You Need These DIY Chicken Coops in Your Backyard

Chloe Mackintosh
(@boxwoodavenue) and her dad designed and built her small
cottage-style coop that’s home to her eight hens.

See
more at Boxwood Avenue.

Author and self-titled
chixologist, Kate Richards utilized every inch of her
small Los Angeles backyard for her bright and colorful 5′-by-12′
stacked chicken coop and run.

See
more at Drinking with Chickens.

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Thanks to a saved stash of
architectural salvage, what started as a simple chicken coop
quickly grew into a “fit for an antiques dealer” home for Amy
Whyte’s flock.

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more at @amycwhyte.

A pretty blue upcycled door is one
of many salvaged elements Jess Parker incorporated into her “Mint
Homestead” chicken coop. The interior is planked with old barn
wood, the roof is reclaimed corrugated metal, and an old shipping
pallet is now a welcoming porch. For an added vintage accent, she
topped the door with a vintage awning she found at an estate
sale.

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more at @whimsicaltreasuresdecor.

This Cape Cod-inspired structure
belonging to photo stylist Heather Bullard
(@heatherbullard) is prettier than most human dwellings!
You can build Heather’s “Chez Poulet” for your own chickens using
stock building materials and hardware from the home improvement
store.

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more and order plans here.

Situated behind her circa-1850s
Kentucky home, Shannon Latham’s (@littleenglishclothing)
5’W-by-10’L-by-4’H “The Chicken Church” was inspired by a
centuries-old local church, Pisgah Presbyterian Church, and
hand-built by Amish craftsmen.

A dark stain elevates the wood
planks of Karen Bertelsen’s stylish chicken coop, while elongated
door handles and house-worthy sconces deliver even more high style.
But she also made sure the function matched the style with lots of
components such as an exterior nesting box (which the chickens have
access to from inside the coop) and tucked away storage components.
To keep her coop predator proof, Karen installed Rare Earth Magnets
on all the doors.

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more at The Art of Doing Stuff.

Fashioned after the guest cottages
on her Mississippi farm, Callie Richardson’s
(@thewhitemagnoliafarmhouse) 140-square-foot chicken coop
boasts shingled siding and a pair of barn-style sconces. The
spacious coop includes a potting area in the front half, while the
14-foot vaulted ceiling makes for plenty of room to incorporate
roosting bars and nesting boxes for her flock of 12.

With its thatched roof and
decorative oeil-de-boeuf frame, this plaster-wrapped beauty by Tone
Alexander (@tonealexander) references Cape Dutch style.
The large chandelier provides a fun, unexpected finishing
touch.

Antiques dealer Christi Wilson
(@thebrownshed) designed a pretty backyard coop that both
complements her own farmhouse and provides function with easy
cleaning. The 8′-by-12′ structure (with an attached enclosed run of
the same size) is divided with the front area providing space for
feed and supplies and the back area housing the nesting boxes and
roost. Its roomy walk-in design is ideal for six to nine
chickens.

See
more and buy the plans at The Brown Shed.

Look to architectural salvage, such
as this large cupola, for a one-of-a-kind chicken coop. Outfit the
inside with nesting boxes and places for food and water and you’re
all set.

Kristi Reed picked a rustic
cabin-style chicken coop to make her chickens feel at home on her
Montana ranch. Natural wood siding, iron strap hardware, and a
corrugated metal roof add rustic detailing that blends with the
wide-open landscape.

See
more at Windy Peak Vintage.