Today we’re traveling to Fresno, California to visit with Donna McGlasson, proud owner of Coop de Clucks Chalet!
Donna raises her 3 chickens, 2 Rhode Island Reds and a Barred Rock for organic eggs.
Coop de Chalet resides in the heart of suburbia, but it’s unique shape and great use of space makes it a wonderful home for any small flock. The compact design would nestle nicely in any backyard, no matter the size.
The “A” frame construction was the inspiration for the name of the Coop de Clucks and no doubt, with it’s peaked roof and colorful artwork over the white exterior, it does resemble a traditional Swiss Chalet…chicken style!
(Donna’s husband was rooting for the name “No Dude Brood”, but the Chalet name won by a hair.)
Dimensions
“The floor dimensions are 6×4. The coop is in the upper level which houses two bucket nesting boxes on one side and the chicken’s nightly sleeping perch with a poop board underneath.”
“The door provides safety at night and lowers to a ramp for the lower floor run during the day.
The girls also have a play pen that I move around in the backyard grass for them to scratch and bug hunt.”
5 Things She Loves
1. The A frame design is perfect for a small flock.
2. The removable poop boards/tray with PDZ (an odor eliminator) and DE to keep the upper coop clean.
3. The egg door and vent doors we built.
4. The security of the coop to keep our girls safe.
5.The three girls that live in it! Mabel, Pearl & Mildred!
2 Things She Would Have Changed
“I’d add a storage spot on one end for all the cleaning paraphernalia and storage bins. I’d get more chickens!”
Something Unique about Coop de Clucks ChaletÂ
When Donna was asked what was something unique that she loved about her coop she answered, “The poop boards for ease of cleaning.”
13 Comments
We use those buckets for nest boxes too! The hens took to them right away and they are so easy to clean.
I’m looking for simple plans for a chicken coop to house [right now] maybe 5 chickens. I know, you can’t have “just one”. Perhaps the ‘community chickens’ would print the plans in one of their e-mails so you won’t have to prepare and send so many. I hope to have a coop set up for spring chicks. eileen123@hotmail.com
I love it too and would greatly appreciate a copy of the changes you’ve made.
judyr808@gmail.com
Donna, email me your mailing address so I can send your prize!
Everyone,
I was checking for all of you last night and we used plans that are FREE from the Re-store.org. However, we modified it greatly! My DH will take a look at the plans this weekend and see what he can do so I can tell how we changed it. Etc. Thanks,
Donna McGlasson
I’d like to get a copy of the coop plans too. I live in Chicago and I think something like this would work for my yard. Thanks!
Taya
taya317@gmail.com
Ladies, we did sort of use a plan but I modified and modified it to satisfy safety issues,cleaning issues and my artistic soul. The plan was really just the A frame shape. We did the rest. I will see if my engineer husband can help me out with some plans for you.
Thanks everyone! I love our little coop and I love my girls!
Donna
My email address. Is
LeslieLopez1@cs.com
Thank you!!!
I would also like a copy of the coop plans. It looks very nice.
Yes, it would be lovely to have the plans! Please send them along when you find them, if possible.
Thanks!
I would also like to have plans for this.
Let me see if I can find out for you. 🙂
Are there any plans available?
ohsnyder@live.com