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01-28-2017 09:24 PM |
Looking to make a chicken coop this spring. Any tried and true online plans that anyone here has made (and liked?) Thanks! |
9 replies so far
#1 posted 01-28-2017 09:54 PM |
-- Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might |
#2 posted 01-28-2017 09:57 PM |
Bravo sir! Another fowl lover. I’m sure I could make something suitable in my head, but I don’t want to invest money and time only to say “I wish I had done this….” later on. |
#3 posted 01-29-2017 12:50 AM |
That’s understandable. How many chickens are u planning on having? Free range or will u keep them in a pen? Do u want a coop or a tractor? -- Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might |
#4 posted 01-29-2017 01:00 AM |
Just 4-5 to start…maybe more someday? I’m going to put it in a large dog kennel (like you) for protection and so I can provide shade via a tarp |
#5 posted 01-29-2017 01:22 AM |
At a minimum chickens supposedly need 1sqft of coop an 2sqft of pen. That being said a kennel would probably be a good size but to me the kennel was a mistake. I live in the boonies and right next to the woods. Coons and possums got into my kennel lik it was nothing. I killed a bunch of coons….. way more than I ever knew was around. If I was u and only wanted a few chickens I’d start off with building a nice chicken tractor with fence on all sides (even the bottom). This would also give u a chance to see what predators come out of the woodwork and give u more of an idea what u want ur next coop to be -- Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might |
#6 posted 01-29-2017 04:05 AM |
I took an old storage shed we had on the property, disassembled it and moved it to where we wanted the chickens. It’s 8×8 and makes a great coop. On the backside of it I used 3 sections of cattle panel and stood them on ends and bent them over to form a chute, so to speak. At 8’ wide they are about 6’ high when bent, tall enough to walk in to change water and feed. I attached 1/2” hardware cloth to the cattle panels with wire to keep out coons and fox. Forget chicken wire, it won’t even slow a coon if they want in. Covered the hardware cloth with a couple of blue tarps that Harbor Freight occasionally gives away for free to keep them cooler on our hot Texas days. I built a door and installed it at the end opposite the coop. I also built nesting boxes on one side of the coop so we don’t even have to go in to collect the eggs. We keep 6-8 chickens in it. They free range most days. For more ideas check out backyardchickens.com -- Play cowboy on weekends and make sawdust in between when not watching football |
#7 posted 05-04-2017 06:08 AM |
Hi, Does anybody knows a noticeable website for chicken coop plans? |
#8 posted 05-04-2017 08:31 AM |
Does anybody knows a noticeable website for chicken coop plans? Bazillions of them out there… google is your friend: Chicken Coop Plans Cheers, -- Brad in FL - In Dog I trust... everything else is questionable |
#9 posted 05-04-2017 10:50 AM |
https://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/chicken_keeping/eglu_classic/ -- ... Never Apologise For Being Right ... |
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