Our Shed Coop
We currently have 6 chickens. We raised them as chicks. 3 are Brown Isa's and 3 are Black Stars. We got them from Tractor Supply and they are doing great so far! After raising them inside our home for...
View ArticleMy Chicken experience and thoughts
First of all,I am no expert or claim to be one. I like science backed data. I have read every single book I could get my hands on. I have read every article and instruction I could find in English...
View ArticleCoop building McKinney style
Welcome to my mixed up madness as you might know I build my own coops pens runs with very little help from anyone else it keeps me focused and I love to build and be outside and always upcycle there is...
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Pole barn coop with attached run
Inside of pole barn has a concrete floor, pine bead board on the walls and chicken wire on the viewing windows. Outside is hardware cloth and 6in rough saw pine.
View ArticleAmish-made. Already want a bigger one!
Got this coop built by local Amish for a reasonable price. Can walk in to clean and scoop poo, has 4 nest boxes, two windows with screens that can be closed/locked and a pop door. Came unpainted. Since...
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Round Wood Forest Coop
New Coop!!! In the spring of 2011, I got my first batch of chicks, we built them a cute little coop. By 2013 I was ready for a larger coop so I could add to the flock and have a better layout. I began...
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First Lady Manor
Working at a shelter, it is TOO easy to add another animal. I already have a litter box and cat food so what's another cat... that kind of thinking. I should've known from the start "chicken math"...
View ArticleOld Ohio Coops... Chronicles of a Renovated Money Pit
Funny thing about renovating this 1860’s coop…. I realized I am a TERRIBLE tracker of progress through pictures. But then… Hindsight IS 20/20! When moving to this Southeastern Greene County farm 8...
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Orpington Stronghold - **article has multiple pages**
Cooping with a Pandemic. What do you do when a pandemic puts you in front of a computer screen on Teams Meetings over 95% or more of your time at work and you are normally used to traveling to see...
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Shadow of the Highlands - My Coop
INTRODUCTION Welcome the my coop page! I recently put together new housing for my 28 chickens and 2 ducks - the coop is still very much a work in process, but so far I'm pleased with how it's come...
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Coop Odyssey
What began as a search for a small pre-fab coop for 8 chickens turned into a labor intensive build that should last for years...and maybe more chickens. After researching price and availability, or...
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Post and beam styled coop & run
(Our 16' x 16' covered run containing an 8' x 8' henhouse structure) This was my first time building something at this scale. The biggest/ most complex thing I built before was a wooden fence. After...
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Charming Chicken Cottage
About 3 years ago our family moved out to the country and live on 10 acres. We had talked about doing different types of homesteading activities and near the top of the list was raising chickens....
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My Chicken's Winter Run
This is pictures of my hens' run. My Mom built it for them and I helped. My Mom used hog panels as the covering, put in some supports, fenced around it to keep predators out, covered it with plastic,...
View ArticleCharity’s Chickentopia
Hello fellow chicken lovers! This article is to share my accomplishments (with the amazing help of my Dad {and occasionally my husband too}) of building a beautiful home to accommodate all my girls and...
View ArticleMy Coop
I am blessed to still live on a farm that our family has lived on for 130 years. I had been using an old garage as my chicken coop that had once been a sap house for boiling down maple syrup by my...
View ArticleCluck Mansion
I acquired my first flock (four chickens) and a classic style 4'x6' Amish built chicken coop that I bought off of Facebook Market Place in the spring of 2018. We ended up moving to a neighboring state...
View ArticleUpdated Coop
When we decided to become chicken guardian, my husband set everything up since it was his idea. We had/have 9 beautiful hens & thank God we still do. Last March I decided to upgrade the coop. It’s...
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Coop Build 2020 Yes We Are Nuts - From the “Red BarnHouse Ranch”.
Starting a Chicken Coop build at 4200 ft elevation in the Pacific Northwest High desert climate (IN NOVEMBER) is a bit on the Nutty side. But.. we had fun doing it right ? (Disclaimer- we are not...
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