by Rebecca Nickols ~ the garden-roof coop
Changing the basic geometrical shape (from a square to a circle), took this “Cool Coop” from great to awesome! Continue reading as Julie Felton shares her journaled vision and construction of this month’s featured coop…
March 21, 2012
Here’s a little model of a chicken coop I designed. Making it a circle was a bit ambitious (to say the least), but I think I’ve figured out how to make it work. I need to get crackin’ on this because my little chick babies will need a house in a month or so! It will be 18″ off the ground with a caged area below. There will also be a caged run.
March 27, 2012
My coop is unusual because it is circular. This poses some unique construction challenges. Oh sure. A rectangular coop would be much easier to build… but it wouldn’t be nearly as stylish. Not only will this coop have style, but it will also be very functional. I had a difficult time digging up circular building design information. So, I had to get creative and make a few things up. My plans are all down on paper, though they do change as I work.
As you can see, the base of the coop is complete. The rectangular section adjoining the circle will be the nesting box area and will be accessible from the outside. The coop will have one curved door and two curved windows. Originally, the door and windows were going to be flat… again, an easier option. I decided that since I was going all out with this coop, the doors and windows needed to fit the theme.
Later today, I will cut a chicken door from the floor that will also serve as a ramp. I am also going to cover the floor with vinyl flooring (for easier cleaning, I hope).
April 17, 2012
The chicks are now four weeks old, which is also how long I’ve been working on their coop. Of course, I haven’t been working on it eight hours a day, seven days a week. I work from home as a graphic artist, so my first priority is my work. As tempting as it is to skip out of work to finish the coop, I focus on my work first, coop second. Although, they’re calling for rain today, so I might sneak outside for a few hours and work on siding the rest of the coop. I can work inside while it rains. Right?
As you can see in the bottom photo, the coop looks complete. Well, it’s not! Three quarters of the siding is up, which only makes it look like it’s complete. I also have to do the trim work, fence in the bottom, add a ramp, complete interior details, add screens, install a roost, and other things I can’t remember right now. The details are the fun part. I’ll tell you what isn’t fun – cutting (and re-cutting) oddly shaped framing pieces. Cutting the curve with a little jigsaw is no picnic either. It wasn’t the right tool for the job, but it worked. The framing made so much more sense on paper.
I still have some other problem areas that I need to address, but I’m confident that the solutions will come to me. That’s happened several times while building the coop. The first issue was finding the perfect spot for it. I thought it would be in the woods near the house. Because of potentially dangerous trees, I decided to change the location. Nothing seemed right. Then, suddenly, I KNEW exactly where it had to go. Other problems and solutions presented themselves during construction. When a problem comes along, here’s what I do… I plant it in my mind and let it simmer while I work on other things. After a while, the solution comes to me. Sometimes it’s not even close to what I expected. Quite amazing!
April 30, 2012
I see the light at the end of the tunnel! The coop is not 100% complete, but it is ready for the chicks. I still have a few cosmetic details to complete (trim, sealant, a little paint). There’s also the little issue of building their run. I cut the lumber yesterday. Now, I need to assemble it. It should be a fairly quick project, unlike the coop.



Thanks Julie for sharing your coop construction with our Community! Your set-up is wonderful and truly an inspiration to think outside the (square) box!
You can view more of Julie’s homestead and projects at these links:
ModernStead (blog)
ModernStead (facebook)
Julie Felton @modernstead (twitter)
Do you have a “Cool Coop” you’d like to share? Email me at: RNickols@communitychickens.com
306 Comments
I too am considering a circular coop. Although I am drawn to the shape, my rationale is that I have a 3000 gallon, circular water tank that ruptured and I don’t want it to go to waste. I plan to cut off the broken bottom and use it as the main body of my coop. I find it interesting that our visions for the finished product are similar. I plan on raising mine up on a rectangular deck and my boxes were going to project from the back as yours do. I also have a large/heavy wooden crate that I plan to incorporate into the design.
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Now I know what to do with the round “Deer Hunting Stand” that no one seems to want to hunt out of.
love, love, LOVE this coop! Aesthetically pleasing and so far from the traditional coop that so many have. The portable run is an excellent idea also. I was wondering if you have any future plans to share detailed instructions on how to build this “for dummies” like myself?
Thanks so much for sharing and God bless
Carla
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Most anyone can build a square coop but a round coop it is Great!!!
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Great Coop
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Very Nice design! larry_gaines@hotmail.com
Love this coop! I totally want to build this for my ladies. Can you please post the plans or send them to me?
Thank You so much
Clint.
Chefcliff1@yahoo.com
ROCKIN COOP!
staceycrane70@yahoo.com
Thanks for sharing your adventures.
jleake@embarqmail.com
The coop has turned out fabulous!
I know how important it is to research the birds that will do well in your environment. Fancy chicks don’t do well up here, where the winters get very cold.
Your book would be a great read and a ton of information.
nanceshouse@hotmail.com
I love the design of your coop. Our village is in the process of changing the laws to all chickens. I’d like to use your design when they get the laws changed.
bev@alanscape.com
Looking at the number of comments, I see others feel the same way!
This contest has ended and a winner was chosen by a random drawing. Thanks for all your comments!
I have never seen a round coop before. Its is quite aeseteically pleaseing! Round is so much more natural feeling to me than square, but I can see that it would add some extra construcion/design challenges.
Also, as one doing her research so that chickens can be added to our wee urban homestead in the near future I would be keen to get a copy of that book. Should luck be in my favor the email is deathbop(at)yahoo(dot)com
That is a great looking coop! We have new neighbors building a house next door and we are planning on building a co-op coop with them. We have all done a little chicken care for others, and now we are learning all we can in order to get ready for our own. I hope we win the book, and if not I’ll be happy to buy a copy.
Rob rwwriley@gmail.com
That is one cool looking coop! I never would have thought of making a round one. Very eye-catching! living.on.memories.email@gmail.com
Wow. That coop looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing it.
jwsdaughter @ hotmail dot com
Link to this round coop will be posted on the site of the backyard poultry meet-up group I coordinate. Thanks for the good articles. I hope I win the book, too. My email is judy.beth@comcast.net
Very innovative and it will fit perfectly in my yard.
With Gratitude,
Kitty
hopeodat2012@yahoo.com
love it, we just started into chickens and this would be a great help to starting up
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deniselambert@centurytel.net
Your coop design was creative and functional everything a coop should be. My boy and four girls would be very happy there also.
I like the coop. Where I live we have trouble raising chickens cause of all the wildlife near us. But would like to give it a try someday soon. cheri.winger@gmail.com
very cool. As a child care provider I have been researching chickens and the benefits the children would have by us having chickens. Not just the eggs but bug control and seeing how they live. So we have decided we are getting chickens next spring YIPPEE
ginalovejoy1958@yahoo.com
Nice looking coop, but my chickens like to crowd themselves into a corner, this coop would drive them nuts.
WBFD125@yahoo.com
Very groovy! We’d love this for our banties!
Very groovy! I’d love that for out banties!
Wow. Impressive coop. Seeing the step by step production made it seem less intimidating to create than I imagined from the first photo. What a cool shape.
Really neat coop! I would love to have the time and knowledge to do such a project. I love my girls (and I guess I love my rooster, too), and have such fun with them. They are not just animals to us, they’re our pets & our entertainment to boot!
jlwelch@windstream.net
Love the coop! It’s like a chicken silo!
I really like the plans and the model you provide and the step-by-step directions. That took a lot of time and I appreciate your effort. The flock should like the coop you provide for them.
jssears827@att.net
Wow! What a set-up! I will keep this in mind for “someday” when we have our own land 🙂
kassy84 at yahoo dot com
The round coop is very unique, I like it!
What a wonderful idea, love the work you put into it.
lovey2@netptc.net
Fantastic Efficient Coop!! I’d love to have one.
I love it, compact and efficeint! skeeter909@hotmail.com
I would really love to have a coop like that.
mayflower@g2a.net
Nice Coop!
Very nice coop!
We really want to get chickens and this book would be a huge help! Thank!
autumnadkins89@yahoo.com
We really want to get some chickens and this book would be a huge help!
Great looking chicken house. I haven’t had chickens since my kids were young but now I am retired and want them again to teach my grandchildren about chickens. We had a mixture of “pet chickens” that were fun to have and laid plenty of eggs for us. None of them ever ended up as food. dovelinda7174@gmail.com
Marvelous design, very well written article and splendidly informative photos! The one gripe I usually have with ‘how to’ articles is that there are almost never enough photos to really provide a 3D grasp of how the project really comes together.
You’ve made both entertaining and thoughtful reading, which can be readily produced with regular tools and know-how.
Thank you for your effort and time in providing this for us and I look forward to further articles in the future!
JR Bailey
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Forgot to include my email for the book give-away….my bad.
Marvelous design, very well written article and splendidly informative photos! The one gripe I usually have with ‘how to’ articles is that there are almost never enough photos to really provide a 3D grasp of how the project really comes together.
You’ve made both entertaining and thoughtful reading, which can be readily produced with regular tools and know-how.
Thank you for your effort and time in providing this for us and I look forward to further articles in the future!
JR Bailey
I love the round coop, great idea.
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Very interesting coop, how many Chickens does it house? dimensions?
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Love the coop! layzeehfarm@gmail.com
BEAUTIFUL! This would be perfect being such little room we have.
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BEAUTIFUL! That would work great for us being such little room.
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That is a beautiful coop. It puts mine to shame. 🙂
sarahjurban@gmail.com
Beautiful coop! A lot of love and craftsmanship went into it. I wish I was so handy! maleacpr@aol.com
this is one of the coolest coops, really like it, good job
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Nice looking coop. I like the overhang roof to keep the egg gather dry. kidunotgoats@yahoo.com
I like this coop. scutrell@yahoo.com
I love this design. Nice work!
Andrea –
Andiehoyt@yahoo.com
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the coop, very unique! I would love a copy of the book
bazriel@gmail.com
That chicken coop is almost nicer than my house, lol – beautiful job, and thanks for sharing!
thehavenmaven@gmail.com
Beautiful!
woodscrawler@gmail.com
Awesome coop for a back yard flock!
It looks like the outside of the coop is cedar. I read somewhere that cedar is toxic for chickens. Nice coop though.
I really love your coop and the information on how to build one! It really looks like it would be awesome! Thank you again so much for posting this!
Nelda
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I love this coop!!! Maybe my husband will love it too, and I love the cedar.
I am trying desperately to convert my husband from a city boy to a “gentleman farmer”. He doesn’t want chickens, but I know he would love it if I could afford to get started. I am a gardener and a beekeeper, but alas, not a chicken herder…but I am also stubborn!
SOMEDAY we will have chickens.
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Your coop is Eggcellent !!!!
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This is so COOL! I want to build this for my school. We hatch chicks out every year and this one is really unique. Love the mosaic in front too. Will it be a chicken? My daughter lives in Davis and they have a ‘Tour de Cluck’ every year. People have a tour map and visit everyone’s coop on the guide list. Your coop needs to be there for visits so I will forward your idea up to them.
That is something to crow about!!
Interesting coop design. Would love to win this book as we plan on getting some chickens soon. vlsweep@cebridge.net
Love Love Love this idea
COOP-DE-VILLE
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Wow! Really enjoyed reading that.
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I would love this book! sourtymes@gmail.com
Your chicken coop is beautiful! Thank you for sharing how you worked it out!
Love it! Just finished our own coop and the girls just moved in this last week. Something a little different is always good for the heart1
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So cool. jonfrito1@hotmail.com
It is a nice looking coop. Hope the chicks enjoy it.
candy-56@att.net
Wow ! Is this fancy or what??? Love it!
janegreene1@comcast.net
Love the new coop idea!
phoenixrisen05@yahoo.com
I don’t have chickens yet–am preparing my yard and am in the process of getting ideas for coops that I can build myself. Your pictures are very helpful! Would love to have your book so that I can start out right.
I love it!
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So Cute! I love it!
That coop is outstanding! Very well built and darn good looking. Would love to read the book; my 2 girls are 2 months old now and are almost as big as my dogger. 🙂
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Considering Chickens are kind of like sharks when it comes to smaller critters, a round coop suits them. Can’t keep sharks in a square tank, why keep chickens in a square coop?
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What an awesome coop!!!! And, I would love the book, lol! seasonschanging@aol.com
I loved how you showed us each step of your design, including the template…I’m a teacher and teach design technology to my 4/5 grade students. The pre-planning is a toughy for the kiddos, but when I show them this and what you accomplished with focus, imagination, time, and patience…well, I’ll bet I’ll not hear the moaning and groaning I do now! LOL Thank you!
very Cool Coop!!
I like your design and vision.
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I would like something like this hawks , falcons, dogs have about cleaned me out….
Gail Cannon
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Love this coop! Right now I have mine in a old dog pen. My poor hens could really use an up-grade.
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You can design more than graphics, that’s for sure! Very creative coop. healing_hands @ windstream.net
Really nice coop. It isn’t just usable, it’s beautiful.
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I am so sorry I forgot to include my email which is romischlem@gmail.com
Love the coop! I have had many different chickens over the years but there is always something new to learn and would love to win this book, thank you for this giveaway!
That is a really neat looking coop. Thanks for the give-away chance.
whocanitbeenow@gmail.com
Inspired design and great execution. Congratulations.
beautiful , practical design. nice directions. my experience – build first – then get chickens – they grow faster than I build.
love this concept, congrats on doing it!
Cool coop. Nice of you to include the construction of it too.
ladner309@bellsouth.net
Love the coop!
nuts4hotwheels@comcast.net
modern and beautiful coop.
nice coop…
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That coop is awesome — like a fancy hotel for birds! This book sounds really helpful. juanitamae123@gmail.com
I’ve had a hand full of 3 different breeds of hens for one & a half years now. Have a large enough facility to house a half dozen more and really enjoy all the different types so I want to add a few new breeds…and your book sounds like it will help me choose breeds that will do well in South East North Carolina heat and humidity.
Love your round coop. At first I assumed you’d re-purposed an old wine barrel. Beautiful work and a very artistic and creative coop!
Kathleen McLeod kmcleod1950@hotmail.com
Very unique coop I like the look of the cedar on the outside. Y’all have made a coop my wife will want me to build for her. ARG!
j2wjjohnson@yahoo.com
Love this coop. I really liked that you included the steps on how to replicate.
Marlene.Burrell@gmail.com
Nice coop – I enjoyed seeing your process.
kc.gaspasser@yahoo.com
Very clever!
MsDeepSea_2000@yahoo.com
That’s a lovely coop design. I only hope your chickens realize the hard work you’ve put into it and produce accordingly. 😀
H Grounds
Great Coop, that would work great in my backyard.
hollywave@msn.com
I would love to be able to create this same coop. Jjriebeling@yahoo.com
Cool! Love the idea of making a smaller model to follow to. averyrobnett@yahoo.com
Beautiful chicken coop and wonderful design! emily2tx@yahoo.com
hope to win it
What a great idea. It looks great! susansbaxter@yahoo.com
What a fantastic coop! Very clever and unique. My husband designed and built ours. He’s a very talented guy :-), and it’s perfect for our chickies.
davis1bug@yahoo.com
Love the coop! Can always use another book in my library
hstncrts@yahoo.com
That is awesome! Just right for a few birds.
Love your coop!! Very ingenious!!
kennarog@aol.com
Its people like you who cause the rest of us to take a step back and say – Wow, thats creative. Luv the coop and it has made me think our next coop will have to be different. Thanks
rich_soby@yahoo.com
nice! i like it
davidanddonna.robinson@mchsi.com
That is so nice looking, they’ll be crowing about it (sorry, I couldn’t help myself)
Beautiful looking coop!
I LOVE the title of that book, and what an imaginative cool coop kdkdcats at yahoo dot com
Thanks for showing both the exterior and interior. It’s a sweet design.
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definitely a different type plan….its unique & very ultra modern….but why have a square roof? It’s not any different than the rounding of a pattern….just maybe, its almost rectangular? Please accept my advise with a smile….lol………martygolubow@gmail.com………WWJD? God bless your ideas!
That’s a cool coop!
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I love the round coop! I ordered my first coop from an outfit in Colorado and found out they import from China. The coop is good for the first one, however, I will have to build/buy another that is better constructed. Great ideas for the future!
pammikay@touchnc.net
Gee, the chicken would seem like there in a castle with this one Looks great.
Heather says: would love to win this one
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Beautiful, creative, and unique! You have some lucky chicks! thieshelly@yahoo.com
Seeing this helped me figure I think to build a bird shaped coop.
This coop is SO COOL!!!!! You are an inspiration to me. Now, where’s the hammer?
justicechickens@yahoo.com
What a beautiful and different coop! You had to really put your thinking cap on to design it and it surely is not an easy, week end build but it is as beautiful as it is unique. I collect poultry advertising art and your book cover hits the bullseye! Great cover!
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Thank you for sharing and offering a give away. Amazing! What a unique and awesome design. I dig it! I could certainly use one, or more, of these for raising my quality Silkies, Seramas, and Brabanters.
David w/ ShowMeSilkies.com
david@showmesilkies.com
Perfect, looking for a new idea to start raising chickens can’t wait! Is this a give-away?
Well this is so unique I am going to study the idea a bit more, but its in the running for a design be be used at my house.
I want to start raising chickens and this coop is unique. It would be a fun addition to our property
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This would be a wonderful way for my Chicks to live! hollyward59@gmail.com 🙂
Come spring of 2014, this will be the Coop de Ville in my backyard. Now I just need help picking out the chickens to go in it…
I think a round coop is really awesome. I love the layout, it is totally amazing.
car2nn6@yahoo.com
Very nice! My coop is 8×12, off the ground with a clean out that my garden cart fits under (how was that for thinking ahead!). 25 young chickens in the coop now and they’ll get outside as soon as we get the gate on the outside run and the wire over top. We have hawks here that go shopping and I want to avoid feeding them! KarenLane@aol.com
Incredibly clever coop design! I applaud you for sticking to it when the going got rough- it was worth it- the coop is amazing! Congrats to you, and to your chickies!
gracehallett@hotmail.com
I went with a hexagon coop, which is pretty cool; but this one is awesome! Think I’ll steal the idea for a pool changing-room…
I love your coop!
Really looks easy to make can’t wait to get my chicks
okay would really love to have this coop thanks
basically if I had this I would get the chickens really cool love it
mjplatt@hotmail.com
I like the attractive siding. My coup will have to be much bigger, but this would work well in an urban setting
Such a unique coop you built, very cozy! Thanks for the chance to win the book. I have 5 chickens and want more but I need to know which breeds are compatible with mine. Dovejep@yahoo.com
This is such a COOL COUP!!! My girls would love it. Right now they don’t have a coup…just a covered dog run and are homeless….need to get them a coup built soon.
I love the design!!!1 I want one.
I love my chickens and am always eager to learn more! I checked out Julie’s blog and liked her FB page, lots of great info.
The coop is awesome too.
barnyard@dishmail.net
this is an awesome project and came out wonderfully
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Love the novel idea on your circular coop. Great pictures, too. I would love the book since I dream of chickens and don’t know which kind would be best for us. Thanks for the gift.
My mom has always had chickens since I was little and I would love to have a good looking coop like this. She built them a full size building in our small town backyard but this looks like a great size for a smaller flock of chickens. Thinking about building a coop for next year. bathpjs@aol.com
LOVE this design! Great job! Our babies just moved into their ‘chicken condo’ and it’s fun watching them stretch their wings & legs now.
lab101010(at)gmaildotcom
Wow the chickens are really getting pampered here. I bet they have their little heads in the air when they strut around!! How cool!!
carlastephens38@yahoo.com
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I love that design! Might try and build! justinelopez@hotmail.com
We just started raising chickens this year and I love the cool design of this coop!
That’s a cute design for a coop. Thanks for sharing it.
mooncityminx at yahoo dot com
Very neat looking coop! I would love to win a copy of “Pickin A Chicken”!
pmmolnar(at)gmail(dot)com
We love this design! We’re may even try to make one with our 4-H group as a project; not to mention one for our small flock at home. We’d love to have one available for the kids in our 4-H group who don’t have enough room to keep their 4-H projects at home also. I think the of the “girls” (hens) would really like this type of upgrade into something like these new digs!
doloresraemiller@hotmail.com
What a cool coop! I never thought about building a round coop. This might be my next project for my hens. I would love to read the book!
Cathy
tcknox97@comcast.net
Love your design of the round coop. Very cool.
amyb3884@gmail.com
Cool design. We are going to sign the kids up with 4H and chickens would be a great project for the whole family and would compliment our garden.
plowboyd9@hotmail.com
What a sweet little coop. I wish I had the space to pull that one of and the by-laws were different here. We are only allowed to have chickens as pets here. So if a separate coop is built they are not considered pets. We have to be sneaky and attach a coop stealthy to our garage so that it looks like it’s part of the garage. This way they are classed as pets not agriculture. We’re hoping to build it this weekend and then get some chickens but we still don’t have a clue. Your book could really help and alot more internet research! Thanks lindsaychilds@rogers.com
Hi Julie ! Thanks for the very interesting coop. We’ve got our birds right next to the goats for now, but that looks like it would be a great add-on. Have a great day!
daveblevins1952@outlook.com
How cool is this coop?! I am thinking of using your idea to come up with my own version, my girls would love it! Would love to read your book! jpavonorders@hotmail.com
The coop and the book look wonderful. I want them Both!!!
Shannon
rscountryhome@gmail.com
Yay, the book looks great! Thanks!
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I am in thinking about getting chickens for my backyard.
Wow- I love that design! I may have to copycat that someday. Thanks for sharing the details of it with us, and I’m sure your hens are loving their fancy new digs. 🙂
bethwade1 at gmail dot com
What an interesting design!
Love the round coop idea! I can’t wait until we can raise some chickens. At this point it will probably be next year. fusgeyer@gmail.com
I really like the idea of a round chicken coop. We are moving onto a 30 acre property later this year. I think this idea would really work.
Great coop! And the little dog in the picture is cute too!
Great coop idea!
graceinapril@gmail.com
Thank you for sharing your beautiful coop. It is inspiring! -Angie aherman@hughes.net
we have some cute little dutch bantams that would love to have a coop of their own.
kathyminar@gmail.com
One of the best looking coops that I have seen. pakolis(at)gmail(dot)com.
I think I lost my previous post. Would love to win and read then give to someone who is seriously wanting chickens and loves that round coop. We both might be building one.
Email: ww_deb@yahoo.com
awesome coop
gtigeri@aol.com
I love the design! I am in need of separating two breeds and this would work amazingly!
britton1225@gmail.com
I always wanted a round house! Well, maybe someday our chickens will have one!! Great design and terrific style! Thanks for sharing.
ninepilgrims@yahoo.com
I love to read about the chicken breeds I someday hope to add to my flock.
My man has 2 silver-laced Wyandottes, 2 Columbian Wyandottes, 2 Ameracauna, 2 Black Austrolorps, and a Buff Cochin, in addition to every chicken keeping magazine and book we can find. He would love to have your book to add to his bedtime reading material.
Perfect timiing! I am ready to start picking out chickens. Email is maxxthefurball@yahoo.com
Love the coop and bet your chickens will too. opossumrehab@yahoo.com
Love the coop and admire your creativity
wsamuel@prodigy.net
With such a pleasing look I’ll be able to show my wife that a coop isn’t an eyesore! THANKS! alhaynes15@yahoo.com
Good reading today thanks.
You would be the envy of the neighborhood here!. I have 7 chickens that we love whether they lay and egg or not. 🙂 I put up a dog kennel with a top on it for them 7 x13,, but not so pretty. They are happy chickens though. I heard of one person collecting pine needles after Xmas from discarded trees and using them as bedding. Apparently the ph difference in the pine and poo created a “non smell” environment. Still working on that.. would love to ready your book. with all that is happening in our food industry, raising our own nutrition has become more and more of a reality. Linranjan@yahoo.com
Our chicks are still indoors but about to go outside soon. I am absolutely in love with the design of this coop. I already have one built but I’m tempted to tear it down after now seeing this one. Thank you for this great idea and for the book giveaway too.
chrislaford@aol.com
Poultry in the Round… I like it!
Would be happy to win “Pickin’ a Chicken” !!
Thank You for this opportunity & article.
rsvpmcaso@yahoo.com
awesome looking coop! would love to build a setup like that
Matt
therealmatty@yahoo.com
The PLANNING you did was so important! I’m one to start a project and then encounter problems because I didn’t plan enough! Thank you for sharing this. slgt@yahoo.com
Would love to have some chickens roaming the backyard but need someone to hold our hands while we set it up. dsmadsen@yahoo.com
Cool design! I have several budding homesteaders in my midst who would love to read your book! thewildperuvian@hughes.net
I’m planning to start soon with a few chickens and appreciate the great ideas for coop design!
drjacobs@yahoo.com
Love the coop! Just moved to Missouri (from NJ) and want to raise a few chickens. This is very inspiring!
lori4john@aol.com
Awesome coop. I would love one of these. Maybe my husband would like to try this idea. shar50@frontier.com
This is an awesome idea. Our family loves to go yurting and this style would allow our chickens to enjoy yurting as well.
Mrs. Nadeau
shar50@frontier.com
Love the coop!This look awesome! We used to raise chickens and turkeys and loved it! We are considering going back to raising them again and this would help. crb370981954@yahoo.com
Wow, who would have guessed that a coop could be round?
That coop has got to be one of the coolest things I’ve seen! I love that you took so much time and effort for your girls!
leahlliam@yahoo.com
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Nice lookin coop my try and build one just like it.
celewis@consolidated.net
Our chickens would love that coop, that is beautiful too!
Kendraco22@yahoo.com
Great engineering!
Great idea for a coop.
cochrancad@crosswind.net
I need a book! A couple of my hens are getting older and I need to add a youngster or two. Fleming.lynda@mayo.edu
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Awesome coop and would love the book. reneemsturgis@gmail.com
This coop is AWESOME!! Love it!!
What a great idea for a coop – looks like it would have been a great family project
Awesome coop and would love the book. reneemsturgis@gmail.com
Congratulations! You have been chosen by a random drawing as the winner! Check your email for more info!
My family wants chickens in our collective backyards, BUT we both have bird dogs. Hmmm!
We need a book!
Anna, fatdogfarm(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
This is a great coop. We have some bantams that would love it. peej64@msn.com
DBUSSIERE3@roadrunner.com ^^^^ is anonymous LOL we forgot!
Love that you persevered!
-Danielle
Danijul29@aol.com
The grandkids want chickens, this would be a good book to read together!
Very interesting. It looks like it would be hard to do, but I think if you actually took the bottom and made a matching piece for the top, and then attached the studs and siding it would have been easier. Oh well, it looks great and I bet your chickens love it.
lisa@vetteklisa.com
That look great! It would be a perfect home for my guineas I am trying to hatch now . Emmtanner76@yahoo.com
Our family has just “returned” to keeping a back yard flock. The “girls” and two boys that disquised themselves for a short time,are about 7 weeks old and a variety of breeds. We need your book which we should of had sooner. Thanks for the great ideas. Grandpa Cluck. grace28@intrstar.net
This is cool! I am going to get chickens but really have no idea which kind to get! I’ll get it figured out tho! We have a quarter of our barn reserved for them and we’re going to build a huge run for them also. I need all the info I can get! 🙂
So creative, and you sure thought out side the box. Ha because it’s round.
k.thies@comcast.net
I love this coop! I am planning on making a coop soon and get a few backyard hens.
grosscca@yahoo.com
I currently have 37 chickens. Their coop is an old transformed corn crib in one corner of our tobacco barn. I have been wanting to build a new coop to house even more chickens. I love the design of this one, and wonder if it could be enlarged to handle a large number of chickens. My chicks are free range on an acre of fenced in yard, so I wouldn’t need the to include the run.
boburk221@gmail.com
What a cool Coop!!! Love the ideas
dmckella427@gmail.com
Totally unique! Totally Wonderful! I want one!!!!!! mystudioonthelake@earthlink.net
I would love this!
vaidas4444@yahoo.com
Beautiful coop!
gray.15@osu.edu
forgot my email address still love the coop pratersplace@hotmail.com
Beautiful!
jmb4856@gmail.com
Love the coop!
kgrace4125@gmail@gmail.com
Love the coop!
kgrace4125@gmail@gmail.com
bdellesky@gmail.com My kids are on a missionary trip
but their very close friends are “homesteading” with great success near Columbus, Ohio & I’d love to present this hard working family with a wonderful surprise.
We have a new batch hatching this weekend and I’m sure they love to use this awesome coop! Thanks for the chance to win the book.
Love the coop!
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Love the coop, I sure it dresses up the chicken area. It’s nice when you can like looking at the coop as much as the chickens.hoping to win the book. always reading, and looking for books for more information
love the round coop..didnt even think of that idea..we are in the early stages,like many others,of adding chickens to our little farm. thanks for all the great ideas..
Wonderful title! Love the modern look of the coop!! dmason48@att.net Diane Mason
This is such a modern looking coop I absolutely love it! I love the color of it. It would fit right in in my chickens lives!!!!
hmmhelp@yahoo.com
Heather
This coop does not take away from the beauty of the natural surroundings – great idea.
I’m a “Beginning Beginner” looking to learn. Thanks for this.
Ray rlong3@reagan.com
That is a cool coop!
that was a very interesting made coop. Loved it.
I love how compact this is and I like the height. My coop is short comparatively…lets see if I can get my husband started on a new coop :o) kristymckeown2@gmail.com
What an inspiration..Great work,,your chickens will be happy, happy, happy!
Nice looking coop.
justindh@iwon.com
Very cool coop! I am in the beginning/planning phase of backyard chicken-dom. 🙂 This book would be great!!
The coop is great and very stylish. Great work and plans. postaldawg34@windstream.net
very nice
luckrose1 at gmail. com
Extremely clever, and very attractive looking too. It certainly looks far better than my current coop. Thank you for sharing.
Ron
rmarti1943 at aol dot com
Great article. This gives me a new goal. I don’t have time or resourses for such a cool coop. I wish I did. My chickens just have a plain run of the mill coop. Maybe someday I’ll be able to upgrade.
Thanks,
Mary S.
lasmes@embarqmail.com
wow that is awesome! my email is robertaburgan@yahoo.com
Inspiring and informative; especially like the idea of starting with a 3-dimensional model. melodyweav@aol.com
Very nicely done! The way you “think through” your projects sounds like the way I work.
Fantastic project! Looks great! Love it!
lelevet2002@yahoo.com
Super cool coop! zimmerman.dia@gmail.com
Very cool looking coop and i love that you included plants
my email is gardenmom1515@gmail.com
Love the idea of a moveable run …..we are in the planning stages of maybe 6 chickens for a small area of space. Lots of research at the moment since we live in the woodlands near a river (predators).
Rockieriverrover@gmail.com
What a great design! I am always amazed by peoples ingenuity. Then wonder why didn’t I think of that! Good job! It looks great!
What a great design! I am always amazed by peoples ingenuity. Then wonder why didn’t I think of that! Good job! It looks great!
I love it!!
What a fantastic coop design, and functional. I love the idea of the mosaic–keeping chickens is a way to beautify any home! I would really enjoy a copy of your book–considering expanding my flock so I need to read up on a variety of fowl topics. 🙂 hammonda730@yahoo.com
Awesome! i would love to have one.
Bunny Felps
bunnyfelps@gmail.com
Pretty coop!
Hoping to have 4-6 chickens by next spring. Need all the info I can get! Thanks,
j_mcrey@hotmail.com
Thinking out of the box is sometimes better and very unique. I like the design as well as incorporating gardening as well as landscaping into one package.
Gorgeous coop, sending link to your page to family members to check out the coop. Might even get hubby to build one for us 🙂
baynton4us at yahoo dot com
What a great coop! So unique! Love it!
michele.gouveia@gmail.com
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love that designer coop. lots of thought went into building it.
thanks for a chance to win the book. I have been thinking and reading about getting chickens so this book would be a great help to me.
Hey, this is a cool idea that I definitely want to borrow from. It has also stemmed an idea about a tree house. ;o) Thanks so much for taking the time to share this with the rest of us folks!
Beautiful coop!
caroline [@] shoshannahcollies [dot] com
This would be perfect for our high winds.
Leanne Wheless moosewheless0526@yahoo.com
That is a very cool coop!
Great Coop, I was trying to make one like that using an old siol in the yard I have, didn’t yet. Would love to see about what chickens would be best for me.
Very creative. I can see that this would fit in places other wouldn’t. Sure to be a real hit with people. Love it. My email is sjclablover@yahoo.com
Just Perfect! Easy to clean – that is a #1 issue in order to keep healthy chickens. danswildbunch@yahoo.com
We need your book! Novice Chicken enthusiats.. tarastonecp@aol.com
Such a great coop! We made ours out of an old apple crate from the local orchard. It’s always fun to see unique coops 🙂
Great story,
Ryan
ryan.scavo@gmail.com
That coop would look great in my backyard. Thanks for the insight.
affyme@hotmail.com
That is beautiful! Very unique, I would love to see the neighbors here if I put that up beside our other coops….everybody would want one!
I love the coop ~ very stylish!!!!!!!! My 3 little grandsons would like some chickens and this book would be very helpful in explaining to them how to raise their flock. Thanks for the opportunity to win it for my little future 4-H members. My email address is giaquip@metrocast.net
WOW!!! That’s the most amazing coop I have seen. Love it.
daycarebylisa@att.net
Very interesting! I went with the more traditional square coop, but may have to try something like this for the next critters!
txdobe (at) gmail-dot-com
This is so cute and no lost space with the rounded design. Nice! grmolemb@gmail.com
Love the coop! lynnbalexander@hotmail.com
As an architect, I am always delighted to see a modern take on coop design. Brava!
what a nice coop!
gillhome(at)aol(dot)com
what a cool looking coop. g72@netzero.net
Creative…I would be a happy chicken in that coop. etrnlife_1999@yahoo.com
Love the title. I want to get chickens by next year for eggs and yard ornaments.
What a beautiful coop!
Oops! iamloved22 [@] yahoo [dot] com
Love this coop, what an awesome idea! Kudos to you!!!!
sprock_2000@yahoo.com
What a great idea for a unique coop! I am presently looking at different designs – the more the merrier.
Thank you
Sally
chansal@aol.com
Looks likr a great design with easy to follow directions. Great jon
Ken
Kendawgnga@yahoo.com
I Love this Coop!
Brande – scottbrande2006@comcast.net
Wow! What a sleek and stylish coop! I’m totally impressed. Wish I — or someone in the family — had that kind of talent and skill.
Beautiful looking coop!
WOW, the coop looks great. I can’t wait until we can get some chickens at our urban homestead. Hopefully next spring!
I LOVE that coop. I too thought, “Why on earth should this structure be boring?” My husband and I are prepping an area in our suburban yard for chickens and building a coop this summer. This book about picking chickens might come at just the right moment!
margueritecore [at] gmail [dot] com
We have some family contemplating chickens. This would be great for them.