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How to Build Your Own Chicken Coop Economically : plans for chicken coop

To get an idea of how much building a coop will cost, make a list of your need materials and canvass the prices of each. If you don’t, you may end up spending upwards of $ 300 for a chicken coop, and that can sound unrealistic considering the present economic conditions.

So, how can you lower construction costs?

Wood is the most commonly used material in building a chicken coop, but new lumber can be expensive, especially if you plan to build a coop to house more than 10 chickens. Obviously, you would want to find out if there are… Continue reading →

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How to Build a Chicken Coop – 3 Highly Effective Tips When it Comes to Chicken Coop Building

Learn how to build a chicken coop is very beneficial to learn and can easily serve you for many years to come. Not only will this skill teach you to how to raise a thriving flock but you will also be able to receive fresh eggs all year round. Here are 3 tips to get you started when it comes to building a chicken house.

1. Get the proper building plans

One of the first things you will need are the proper building plans as this will save you a significant amount of time and money. The right plans will… Continue reading →

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Things to Consider Before You Build Your Own Chicken Coop

If you are going raise only few heads of chickens then it is best to build your own chicken coop that is portable for added flexibility on your part. Movable coops are great for small numbers of chickens because it provides ease in transporting the hen house from one location to another. This is particularly beneficial in protecting the chickens from intense noon time and summer time heat; by allowing you to easily move the house to shaded areas in your property.

Noon time heat can build up inside the building; especially if the coop is under direct sunlight. However,… Continue reading →

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Tips to Consider Before You Build Your Own Chicken Coop

As you prepare to construct your very own chicken coop, there are a few factors you may want to consider to ensure that you make the safest, most secure place for your chickens so that they are able to lay eggs comfortably. It is a shame that many people overlook these construction tips, which usually results in reworking certain portions of the coop as changes have to be made. Given here some tips you should consider.

Watering Location

Your chickens must always have access to fresh water. The waterer must be large so that it lasts all day, and it… Continue reading →

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Building a Predator Proof Chicken Coop

What on earth had happened? Was all I could ask myself. we had built a chicken coop to teach our kids about sustainable living and responsibility ( not to mention the free eggs!) and we wake up to find some missing.

We live in a highly developed urban area and built a coop in our small backyard so we assumed that nothing could disturb our chickens. However, we were wrong. We had enjoyed our chicken coop so much and I was bound and determined to not let this happen again. This is what I discovered works best to protect your… Continue reading →

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Keeping Your House Secure : poultry house

The first thing you need to make sure is to have locks on all the doors and windows of your house. And not ordinary locks, but ones that are high security and not easily broken into. You might want to combine an electric lock with a manual one combined with a chain lock, as well. The more locks you have the harder it will be to pick and the more obvious the damage if someone does accomplish breaking into it.

Most likely they will leave behind key evidence too in their struggle to break into your home, so the more… Continue reading →

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Build Chicken Coop Easily With These Tips

If you believe that it will take several weeks to build a chicken coop you are probably wrong. If this is the case then you should rethink this a little bit more. Following the right plans you can build chicken coop easily with these tips in just a few days or a couple weekends and experience great results while following these tips.

Three things to that you should consider to be able to build a chicken coop successfully.

1. Design The Complete Inside Prior to Construction:

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