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  1. My Last Minute Peeper Palace

    My Last Minute Peeper Palace

    In May of 2018 I took a trip to Rural King with my family. Little did I know this trip would bring so much joy to my life. Every time I go here I always find myself at the brooders full of baby chicks. This time, the little peeps sounded different. Upon looking in I found the cutest little...
    • MallardMomx2
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    • 2 min read
    • construction coop duck ducks makeshift coop new at raising ducks run
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Small Coops
  2. My Coop: Green House Turned Chicken House

    My Coop: Green House Turned Chicken House

    I had this old fiber glass greenhouse that i decided to turn into my chicken house instead of buying or building one (I mean free is always better right?). It has a screen door on the front and a window on the back to provide great ventilation, especially in the summer (I live in Oklahoma so on...
    • ldrchickens
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    • 2 min read
    • build chicken house construction coop diy greenhouse
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Medium Coops
  3. emcgowy

    Ideas/Help needed for connection of run/coop

    Hi all - I could really use some input: My father and I made this great 8x8 enclosure for the chickens to have extended space but we are running into the classic problem where we left the hardest part for last and now are a bit stuck. I have an A frame coop/run and we want to securely and...
  4. S

    Run Materials Question

    Long story not very short, here. In the past, we've built our runs with chicken wire extending down into the ground and along parallel to the surface a foot or so down. When we were out west, we didn't have any large wild rodents, skunks, coyotes/wolves or predatory snakes to worry about, just...
  5. Craftsman Coop

    Craftsman Coop

    April 29, 2018: Construction of my very first coop is underway! I'm about 3 weeks into the project now. A combination of weather (it's been VERY rainy), faulty equipment (our backhoe needed a replacement part and that delayed progress on our foundation), and needy children made for a pretty slow...
    • dvmmom
    • Article
    • 5 min read
    • build a coop building bullard coop chicken coop construction coop and run medium coop the palace
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Chicken Coops
  6. GracieJ

    Can someone help me pick a coop/kennel house for my ducks please

    Hello there, I need help on picking a house for my call ducks out of the following pictures - I have one of those minds that will search for houses for ages and then still not be able to pick one. Okay I have two ducks, hoping to have ducklings mid-March, hopefully 4-6. This house will be...
    • GracieJ
    • Thread
    • advice construction coops design ducks help houses kennels
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. K

    Predator Proofing Coop

    Hello! I have recently purchased a pre-made coop and am in the process of setting it up. I want to predator proof the coop as we have coyotes and raccoons in the area. I have read that to predator proof the coop from underneath and prevent anything from digging under the coop, that you need to...
  8. Bluestem

    Coop window placement

    Hi everyone! My dad and I have been working on a coop for my six girls, and while he has an extensive background in construction (the man could sneeze out a house), neither of us have tried making a coop before. Our dimensions are 6x4. The highest point is 4.5ft sloping down to 3.5ft on the...
  9. Squeak61

    Big new coop!

    Hello everyone! I’m super excited today, because it’s time that my family and I start our new coop :yesss: We have ten chickens at this point, and our tiny starter coop is way too small. So, we’re building a big 8x8 coop within the next few weeks. I’ll be posting the process on here for you all...
  10. Mainebarn

    Brian's Coop

    I’m new to the forum, but eager to show off my coop because I think it came out nice. My design was certainly inspired by the popular “Wichita” style. If you’re interested, I’ve included a link that summarizes my coop build:
  11. pclark17

    Custom Coop Design and Construction

    Hello from Western Ky (Paducah area). We bought a pre-fab coop last summer and moved our crew of 3 into the new coop and run last October. We have since successfully integrated a GLW into our flock of 2 RIR's and a BR. Now that all four are full size, I can tell the coop and roosting situation...
  12. chrisinloslocos

    Coop roof

    We have an open top coop that will have the roosting area covered in the winter. There is a roof or clear cover over the open top to block rain and wild animal waste from falling into the coup area. Do you think that this is ok? We live in Southern California.
  13. FlyWheel

    Tips and recommendations for roll-away nests

    Hi I'm planning on designing a pair of roll away nesting boxes to (hopefully) put a stop to my hens' sudden craving for their own eggs. I have searched here and watched some YouTube videos on the subject but I still have a few questions. What (if anything) do you line the nesting area with...
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