Okay, this is it, I promise.  I love architecture and I have chickens on the brain (looking forward to starting my flock!), so I keep researching cool chicken coops. Could it be the Avian flu? In any case, I found two more that I like. If you know of more; feel free to add a link to the comments section. Some of these are so outlandishly expensive, that you and your ten family members would have to eat eggs every day until your last breaths, in  order to justify the expense; because even then, you’re not breaking even on the cost.

I’m totally into chicken coops these days; and have been critiquing cool coop architecture, as if the research was going into the construction of my own home. In any case, I just came across these cute chicken coops built for our fine, feathered friends. The coop in the large photo below, was manufactured by a family-owned company called http://www.winecountrycoops.com. Although, I’m pretty sold on the coops built by another builder; I might co-opt some of their design ideas, and have a skilled wood-worker friend of mine, build one for me. Custom coops are expensive, and the shipping fees are usually very high.

The other photos are example of home built coops. Enjoy!

I’m sure that there are many people reading this who would vehemently disagree, but I’ve researched chicken coops for weeks, and have seen everything from kits and homemade coops, to professionally constructed ones; and nothing really compares to these. They’re reasonable priced, constructed from recycled wood, and aesthetically pleasing for those of us who raise chickens in our backyards - not in open, rural areas. You can purchase the cute cottage-style hen houses in two sizes, and the large, metal enclosed one with the built-in run. The hen houses have both long and A-frame runs that you can purchase for an additional cost.

Just thought I’d share. Let me know if you like them, too.