Our chicken coop

[indaswamp]

Very Nice Coop Dave!

 

[gmc2003]

Kind of like a Coup De Ville

Chris

 

[SherryT]

We needed a larger coop so I decided to build one I wouldn't have to replace because of it being to small for a little while. It tool awhile to get it finished because of other things coming up and the fact I'm getting old and can't work like I used to. Of course the coop we were using was where we wanted the new one lol. Ran electric and water to it. Here's some pics

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VERY nice...Le Chalet Poulet!!!

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Happy chix for sure. Nice coop.

I didnt go the Taj Mahal look, the chickens dont know.

I'm not getting rich from the eggs. Give more away

 

[SherryT]

Happy chix for sure. Nice coop.

I didnt go the Taj Mahal look, the chickens dont know.

I'm not getting rich from the eggs. Give more away

LOL! Neither did I...my coop is basically a rectangle with an addition on the back and my run is a PVC hoop house covered in wire and a tarp...not the prettiest thing, but it's held up without issue for over 5 years (except for the tarp...that lasts about 2-or-so years).

 

[Buckeyedude]

Great, now I have to put an addition on my house because your chicken coop is bigger and nicer than it..........

 

[gmc2003]

Great, now I have to put an addition on my house because your chicken coop is bigger and nicer than it..........

I was thinking the same thing, and better

Chris

 

[pineywoods]

Coop looks great Dave well thought out I like the feeders and waterer

 

[Texas Cookin']

Those birds are in some high cotton!

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

That looks great.

I live in the suburbs and can have three hens where I live. I am looking at getting the small one you have in your first picture. My wife isn't too fond of getting chickens but the price of eggs is nuts here and we use a lot of them.

 

[jcam222]

With the price of eggs folks in my little town are petitioning city council to allow chicken coops here in town. I found a local farm that pours OUT tons of beautiful brown free range eggs @ $2.50 a dozen. Really great eggs. I could run 50 dozen to the city and double the price lol.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Awesome job piney for an old man.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Nice coops everyone
And eggs.

We will have green and blue eggers laying soon, the EASTER EGGER chix are still small. I'm looking for some black copper maran chix to add.

Some egg info.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Easter egger chix I bought couple weeks ago.

 

[pineywoods]

So far we have
Easter Eggers---- Most lay blue eggs but some lay a light green egg
Olive Eggers---- Most lay an olive colored egg
French Black Copper Marans---- Dark brown eggs
Cuckoo Marans---- Medium-Dark Brown some with speckles
White Leghorns---- White eggs
Buff Orpington---- Brown Eggs
Road Island Red---- Brown Eggs
Golden Comet---- Brown Eggs
Some of the brown egg layers lay more of a tan colored egg

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Our laying hens are.
Golden comet
Plymouth rock
White lace wyandot

Up behind them are the 12 weekers.

Blue Orpington
Cream legbar
Ameraucana
Booted bantam
Saphire gem


Today I got 13.

 

[Hockeydudde]

Clicked on this because we have 39 eggs in the incubator. All Bielefelder. I need to build either a brooder coop or a new coop so we can use the current one for brooding. Do I was looking for some inspiration.

That's a massive coop! I have serious coop envy.

 

[pineywoods]

Clicked on this because we have 39 eggs in the incubator. All Bielefelder. I need to build either a brooder coop or a new coop so we can use the current one for brooding. Do I was looking for some inspiration.

That's a massive coop! I have serious coop envy.

There are things I would change but the footprint wouldn't be one of them

 

[BGKYSmoker]

They sure do like cabbage.

 

[pineywoods]

Since you made and sent me those holders mine have been eating the lettuce and cabbage like crazy. Hang it and go back out a short time later and it's gone