Show off your coops!

[El Naked Neck]

i built my coops in feb, and i still can't decide and what kind of finish to put out side the walls, any ideas guys??

 

[gogoalie]

Find some young, straight young cotton woods, debark them & then nail them on...it'll look like a lil' log cabin!

 

[B-field cluck farmer]

I recycled a broken trampoline to build my coop and run for my 9 chicks. I divided the ring of the trampoline into three equal sections and secured them to a 2 x 6 (that I salvaged from some shipping crates form work ) on each side with long screws, to form the basic frame for the run. I also used the legs from the trampoline to support the coop, witch was also framed with salvaged crate lumber. I covered the exterior of the coop with old barn lumber that a friend gave me that he had piled back in his field. I all I have less then fifty dollars in the coop and run. I also used the mat from the trampoline for a sun shade over the run.

 

[marybogue]

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Love your coop!

Thank you! I love looking at all these coops!

 

[gogoalie]

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WE'RE NOT WORTHY! WE'RE NOT WORTY!

I'd LOVE to be able to be THAT creative! My tractor was made outta scraps from the local dump...AWESOME!

 

[chics in the sun]

My Florida Cracker coop:

I just finished the "expansion" section last weekend, and am very proud of the fact that I only spent $8 by using almost all re-used or leftover materials. Now I just need my other 2 birds. Or maybe three more....who's counting, really? Still gotta build a ramp - next week.

 

[CheshieChick13]

Here's mine so far! We will be working on making the outside pretty next

 

[CheshieChick13]

Love looking at all the creative designs!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Design from BasicLiving.
Still need to finish putting up trim and paint trim, put up the coop sign and thermometer... then make an expansion (darned chicken math!)
But here she is and fully functional:

 

[Morgan7782]

Here is my current coop, it fits two standard hens, which is what I have.

But of COURSE who can have JUST two chickens?! Not I. So this will be used as my 'teenage bunk' and the older girls will have a new wonderful coop I am getting from a WONDERFUL lady off BYC

This coop works for the time being though and the girls LOVE it. Here are pictures from start to finish, except the roof, that was added after these pictures.


The pen before fencing

Coop

Finished! (Fort Knox Style. No predetors getting in THIS coop! lol)

Some pictures of the girls enjoying their new home