Show Off Your Coops!

[PioneerChicks]

Here it is!
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Working on an article for mine but here it is!
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[RainbowHen]

Article is up! https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/rainbows-little-happy-hen-coop-pic-heavy.76084/

 

[LapisLazuli]

 

[LapisLazuli]

Beautiful! What kind are the bantams?

 

[preciouschick]

My wife and kids came home with 6 baby chicks and told me I needed to build or buy a chicken coop. After researching the pre-built coops I decided to attempt to build one. Having never built anything, I did not have a lot of faith that it would come out very good. Thanks to this site I was able to finish the coop, and hope the chickens will be happy. Since I am a software guy, I had to make it a smart coop. It has automation to calculate the sunrise/sunset to get the length of the day to generate an offset to turn the light on early to get the 15 hours. The light comes on gradually so it does not startle the birds awake. Sensors on all the doors also can interact with the light. Cameras to check in on the chickens and cameras to monitor for predators. Wanted an automatic chicken door, but they are crazy expensive. Still not sure I have the ventilation right, but will monitor the temp and humidity to see how it goes.

very nice job!!! live it!!

 

[Regina Larsen]

We renovated the hay barn. At a time with insane wood prices -$1200 in lumber!!! Well we also overbuild, we use 4x4 framing. Before and after photos - the front had collapsed 13 inches so we jacked the structure and got it level. Inside layout before we closed sides in. I love seeing everyone's coops

 

[suburbanfarmermi]

Here is a video of our new coop. We modified the design to accomodate the deep litter method