Here’s a collection of DIY chicken waterers we found on Instagram – they look pretty easy to make, too!
Automatic waterer out of an old barrel
This one looks pretty easy to make. Some nipples, a drill with the right bit, and you’re good to go. Just make sure if you buy a used barrel, it only contained food and is food-safe.
This waterer uses PVC. You can’t see the rig outside the coop, but if you had a rain barrel outside the coop, then the waterer could stay full by gravity.
The set up below should only cost a few dollars to make – PVC is pretty cheap. Something else to consider is keeping it unfrozen during the winter. It will either have to be insulated or you can try PEX.
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Add nipples to a 5 gallon bucket
My tutorial up there uses a dish as the bottom of the waterer, but you can also try hanging the bucket. This one looks easy to build – you would just need the nipples and a drill, and a sturdy place to hang the waterer.
I love the looks of a window box, because it gives every coop a nice, polished appearance.
And it’s so easy to do, and easy to change for every season. With fall coming up, and the days getting shorter, we’re falling in love with the colors of autumn.
From mums to pumpkins to late summer blooms, there’s an idea here for every chicken coop. So get ready to get inspired!
Worried about your flock snacking on your flowers? Take a page from this genius fluffy butt owner, and put chicken wire over your window box!
Ever see an awesome coop and wonder how the owner made it?
Well, this week’s adorable coop is a spotlight on reader Patrick Ober, who sent me these awesome coop photos!
I especially love the size of the coop and the windows – it’s easy to put windows in your coop to let in extra light and ventilation, and it looks like this coop will have plenty of both!
It looks like solid construction that’ll last for year and years! Congrats Patrick on such an Adorable Coop design!
Yeah, I get it – talking about chicken coop roofs is not exactly sexy. At least not as sexy as nesting boxes, right??
But here’s the cold hard truth: The roof of your coop is really, really important. The last thing you want is a roof that retains water or is structurally unsound in snow.
I’ve seen HUGE buildings (horse barns) cave in because of the weight of snow.
The roof of your coop is also space you can repurpose – it doesn’t JUST have to be a roof. For example, you can grow a garden on your coop – a garden of lettuce for your flock. How’s that for local food, LOL!
So today’s Adorable Coops article features 6 coops that have FABULOUS roofs that will inspire you!
This coop blends well into the rest of the buildings around it, and appears to have a vent between the wall and the roof. This is a great idea for super hot climates to increase ventilation!
This beautiful coop has a tin roof that rain will roll right off of – very important to keep your flock dry!! (I also want to steal that rooster statue!!)
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You know you want an herb garden on your coop’s roof. I would make it 6 inches deep to make sure there’s enough soil, and be sure to use some sort of liner!
