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BYC Coop Page Contest #15
Ends August 16th, 2025
Get those cameras out and scan those plans you wrote on the back of your chick starter receipt. Throw them together with a great write-up and you could be a winner! (Okay... everyone on BYC is a winner... You'd just be a coop-article contest winner!)
Contest Details:
This is a contest to see who can create the best coop/run article for BYC. We define the "best article" to mean pages with the most information, pictures, plans, details, etc. that will be very helpful to others who want to build a coop and/or run. We don't care if your coop was made out of recycled pallets and was made in 2 days, or if it was made out of the highest-grade materials, took 5 months, and is a scale model of the Taj Mahal. We want helpful and informative coop articles!
TO ENTER THE CONTEST:
- Navigate to the "Chicken Coops" section of the site.
- Click on the
button
- Create a very helpful article with lots of pictures and information.
- Reply to this thread with a link to the coop article that you created.
- Only pages created here on BYC will be accepted. No threads or personal/off-site blog posts, etc.
- Have Fun!
- Start with a finished coop/run picture at the *top* of your article.
- A write-up of how you built your coop/run. Include any information you think would be helpful to other people who may want to build something similar.
- If you have them, include designs & plans you used to build your coop/run.
- Pictures of your coop/run as it was being constructed.
- Pictures of your completed coop/run.
- A list of things you want to change or add to your coop/run.
- Additional information about what you learned, what you'd do differently the next time, and any other tips for potential coop builders.
- Follow the format of some of the existing chicken coops.
- The more details and pictures the better!
- Plans, plans, plans. Very few coop designs have plans available. If you post plans (rough or detailed) of your coop you'll get bonus points for sure!
- Pictures - We all love lots of big beautiful and helpful pictures!
- Remember, this is a contest for the most helpful coop build page and not the best-looking coop.
IMPORTANT RULES:
- Absolutely NO COPYRIGHTED content allowed!
- *All* pictures need to have been taken by you.
- ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
- Articles submitted to our previous contests are not eligible for this contest.
- Only articles created here on BYC will be accepted. No threads or personal/off-site blog posts, etc.
- Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
- All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
- Entries will be accepted until 8/16/2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
Prizes
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| First | A $100 Brinsea Gift Certificate, a $120 BYC Store Gift Certificate, or two 12-month PFMs ($120 value) for themselves or a friend |
| Second | A $50 Brinsea Gift Certificate, a $50 BYC Store Gift Certificate, or a 12-month PFM ($60 value) for themselves or a friend |
| Third | A $30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for themselves or a friend. |
| Fourth | A $15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for themselves or a friend. |
| Fifth | A $15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for themselves or a friend. |
NOTE: If you're one of those modest types and want to add your coop to the site but don't want to enter the contest, that is fine. We'd still love to have your pictures posted as a BYC article!
We look forward to seeing your coop pages, pictures, and information!!
Other great coops
The "Mod" Coop
The overall size is 3’ wide by 18’ long by 6’ tall. The coop itself is 3’x 6’x 4’ and raised 19” off the ground. Made to house 3-6 chickens.
My coop building adventure begins here in the Pacific Northwest, a few miles west of Portland, Oregon. Many years ago I owned horses and rented a...
- feathermaid
- Comments: 24
- Reviews: 38
- Category: Small Coops
The Chick Inn
Design
Since my wife and I moved into our fixer home we knew we wanted chickens but building a chicken coop ended up a ways down the initial priority list of projects. As far as a coop design, I had a general idea of what I wanted out of a coop but it wasn’t until I found BackYardChickens.com...
- Sussex7
- Comments: 35
- Reviews: 21
- Category: Medium Coops
Our Big Island Coop
I consider this coop to be one that is medium size. At 64 square feet, its 8' x 8' foot print is small enough for most back yards but large enough for 16 hens. (16 birds*4 square feet coop space per bird= 64 square feet total). We are putting it into a pen that is 20' x 20' so this 400 square...
- SuperK
- Comments: 32
- Reviews: 14
- Category: Medium Coops
Fresh Eggs Coop
Coop Construction
January 29, 2015 by beriel79
Our chicken coop began its life as an old, sad, playhouse that we considered demolishing several times. When we decided to get chickens I began researching coop construction and fell in love with the idea of having an adorable and functional...
- Beriel79
- Comments: 6
- Reviews: 3
- Category: Large Coops
Previous Coop Contests
Deadline: 8/16/2025
The Brinsea certificate & the BYC store certificate are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winner is outside of the United States, they will be awarded the PFM instead.
Have fun & Good Luck!!!
