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Clothes dryer chicken coop

Saw a piece on the news last night about the increase in urban chicken coops. Here's one quick n' dirty way of creating a coop for your birds. Just make sure some wiseguy doesn't plug it in to see if it still works.

Clothes Dryer Chicken Coop

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Posted by: moylan on June 23, 2009 at 2:46 PM

ah memories

reminds me of the pigeon coop that my uncle built from the discarded super structure of a fishing boat back in the 80s.

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Posted by: Sean on June 23, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle

The best chicken coops for total volume are old VW busses. A little black spraypaint on the roost end, nice doors for cleanout and a feed storage area. All self contained, predator proof and water proof.

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Posted by: StefanJ on June 23, 2009 at 9:18 PM

Just be sure . . .

. . . not to use an Acme dryer.

Those things attract coyotes!

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Posted by: paul on June 24, 2009 at 12:31 AM

reminds me of

the computer case beehive:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Computer-case-beehive/

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Posted by: Anonymous on June 24, 2009 at 11:06 AM

1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into parts
3/4 cup melted butter
2 cups crushed saltine crackers

Tumble on high for 1 hour.

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