Chicken coops plans

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Hi, I’m Judy Pangman, author of Chicken Coops. I want to thank Thomas P. Schoenborn and M. Boettcher for reading my book and posting reviews on Amazon.com. In response to their comments, we are correcting the description of the book to make it clear that the building plans in the book do require some construction knowledge on the part of the reader.

I wanted to clarify what the book is and …

A chicken house or a chicken coop is a structure used to keep various chicken breeds. Chicken houses generally have nest boxes for hens to lay eggs and perches for these birds to rest on. Coops meant for breeding meat birds are different as they don’t have these features of a chicken coop. Though you can make a chicken house from a wide range of materials, ranging from PVC pipes to ready made …

Do you want to build your own chicken coop? Well, you may think that such a thing is quite easy, but you’d be surprised to learn that chicken coops aren’t as easy to build as one might think. If you’re considering building a chicken coop, you may want to find some chicken coop plans. These plans can be found online or ordered from other sources. The best chicken coop plans will guide you …

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Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of Part 1 of our guide to building chicken coops, which starts on this chicken coop guide. We’ve previously discussed chicken coop size requirements, the basics of chicken coops, and chicken coop ventilation. If you’ve missed the first part, …

We’ve modified our chicken nesting boxes and it has made a huge difference in the behavior of our egg laying chickens.

Low Egg Production

This past fall our egg production numbers fell significantly when our chickens developed a habit for routinely eating eggs. After a bit of research we decided to modify the nesting boxes, from large communal boxes to shoe box size nesting spaces.

The …

Outdoor Chicken Yard

We want our chickens to be happy, but safe. In our region there are many predators that endanger free roaming chickens. Besides coyote which are prevalent in the area, there have been sightings of both mountain lions and wolves in the vicinity. Several of our neighbors have lost hens to these predators, even chickens that were thought to be protected by fenced-in yards. …

Once you have decided to build a chicken coop or run, the next decision to be made is where to build it. As with everything a little planning up front will save you some heartache at the back end, so here are some tips for you.

Build it close to your house if possible. You want to do this because it enables you to keep and eyes on the chickens (and if you are like me ensure that your 5 year …

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Feeding Backyard Chickens: It is crucially important to feed your backyard chickens the right feed for their purpose (e.g. egg-layers eat different feed than meat birds) and their age (e.g. chicks require different feed than pullets). Follow our easy tips on feeding chickens to ensure your flock gets the nutrients it …

When I originally began building chicken coops many years ago I made my share of mistakes. My initial chicken coop was manufactured in a location with poor water drainage, making the ground mucky each time there was rain. My birds were less healthy and the eggs were constantly dirty and required cleaning. In addition, it was as much as 5 times larger than it needed to be which made it 5 times as …