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Not unlike pregnancy, building our chicken coop took about 9 months of hard work, worrying, waiting, and wondering. Along the way, we appreciated the journey for all its highs and lows, successes and disappointments, lessons and memories. There was blood, sweat, and tears...And with one final...

My husband and I live in Northern Wisconsin. On the 26 acre property, there is a 150+ tree apple orchard, several large gardens where we grow pumpkins, gourds, veggies and more. In my spare time, I love to make pottery (I work full time). My husband is retired and is a beekeeper and loves wood...

Spring 2020: I've been quietly lurking on BYC for four years, planning, waiting... And last October, my small city relaxed the chicken keeping laws, allowing flocks of up to 6 hens on a residential property, if properly registered. Over the winter, I hatched my plans, and in March–just before...

Well, here it is. We decided to take the plunge over the winter, did our research, and away we went! After buying our 6 adorable little peepers from the local feed store (2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 California Gray Leghorns, 2 Araucanas) and putting them in the brooder, we got serious about...

Like everyone else on here I wanted to have chickens, my husband... not so much! So, I hired a guy to build me a coop. Problem was that I don't speak 'carpenter' and he didn't speak 'chicken-crazed-wife-lingo' so my husband had to step in anyway and interpret! But to my wonderful hubby's...

This Lancaster Coop is the most popular coop I sell to my customers because it looks good in every way with all its little features. It comes with a clean out drawer, the perches, 3x5 chicken run, metal roofing, paint, 2x2 framing, hand made windows, and easy access from the rear. Even though it...

The finished coop and run. After six weekends of work it's finally done! This is our new chicken coop and run. We used cedar siding and cedar shingles for the roof. We made the run (aka 'The Sunroom') into a semi-greenhouse so it stays dry (we live in rainy Seattle). On hot summer days we plan...

Describe 'Coop in the Great Northwet' here We moved into our home on 1.45 acres in August 2011, and we immediately started doing our research on chicken-keeping. I spent all fall/winter researching everything I'd need to know about chickens, especially what to include in a coop. Our...

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...

After researching Chicken Keeping on BackYardChickens.com, we decided to build an urban chicken coop and have some backyard chickens of our own in our average size urban backyard. We live in a chicken friendly area and decided to remodel an attached garden shed into a chicken coop. My DH is...

This coop is mostly a copy of that posted by CountryRoosterUSA's Coop, it was a really great design and suited our needs well. I thought this thing would take me a few weekends, but boy was I wrong. Anyway here are some pix and I just have to say that it feels really good to finally be done...

This is my first time to have chickens and build a coop. It took much longer than expected but I'm pleased. The finished look without the wire. I had some good help. The roof. I had no plans. I just started and problem solved along the way. (might have been a mistake, very heavy)...

Bluelucky's Naptown Coop!!! Here is the new chicken coop my dad and I built today. Its 4x4x4..The 2 panel flip down back door to coop.. the wood one locks .. A view inside the house just has a roost and feeder and water now. We trimmed it out in 1" x 6" Cedar. We used treated 2"x4"'s for the...

Back when my daughter was six or seven she happened to go to the farmers supply with me. It was spring and they guys up at the Co-op had the ducks and chicks out for sale. Of course EVERY 6 year old thinks that baby ducks and chicks are adorable and so it has been a tradition for years to go...

After hours upon hours of searching BYC coop designs, I found myself constantly going back to the Wichita Coop and all of its followers. That design was the most aesthetically pleasing to me and seemed to fit the functionality that I was after. I, like many others, slightly modified their plans...