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I’ve Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

At the beginning of the Quarantine, I caught the homesteader bug and decided to raise chickens.

After researching the cost of coops, I immediately grew discouraged. Store-bought coops were prohibitively expensive, not terribly functional, and often esthetically boring. So, armed with some basic tool knowledge & a ton of bravado, I set out to build a chicken coop straight out of a fairytale!

Wish me luck!

It was inspired by Romani caravans, and I mainly used free & scavenged items

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

I had always admired the beauty and function of Romani caravans and decided to make one in miniature. Because my budget was tight, I challenged myself to use only free & scavenged items to keep the cost low.

Premade coops were too expensive for my tastes, so I tried an inventive solution

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

Only a few but essential details were bought

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

The only things I purchased were the utility wagon (used), an electric coop door (a necessity if you don’t want to be “up with the chickens”), the carved medallions for the wheel hubs, the round stained glass window (previously found at a flea market for $5!) and some miscellaneous hardware. The rest was MacGyvered using a couple of free, oak headboards, an antique doll crib, an old farm gate, and some cast-off cedar shingles and scrap wood.

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

My goal was to build a chicken coop that looked like it came from a fairytale

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

The chickens were also free

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

Even my chickens, Hester and Prynne, were free! I love how it turned out, and more importantly, the girls do too! Next on my to-do list is a large chicken run.

The building process

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

Next on my list: a chicken run

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

Both of us are happy with results!

I've Built This DIY Chicken Coop Out Of Up-Cycled Items During Quarantine (16 Pics)

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Zophra 4 years ago

I love the "hubcaps."

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BIG FOOT 4 years ago

It's nice but when you put something nice with chickens it won't stay nice for to long because chickens just poop everywhere.......... trust me I know

6points

Marion Friedl 2 years ago

I think K. Dye knows that, but if you keep such a home clean well enough I think they can live there for several years. With the big enough amount of straw that could absorb the chickens´ poop .

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AZ SheltonSaladin 1 year ago

poop is an asset....pure fertiliser gold!

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Kayjunmoon 2 years ago

They poop and you clean it out everyday and put it in a a compost bin and then on your tomato plants. I have been doing this for a while and my tomato and zucchini plants are growing like never before.

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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago (edited)

It's a true work of art. I so appreciate her use of the term Romany. Too many don't, and television doesn't help.

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Zophra 4 years ago

I love the "hubcaps."

6points

BIG FOOT 4 years ago

It's nice but when you put something nice with chickens it won't stay nice for to long because chickens just poop everywhere.......... trust me I know

6points

Marion Friedl 2 years ago

I think K. Dye knows that, but if you keep such a home clean well enough I think they can live there for several years. With the big enough amount of straw that could absorb the chickens´ poop .

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