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My chicken flock is growing in leaps and bounds, creating the need for yet more living space. My previous design for coops was really good, but took months to complete due to only being able to work on them on weekends. This design, borrowed from an online idea and modified to suit my needs...

My first raised panel cabinet is done. Slideshow follows. It should download and open on it's own and then click it to move from one side to another. Many thanks to all LJ's who answered my many questions even after I made a nuisance of myself. Slideshow of making the raised panel cabinet

When my wife and I got married two years ago, we lived in a third floor apartment. She had always wanted chickens but the bath tub was the only place to put them at our current residence so, we decided to wait… We bought a house in late December last year and as soon as she could she ordered 5...

It has been awhile since my last project. Needless to say I am getting wood worker fever - if there is such a thing? So, to get back in the mix I decided it was time to tackle a new project. This year we decided that we are going to raise chickens for eggs and poultry. So, I decided to build...

So about three weeks ago, my brother-in-law Dave called me up to ask if I could help him build a chicken coop in his and my sister's backyard. I said "Sure!", and after loading up a lot of tools and heading over there every couple of days, we just finished it today. It certainly turned out to be...

This is a project I finished a couple of years ago. I thought it might be helpful for those just starting out with chickens. I used pictures from a few different coop designs and chose aspects that I liked and wanted. I just used 2×4s for framing and cedar siding to enclose. I avoided treated...

I converted an old greenhouse structure into an indoor run for chickens to provide protection from wind, rain, and snow while they scratched around. It connects to an outdoor run that loops around my veggie garden to help keep weeds from encroaching there. Inside the covered run I designed and...

This project was commissioned and so it has been "SOLD". If you would like to see pricing on something similar I could build for you, please email me at [email protected] You can see more of this project at my website - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...

Once the sawhorses were done we had an immediate need for a hutch for our hatchlings. The one class of hatchlings in the file room became three while waiting for the tools to arrive - and chickens are not indoor pets. The place was really starting to stink. I went to Backyard Chickens and found...

This is hurricane-proof only because it weighs so much. I'm sure the house will blow away before the chicken coop. Made from treated 2X4 pitch pine and 3/4" external ply. If you're interested in seeing how it went together, you can check my blog.

I wanted this carrier to be strong, light weight and nice looking. I selected the right kinds of wood to achieve these goals. The frame was made from "old growth" pine that was joined by finger joints. A full circumference groove holds the plywood bottom, and I also used plywood for the...