Chicken Coop

I don’t consider myself an obsessive person. I love fresh food but won’t pass up a burger and fries. I love fashion but often can be found in a tee and flip-flops. I try to approach life with a rational and easy manner that doesn’t get locked on anything too much…why do I feel the need to make this disclaimer? Because I completely own the fact that my over the top chicken coop is the result of my obsession with designing a home for my feathered friends.

Welcome. We used leftover brick and stone for the edging and path.

The coop in our backyard started off as a little place that was just not big enough for my growing brood. With a bloodthirsty dog in our midst we needed to have protection and room to roam. So, I got to work with our handyman (not my husband, who’s a wonderful man with many gifts but none that involve a hammer and nail) and this was what we created, aptly deemed the Coop Deville.

Open slats over the pen allow for fresh air and also protect from looming hawks.

Storage for food and supplies that offers easy access to me, not so easy for critters.

Putting all that wine we drink to good use.

I chose a dark grey to match the trim of our Spanish style house, that was also the inspiration for the hardware.

Water from the drain pipe flows down into this beauty and collects in a bucket below.

Here’s a full scale view of the compound.

I still get giddy collecting eggs. Every time.

Yes, I’m obsessed. I’m also very happy. I think the chickens are too.

All of these beautiful photos captured by Evan Janke 

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