Building Backyard Chicken Coop
Before we start to the free plans it s important to know what makes a good chicken coop.
Building backyard chicken coop. Backyard chicken coops are popping up everywhere. This is the third post in our raising chickens 101 series. If the idea of raising chickens has piqued your interest but the thought of building your own chicken coop seems overwhelming or too expensive you ve come to the right place. Construct 101 free chicken coop plans.
Coops can be purchased online for between 150 to 200. These plans to build a chicken coop will be sent to your email in pdf form. It has two hinged doors one for access to the main area and the second to collect the eggs from the nest box. This year we decided to go big with our backyard chickens by building them a huge walk in chicken coop.
A coop isn t just a shelter it s a house where your chickens live. A good example of materials you will need are wood 2 x 4 concrete cinder blocks chicken wire or fence wire insulation strips and of course nails screws saw and hammer. However for those that are particularly handy building a chicken coop from scratch can be an extremely cost effective option. Hgtv has free chicken coop plans available and following this link will lead you right to them.
It s a huge 20ft x 12ft chicken coop here s how we built it to spoil our chickens. This chicken coop that i ve built was made from mostly scrap wood that was going to be thrown away. Step 3 build foundation framing. I gathered 61 of the best looking easiest to build or the cheapest chicken coop plan available so you too can build it by yourself.
My parents replaced a decaying patio cover in their backyard and gave me the old lumber to use it on my diy projects. Before you build a backyard chicken coop make an effort to collect all the materials you will need so that you won t have to take unexpected trips to and from the hardware or lumber store. 10 free backyard chicken coop plans 1. How to build the right chicken coop.
A second hand coop can be purchased for even less.