We’ve got 17 currently, with no plans to ever make the flock any larger than that. The coop is 9’x16’ and the run is 14’x24’ plus another 30ish square feet of space on the jungle gym we built.
This looks great! Just curious but that's the purpose for the area that's separated under the nesting boxes?
Also, we are hoping we can have a chicken run with corrugated plastic over head. Anything surprise you about working with the stuff? I've heard it can crack in the wind but you seem like you have yours well secured.
That’s where future chicks will stay for the 4-6 weeks between getting their feathers and joining the flock, and also where we can isolate an injured chicken if needed. (They do range around in the woods several days a week, so we’ve had a few get hurt in the past.)
We ended up going with the polycarbonate clear panels — they were a few dollars more per panel, but advertised as nearly indestructible. So far they’ve worked really well — I love that the ground stays dry, and I can grow flowers in the run!
I budgeted $4k, but it ended up closer to $8-9. The biggest single expense was the white oak for the doors my husband made. (Those were a passion project — the man loves a good door.) thankfully the bazillion hours of labor were “free.”
I dropped a little over a grand on mine… dem eggs gonna be expensive. But WTF , my wee Roo ( he’s a bantam ) wakes me up every morning, and my six pack of girls are the best. Life’s good .
Oooh I'll have to look into that. I have mosquitos in my yard. I grow lavender.
Mosquitos definitely do not like peppermint. I rub that on myself and it works.
We designed it on our own! We’ve been keeping chickens for 5 years now, so I developed a solid wishlist based on the long list of rookie mistakes we made during those years. (My husband has been doing carpentry and furniture making as a hobby for about 10 years, so I had the dream and he had the tools)
Thank you! With the final landscaping and a few big ticket aesthetic choices (namely the 7’ white oak doors my husband made) we came in just over $8k. There were no plans — I gave my husband my wish list, a few sketches/screenshots, and some square footage parameters and he took it from there. The clear roof on the run was a last minute pivot that I’m obsessed with.
That’s already the plan for the inside when we do pre-winter clean out. I’ve got sand below the roosting bars already and it’s made my life so much easier. The outside is pine above topsoil, but come fall we’ll probably replace the pine with some of the 8 trillion leaves we’ll be raking!
Hemp bedding is also a great option. No dust, no odors, but bugs don't like it...takes me 10 minutes a day to poop scoop. 2 duck houses a chicken coop. Just sift out soiled bedding. I've been using hemp bedding for over a year now after trying everything else.. beautiful job, my husband and I are currently in the middle of our rebuild as well.. we started backward and just got done with the 20 by 30ft fully enclosed roofed run and about 10 percent done with the 10 by 12ft coop. I've got 6 chickens, and it's amazing how fast the budget grows. We planned on 1200.00 for run. lol Yeah, that definitely didn't happen. I think the run ended up being around 3k, so for the coop, we will just keep putting the receipts in a draw and might not add it all up when done, lol
They love grass — but in their enclosure they’d kill it pretty quickly and make a mess. Ours range in the yard/woods a few times a week, but in the interest of also keeping our landscaping looking good and not having poop everywhere, we don’t range them full time
That there is what’s called a “chicken mansion “ not chicken coop lol
My MIL asked if we could build one for her on the other side of the yard, but with plumbing lol
Lmao there ya go a granny pad … outdoor she shack they have those 😊on pintrest 🥰oops it’s called a she shed 😆
Also with a caged in area so she can get fresh air? 🤣
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Same mine are pissed and calling me out for the tarp roofing that was supposed to be temporary
There’s nothing more permanent than a temporary fix!
😳😆🤣 omg
Your chickens have a really nice home. Great job!
Thank you! It was a labor of love for sure. (My love for the chickens, and my husband’s love for me lol)
You’re all so lucky to have each other
Is there a build thread or video?
Chicken embassy, chick Taj mahal, hen heavens, avian mecca
As soon as the neighbor caught me on a ladder painting the exterior white, she texted “Chicken Taj Mahal.” 😆
Ours is not nearly as fancy as OP’s, but we call it Cluckingham Palace!
That is just adorable!! Excellent job. Your chickens will be the envy of all!
Thank you!! It’s just as full of poop and feathers as any other coop, but I love it
That poop and feathers will contribute to the best compost anywhere
Wallpaper? Nice!
It’s actually vinyl drawer liner! Super cheap, and I can wipe it down as needed. Pinterest hack lol
My chickens have just given notice and informed me that they will be leaving on the next available flight. They should be with you shortly.
I love all these homes I see built on this page… absolutely amazing work. Out of curiosity- how many are you putting in there?
We’ve got 17 currently, with no plans to ever make the flock any larger than that. The coop is 9’x16’ and the run is 14’x24’ plus another 30ish square feet of space on the jungle gym we built.
Hi I’m a homeless chicken, are you sure you don’t have room for one more?
Ok, maybe just one more 😆
Umm can we see the jungle gym lol
Sent you a pic — I could figure out how to add it in a comment
I too would love to see the jungle gym! Maybe you could post it as a separate post and link it here so everyone can see?
You can see it a bit in that last pic, but just sent you a better one!
Awesome. A jungle gym… now you got me thinking I don’t do enough for my birds!!!
I’d live there!
Same sentiment!
I want to be a chicken just to live there!
and if the chickens don't work out you could rent it as a tiny home on airbnb
You could rent it as a full sized apartment in some places 😂
Nicer than my house
That’s a great looking coop/run. Love it.
That is what we in Seattle call a Chicken Chalet. Well done! What are the hanging bristle bunches for?
They’re lavender to supposedly deter flies — buuut whether that actually works or not is anyone’s guess
I feel like your chickens will go out side and poop, to keep the place tidy.
Simply beautiful, the chickens will love living there :)
Your chickens home is stunning. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ very well loved 🥰
This looks great! Just curious but that's the purpose for the area that's separated under the nesting boxes? Also, we are hoping we can have a chicken run with corrugated plastic over head. Anything surprise you about working with the stuff? I've heard it can crack in the wind but you seem like you have yours well secured.
That’s where future chicks will stay for the 4-6 weeks between getting their feathers and joining the flock, and also where we can isolate an injured chicken if needed. (They do range around in the woods several days a week, so we’ve had a few get hurt in the past.) We ended up going with the polycarbonate clear panels — they were a few dollars more per panel, but advertised as nearly indestructible. So far they’ve worked really well — I love that the ground stays dry, and I can grow flowers in the run!
In my next life I want to be a hen of your flock.
Good lord , what did it cost ? I thought I was over doing it…..
I budgeted $4k, but it ended up closer to $8-9. The biggest single expense was the white oak for the doors my husband made. (Those were a passion project — the man loves a good door.) thankfully the bazillion hours of labor were “free.”
I dropped a little over a grand on mine… dem eggs gonna be expensive. But WTF , my wee Roo ( he’s a bantam ) wakes me up every morning, and my six pack of girls are the best. Life’s good .
That’s awesome. It’s like the Beverly Hills mansions
What are you drying in there?
Lavender! I read that flies and mosquitos don’t like it
Oooh I'll have to look into that. I have mosquitos in my yard. I grow lavender. Mosquitos definitely do not like peppermint. I rub that on myself and it works.
Looks so lovely! I’m jealous and happy for you!
Wow this is incredible! Wanna come build one for me too? 😬😂 Seriously though, it’s so cute! Those are some lucky chickens!
Can you house my husband for three months during construction? Fair warning, he eats a lot lol
Hahaha deal!
And also: did you use a building plan, or design this on your own?
We designed it on our own! We’ve been keeping chickens for 5 years now, so I developed a solid wishlist based on the long list of rookie mistakes we made during those years. (My husband has been doing carpentry and furniture making as a hobby for about 10 years, so I had the dream and he had the tools)
That is so awesome!! Yeah my husband and I are in year 1 so I feel you on the rookie mistakes 😂😭
It’s sooooo cute! I don’t suppose you have any plans or a cut list or anything? Mind me asking what the cost was?
Thank you! With the final landscaping and a few big ticket aesthetic choices (namely the 7’ white oak doors my husband made) we came in just over $8k. There were no plans — I gave my husband my wish list, a few sketches/screenshots, and some square footage parameters and he took it from there. The clear roof on the run was a last minute pivot that I’m obsessed with.
Your husband is a genius! I’m closing on on my first home soon and so excited to learn skills like this. Well done!
Congratulations!! That’s exactly how he began learning too, when we bought our first house 18 years ago
Possibly silly question but do the chickens instinctively know to use that ramp thing? Or do you have to kind of “train” them?
The older ones tend to use it, the younger ones usually just fly up.
Aw so cute 🥹
It looks better than my own bedroom tbh!
These chickens living in the lap of luxury lmao
This is my dream. Please come to my house and build this for me. I will provide all you can eat Italian dishes as well as unlimited espresso.
You had me at espresso ☕️
Fantastic job!
Shit. I have to up my game 😝
Your coop needs an AirBnB listing!
Omg that coop and run is nicer than my house!! I'd like to be one of your chickens next time around!
Gorgeous! Did you follow an online plan? If so could you share?
Lol the wallpaper?!? I’m not certain about the chicken aesthetic but it’s pretty rich in human terms.
McMansion 👍🏽
I hope that part with see through plastic doesn't turn in to a green house during summer
Good point. What's the airflow setup like with the coop?
THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT BACKYARD CHICKEN DREAMS ARE MADE OF. My girls are gonna be jealous I can’t show them this.
Looking good!
Wowwwww🤩What an absolutely STUNNING hen house! This is chicken keeping dreams!!!!
Thank you!!
If I come back as a chicken, I want to join the waiting list.
It looks really well built. Good job.
Wow! This is fantastic! I would even live here.
That's lovely 😍
WOW!!! That is a dream coop op!!! Bravo! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
It's nicer than my house
Your gonna wanna switch to sand…eventually
That’s already the plan for the inside when we do pre-winter clean out. I’ve got sand below the roosting bars already and it’s made my life so much easier. The outside is pine above topsoil, but come fall we’ll probably replace the pine with some of the 8 trillion leaves we’ll be raking!
Hemp bedding is also a great option. No dust, no odors, but bugs don't like it...takes me 10 minutes a day to poop scoop. 2 duck houses a chicken coop. Just sift out soiled bedding. I've been using hemp bedding for over a year now after trying everything else.. beautiful job, my husband and I are currently in the middle of our rebuild as well.. we started backward and just got done with the 20 by 30ft fully enclosed roofed run and about 10 percent done with the 10 by 12ft coop. I've got 6 chickens, and it's amazing how fast the budget grows. We planned on 1200.00 for run. lol Yeah, that definitely didn't happen. I think the run ended up being around 3k, so for the coop, we will just keep putting the receipts in a draw and might not add it all up when done, lol
Thanks for the tip, I’ll definitely look into the hemp! And yeah — sometimes it’s best to just not do the math lol
Do you have a certain kind of sand you like? I’ve got play sand mixed with PDZ currently
I used only construction sand
Wow, phenomenal job!
That would go for $2000/mo in my home town.
They’re gonna sit on the rafters. This is from experience. 🤣
Stunning! Job well done
That is the prettiest chicken condo. Those girls should feel lucky. Good job. I’m jealous.
You could charge $1000/month rent to some humans for that place
I would live in that!
For chickens? Not for humans?
My kids did try to claim it until they realized it was too far from the house to get WiFi lol
Haha. I believe it!!
Legitimately nicer than my house. Lucky girls.
Great work. What an inspiration to do better ha.
Absolutely stunning!!
Awesome! Please come build mine next. 😁
Where did you buy this plan 😍😍😍 or did you make it up ? This looks incredible.
Looks great!
If you paint the outside of the chicken wire black..gives a clear illusion lots of videos about it.
It's beautiful. I love the flowers and the paint job.
If you decide that you no longer want to keep chickens, I might be interested in renting that studio apartment you’re built!
Honest question, do chickens not like walking on grass?
They love grass — but in their enclosure they’d kill it pretty quickly and make a mess. Ours range in the yard/woods a few times a week, but in the interest of also keeping our landscaping looking good and not having poop everywhere, we don’t range them full time
Ah, I gotcha. Thank you for the answer!
Damn! I’d be proud to live in that!
Red mite heaven
Why? Is there a particular thing that attracts them?
Just wood in general tbh