Chicken Coop and Run

Thanks to Al and Judith Inman for sending in photos of their newly built poultry ark using the plans from this site.

"I've built quite a few chicken coops over the years for my sons when they were young, then three years ago we decided to have chickens again, so I built another one. After three years, it got to be a little too much (especially in the Maine winters), plus we ended up giving most of the eggs away. We gave them to one of our sons and I made yet another coop for their new house. We turned the old one into a playhouse for young grandkids. Now our twin granddaughters (8) are getting chickens and once again I'm making a coop!!"

Chicken Ark and Run

Thanks to Barry Woodruff for sending in photos of his completed coop built from the plans available on this site. He has used the basic dimensions of the plans but generally beefed it up a little (most 1x became 2x etc.)

It has been built completely from "recycled" (scrap) lumber and leftover wire (there is still some leftover Elk Prestige roofing which is also going to be put on). The only purchases were long deck screws which were used in place of any nails.

More photos of this coop can be found here :
http://www.self-sufficient-life.com/u.php?16