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  1. 'Bird and the Fluffy Butts Hut.

    'Bird and the Fluffy Butts Hut.

    Fall Spring Summer! This is my babies home of homes! In 2010 when I came home with 12 fluffy chicks my husband almost fell over. I told him we have 10 weeks to get a new chicken coop built! And so in June of 2010 he and I started to build the new...
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  2. Coop, there it is

    Coop, there it is

    Introducing, "Coop, there it is." The name was picked by a contest I ran on Facebook giving away 1 dozen fresh eggs to whoever came up with the most creative name. This is what I chose. The story behind building this coop: My wife decided she wanted to paint our house, but didn't want to...
  3. The Old Homestead Coop

    The Old Homestead Coop

    Recently, (2013) I decided to get my chickens out of the "Frost-Bite Motel" and into a REAL coop. This was my first coop build, as originally when I got started in chickens many years ago, I went with one of those pre-fab type coops and updated it a bit. It was a small, raised 2'x6' coop which I...
  4. "O" Family Chicken Coop

    "O" Family Chicken Coop

    Our latest addition to our small 31+ acre hobby farm here in the Ozarks. The ground breaking. Our 3 sons were a big help digging the holes for the posts. The youngest was probably bringing us lemonade from the house :) Basic frame 10'x10'. We sealed the floor to help preserve it...
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  5. Coop De Ville In Austin Tx

    Coop De Ville In Austin Tx

    I had chickens growing up. When my husband declared he was going to build an enclosed garden so that he could conquer the deer problem and grow his own vegetables I decided what better time to include a space for chickens. Chickens and fresh eggs go well with fresh veggies. At first he was not...
    • mjames
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  6. Our Coop Construction Churk Central

    Our Coop Construction Churk Central

    Churk Central: A pallet coop built and dedicated to the memory of out first chicken (Churkey) Earlier this year, after free ranging a dozen chickens over the past six years, we had our first real predator event. A male red fox decimated almost our entire population of chickens, including our...
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  7. Horse Stall To Easy Maintenance Coop Good Ideas For Any Coop

    Horse Stall To Easy Maintenance Coop Good Ideas For Any Coop

    This is my second coop since April of 2012, its now October 2012 and after much work and thought the second coop is complete! The goal of the coop was to keep my feathered friends happy and to make it as low maintenance as possible. this will probably be a long write up, but i think there is...
  8. Da Coop

    Da Coop

    Welcome to Da Coop. We're from Minnesota (Me-ne-SOOO-tah!) so we say it da cOOOOp. We talk funny and we're proud of it! When we first started thinking about building a coop, I found a lot of places that were dead-ends, that were appearing to offer help, but not really doing it. This...
  9. Rural Rehatch

    Rural Rehatch

    ~ Welcome to Buttercup Hill and my 8x8 coop with yard ~ Building a functional home for your flock doesn't have to cost much. If you know someone in the wood reclaiming business don't be afraid to ask if they have any unmarketable material you could get cheap or for free. My coop is an example...
  10. Phunny Pharm

    Phunny Pharm

    The Phunny Pharm By: Bobby & Tiffany Roseberry We had been discussing getting chickens so we started researching breeds. Pretty early on we found backyardchickens.com. We found out that a neighbor the next street over has chickens and that our area of town has its’ own Facebook Group...
  11. The Schoop

    The Schoop

    What do you get when you combine a Child's School House with a Chicken Coop? Well, a Schoop of course! :) Our coop journey began two years ago when our neighbor's a few doors away converted an old wooden child's playhouse they had acquired for their daughter, into a chicken coop...
    • nono
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  12. Johnson Homestead

    Johnson Homestead

    Forgive the formatting. This article, like the coop, is a work in progress...
  13. Tractor To Train My Run Extension

    Tractor To Train My Run Extension

    The tractor coop and run has now become a train.....20 feet long.Talk about chicken math. What about tractor coop math? Ran out of room for the 11 girls as they grew so.... extension to the run. Each part is separate from the others for ease of moving. From left: tractor coop 4' 2 x 2 ...
  14. Fort Rox Coop

    Fort Rox Coop

    The Fort Rox Coop Munchkin Mountain, Ohio It all began when I decided that having a few chickens around our place would be a fun and worthwhile project, for myself and our family. It would teach the kids responsibility and provide a great food source for our family. It wouldn't...
    • crazychickenwom
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  15. Ricks Chick Condo

    Ricks Chick Condo

    As my wife usually says, when I build, I usually go over the top. Building in a back yard that goes straight uphill makes a challenge for any builder, and this build was no exception. I tried to find the best spot for the least amount of pain in my back and eye appeal to myself and my neighbors...
  16. The Little Red Hen House

    The Little Red Hen House

    This is the story of the Little Red Hen House. Once upon a time (July 2011) my dear husband built me a chicken coop. We live in North Central Washington on a high plateau (elevation of 2800') surrounded by dry land wheat. Our little town has a population of 1,000 people so when we were...
    • tiamo
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  17. My Chicken Coop 8

    My Chicken Coop 8

    Campos de la Gracia Chicken Coop So, it's not the prettiest but it works. And it was almost free, my parents would disagree with that. It was an old shed on the property when we bought our place. I think the guy used it as a junk shed honestly. It took me forever! to clean that thing. The...
  18. Building The Coop 1

    Building The Coop 1

    We have started building our new coop on an existing cement pad in our yard. Coop size will be 10x12 and will also include a nice size covered run. My son picked out the vinyl flooring and we are using windows leftover from a long-ago remodel project. Hubby was a bit put out with me when I...
  19. Big Coop

    Big Coop

    The Big Coop (a/k/a Chicken Math Coop) I knew the first coop (https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/schroeders-schroeders-byc-chicken-coop) wasn't going to be big enough to suit me, but at the time, I just couldn't justify (esp. to my DW) a larger one. Well, just 2 years later, I built my...
  20. The Coop 19

    The Coop 19

    The Coop Goes Up...
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