What have you repurposed while building ?

[kwhites634]

You can't really see it, but the pen in front here is made out of an old door and some chicken wire. I'll get better images once I find them.
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They're probably under that eternal snow drift.

 

[kwhites634]

Well at least you know it holds up well in the snow

Everything she owns has to hold up well in the snow, which is only a problem 9 months a year.

 

[Pensmaster]

I agree! And I’m going to have to show this thread to my husband and maybe it will show him I’m not completely crazy. I admit to being partially crazy.

Aw heck I was just getting started on the recycled stuff. Crazy nope I’m not crazy.

Recycled scaffolding boards for the siding on coop. It’s 14 x 10 feet divided in the center with one of two metal roll up garage doors. The coop doors are made from recycled siding found here from former owner. The home in back is not mine and my coop was there first. It’s not my fault his master bedroom deck overlooks my fine chicken coop. The roofing was the only thing purchased on this coop. The fencing is wrought iron that was being thrown away. The 55 gallon metal drum that I use as a table top now and various other things, was given to me brand new. The left over pallet will be used on the new coop which is closer to the house. There’s 4 windows that are now completely buried by the vines. I was going to take the vines down but they are providing valuable shade for the coop now (104 for the past 4 days) and protection from varmits so I’ve decided to leave there for now. Besides the black berries taste fine. The buckets are recycled for nest boxes not used for now. The gutter came from extras the son in law had leftover from his remodel. From that same remodel I received 2 sliding glass doors with aluminum frames, that along with 4 sliders from my remodel and 4 from another friends remodel I built a very large green house that the chickens enjoy. But wait there’s more.....I guess maybe I am crazy, but it’s a lot of fun being crazy.

 

[Birdsong 82]

Everything she owns has to hold up well in the snow, which is only a problem 9 months a year.

Ahh!! No thanks! Not a lot of things make me appreciate va weather but that....

 

[staceyj]

View attachment 1472872I used reclaimed cedar fence boards and an old farm window for my coop.

Dear Mr. PotatoHead,
(Sorry. Had to )
Please write a coop page and post it.
I’d love to see more of this beautiful coop!

 

[kwhites634]

anybody have ideas for a coop suitable for five chickens?

Hoop coop or old swing set or an old fort.

 

[Birdsong 82]

Aw heck I was just getting started on the recycled stuff. Crazy nope I’m not crazy.
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Recycled scaffolding boards for the siding on coop. It’s 14 x 10 feet divided in the center with one of two metal roll up garage doors. The coop doors are made from recycled siding found here from former owner. The home in back is not mine and my coop was there first. It’s not my fault his master bedroom deck overlooks my fine chicken coop. The roofing was the only thing purchased on this coop. The fencing is wrought iron that was being thrown away. The 55 gallon metal drum that I use as a table top now and various other things, was given to me brand new. The left over pallet will be used on the new coop which is closer to the house. There’s 4 windows that are now completely buried by the vines. I was going to take the vines down but they are providing valuable shade for the coop now (104 for the past 4 days) and protection from varmits so I’ve decided to leave there for now. Besides the black berries taste fine. The buckets are recycled for nest boxes not used for now. The gutter came from extras the son in law had leftover from his remodel. From that same remodel I received 2 sliding glass doors with aluminum frames, that along with 4 sliders from my remodel and 4 from another friends remodel I built a very large green house that the chickens enjoy. But wait there’s more.....I guess maybe I am crazy, but it’s a lot of fun being crazy.

I like being “crazy “. Keeps things interesting. Been crazy so long feels normal to me Lol

 

[Birdsong 82]

Nice setup @Pensmaster !

 

[staceyj]

You can't really see it, but the pen in front here is made out of an old door and some chicken wire. I'll get better images once I find them.
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Dear lord Banty! Where do you live? Alaska?

 

[Pensmaster]

Nice setup @Pensmaster !