Chicken coop exterior ideas

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Looking for chicken coop ideas to create a comfortable and safe chicken coop inside your home? Here are some suggestions to get you started.

Alysha Whitfield | Bee Jeweled Coop on Instagram: "🏠🐓 Here is the video you all have been asking for! It’s finally time for an official COOP TOUR. As a busy mom with multiple careers, our coop has always been a work in progress. It’s taken 2 years to finish all the little details in the coop (like the wallpaper!) which is why it’s taken so long for me to put this together! All good things come with time. Now, here we are! I’m highlighting all the cool features in our coop, accessories…

Okay, confession time, this is not actually a DIY dutch door for the chicken coop, it's more of a double door! Two small doors that open individually, like a dutch door, but no way to open them together because of the latches! Either way, call it what you want😜, it works perfectly for the chicken coop because you can close the lower door while the chickens are out roaming and keep large animals out of the coop. The chickens though can fly over the door if they are in need of shelter...like…

Painting is great to make the coop weatherproof, durable, and easy to clean. We discuss: - best paints for the outside - best safe paints for the interior - best chicken coop paint primers - best chicken coop oils - best chicken coop stains And the differences between paint, stains, and oil in regards to painting your coop.

We converted an old shed on our property into a chicken coop with an attached run. It was quite the process, as nothing in the shed was even close to being square or level. Our farmhouse was built in 1832, and I’m not sure exactly how old the shed is, but as you can see from the “before” pictures it’s pretty old and absolutely charming!

Our cold climate chick coop tour showcases how thoughtful design, proper insulation, and other key features can keep your feathered friends warm and happy all winter long. Use our ideas to create a welcoming space for your hens, roosters, and chicks in any chilly climate. See our examples of insulated spaces and other features designed to keep our chickens comfortable during the winter.

Think of the centerpiece of your backyard. Chances are you thought of your coop. As the cornerstone of any flock enthusiast’s project, there are fewer...

A look at how we built our predator proof chicken enclosure. In this DIY build we included solar lighting, exterior feeder filler and roll away nesting boxes. The chicken coop needed to hold up to annual severe weather seasons.

Increasing numbers of homeowners are raising chickens in their backyards, and the creativity in chicken coop design is booming. From funky and playful to stately and classic, these chicken coop ideas will get your creative juices flowing.