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Great coop!
Building a chicken coop is so much fun. I have mine and it’s mostly made of scrap materials.
I like the way how you built your chicken coop. From the roof to your chicken nest and everything about it.
Oh, Ginny. Thank you for sharing such detailed pics of your coop. We’re thinking of building a new one this year and, of course, have other projects that really need our attention first. I think that’s just the way it goes. 🙂
Great coop! We did a similar project this summer…aren't chickens fun? I agree, though, it is a project that seems never to end!Karla in MN
I don't really have anything original to say that hasn't already been said countless times in the previous comments, but that coop is awesome. Using reclaimed materials and planning out all the necessary details BEFORE you started building is why you have an awesome coop and I have stories about trying to raise chicks in my living room in a plastic storage bin. =( Very inspiring. The Americanas are one of the breeds I was interested in. I love Silkies too. Their fluffiness is adorable. I think I will be looking mostly for bantams though instead of your big girls pictured here.
Wow that is the best chicken house that I have ever seen!
Very cool idea! Thanks for posting this.Really its amazing information about Chicken CoopsAwesome job !!! well done keep it up. Chicken Coops
Oh, swoon!!! I love it! Especially the reclaimed materials. We are getting Araucanas, Black Australorps and Cuckoo Marans (which lay chocolate-brown eggs). I'm so excited you're so close by!!!<3
So impressed with this – I meant to comment earlier. It's, like, a chicken mansion! I actually think there is more space in there than there is in my house!Great job – and congrats on your first egg!
Wow…I am totally, 100% jealous!!! It's gorgeous and has such character! Can I borrow your hubby for the million projects I have here? ;)dawn
I am really impressed, Jonny! When you do something you do it up good!! No kidding, this is great. Like Ginny says, it's a work of art. Everything looks square and level. Where'd you get the knowledge and experience to build a coop like this anyway? Did you draw up plans first? or, just go with the flow? I love the coop and I'd let you build one for me any day of the year. Seriously, you guys really are bringing the farm girl out in me. I do miss the chickens we had although they were just plain old laying hens with a rooster or two thrown in for good measure. No fancy breeds at all and, Ginny, I've never heard of blue-green eggs. Are the shells that color or the eggs inside? I've scrambled eggs in a cast iron skillet and had them turn rather blue-greenish. Anyway, I love your coop with it's windows and screen door and all the extras. Our coop growing up didn't have any of those and it wasn't insulated but then we didn't exactly have VA winters here either. Great job!!
Wow. I don't really have many more words than that. It's gorgeous to look at, practical, functional, quality work. I'm the opposite of a perfectionist, but I can appreciate the quality of your work. So, so cool. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
I am really really impressed! WOW! Can you come build one for us when we buy a house with land? JK Ginny 🙂
What a great Chicken Coop! I'd say your husband thought of each piece to make it easy to get eggs out. You seem like one lucky woman to have such a GREAT husband!
It is a lot of work, which is why we paid the Amish a pretty penny to build ours. I had to laugh (you may not want to tell Jonny this part) but JD built 12 nesting boxes just like yours and none of my chickens lay eggs in them. They lay in the corner on the floor! Maybe yours will be smarter! We don't have any cover on our fence and haven't lost any, but the feral cat roof is a great idea. I like how much you recycled – really smart! Our next spring project is cow pasture fencing, we are going to do raw milk shares.Jenny – who's down to one puppy!
Them there is some lucky chickens. I think Jonny thought of everything: the ventilation, ease of cleaning, predator proof, room to roam, and best of all getting the eggs from the outside. Your chickens should be very happy & lay tons of eggs for you. Here's hoping! Great Job Jonny!
I think that the coop looks wonderful!! I really liked looking at it, you can tell that you really took time and pride in doing this. Those are some lucky chickens, so they better lay some good eggs:)Andrea
It really is beautiful. Inspiring!
Wow, you make me want to have chickens! But, you guys would need to come with the package and take care of them.Cool coop, again, looks nicer than my house.
wow. i am totally impressed. doeshe want to come make a coop for my kids? 🙂