This is an easy addition to my coop. My birds mostly roam free on my property. But in the rare chance that they can't, I'm glad to have a little outdoor space for them that is protected.

Chickens also need a bit of room to stretch their legs—a chicken run. Plan for at least 4 square feet of outdoor space per bird. [4] FEATHER THE NEST. Beyond the bare essentials, a coop can be tricked ...

With a total footprint of 6 by 16 feet, the coop anatomized below, based on a $3,000 model from mypetchicken.com, fulfills that function for at least ten chickens and incorporates a generous run for ...

The open-air run should be covered with chicken wire (metal mesh) on all sides to prevent predators from entering. Set four 4Á—4 vertical posts in concrete in a rectangular shape based on the size of ...

We've got one of the best predator proof chicken coop plans. This portable predator proof chicken coop DIY is low-cost and easy to make for just about anyone.

Chickens rock. There’s just no getting around it: they’re great animals to have around the homestead for food, garden management, compost and entertainment. Seriously, watching Chicken TV is a ...

He drew up plans, and over the course of two weekends in May, he used halved 2 x 4s to build a 14-foot-long, 6-foot-tall coop and chicken run.

When Bay Area designers Kevin McElroy and Matthew Wolpe of Just Fine Design/Build unveiled their mod chicken coop Chick-in-a-Box at a 2010 Maker Faire, they thought they were on to something ...