How To Build A Chicken Coop Using DIY Chicken Coops Plans

Dear Fellow Chicken Farmer

Designing your own chicken coop from scratch is a very tough and time consuming process. That is why I went on the internet to try and find accurate plans to embark on building my own chicken coop. I was tempted to go for a pre-built coop but thought that the price of one was outside my budget. Also I would have had to have assembled the pre-built chicken run anyway. I wanted some plans that I could follow as an amateur urban chicken farmer and more importantly did not want plans that required a diploma in architecture to read!
 
It was important for me to find plans that included all the vital components of a commercially built chicken coop. These components included adequate ventilation, lighting, a chicken run, and perches for my chickens. I then went down to my hardware store and priced up my project. By doing the work myself I would save around 50% on the price of a commercially built coop. This made me decide to go ahead and buy a suitable set of plans and a step-by-step build your own chicken coop guide. Where did I start with my research? Like you, I went on the internet and simply typed in "DIY chicken coops" and "chicken coop plans". I was not interested in free plans as I wanted to learn how to build a sturdy and well constructed coop.
 
The three criteria I used when searching for my guide were: ease of use, step by step instructions and clear plans.
 
I was also interested in the ease of use of my DIY chicken coop after construction. For example, how easy would it be to clean my DIY chicken coop and could my children easily collect the eggs without my supervision. Of paramount importance was the health and well being of my chickens living in their new home.

To Healthy Chickens,

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