. You are going to need more ventilation. You're going to want approx. 2 sq.ft. of ventilation for your 2 chickens. There's not much area in those little holes.

 

[junebuggena]

Does anyone have any pics of there coop that is around the size of a 8x10 I would like to know what it looks like on the inside and out but either works so I know how much space I have or if I need to go smaller or larger

Mine is an 8x10 shed.



2, 8 foot roosting bars, off set by about a foot on the right hand wall.

1 8 foot roosting bar on the left wall. 3 nesting boxes on the floor (where my girls prefer to lay).

Big enough for cockerels to spar in.

And that dog crate is where a broody is setting.
This coop is currently housing 10 adults, 2 12-week-old pullets, and 4 6-week old chicks. 9 more chicks will be integrated in the next couple weeks. And then there will be the broody's chicks that are due to hatch within a week or so. Going into the winter, I'm planning on having about 16 to 18 birds.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Looks nice I want one of those metal ones and how much did u pay for that plastic one because I know they are way to much for me but I like the size and how

 

[junebuggena]

Looks nice I want one of those metal ones and how much did u pay for that plastic one because I know they are way to much for me but I like the size and how

$699, ordered online, picked it up at the Home Depot store across the river in Oregon, so I didn't pay shipping or sales tax.

 

[junebuggena]

Metal is out of the question for me, living right next to the ocean.

 

[rudekoolaid]

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Made from reclaimed lumber. We currently have around $40 in it. Will post the final pictures also.

 

[OurFirstLadies]

This is my 8x8 with attached 12x20 ft run. I have 10 birds ranging from 5-8 weeks old and wouldn't consider putting more than 2 more in. I have a nice roosting ladder and 6 nesting boxes but eventually plan to do external nesting boxes for them to have that much more inside room. I do have an automatic watering system which is the greatest expense I incurred besides new wire. I had accumulated the tin, the posts, the boards, hinges, screws, etc over the years for everything else. It still cost me $500 in feed, PVC, wire, watering system, etc.I can't get the other photo to post but they are all in a post just a few above this one.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Well I have Windows, wire, very little scrap wood, I have a few 2x4 I think I might look into building one instead of spending the money for a metal shed and still buy 2x4 to phrase everything out to hole and support the weight of the snow and there external boxes

 

[bf41382]

It looks nice. You are going to need more ventilation. You're going to want approx. 2 sq.ft. of ventilation for your 2 chickens. There's not much area in those little holes.

thanks, I'm not sure if it shows in the pictures, but there's a 4x8 "window" on the side next to the fence.

 

[Monterey]

Chicken run I'm working on for our 6 Brahmas. It's made of pallets and bed frames. Evidently need some lattice or chicken wire around it to keep them in! Going to cover the top too to keep them dry