DIY Chicken Coop Plans

Let’s talk today about feeding chickens. In addition to providing a roof over their heads (make sure you check out our recommended chicken coop plans), another important thing you will need to do is provide them with a balanced diet. As a general guideline, average sized chickens will each eat about 4-1/2 ounces [...]

When building your coop, you will also want to include chicken nesting boxes for all those tasty eggs you will be collecting.  Here is a quick faq to hopefully answer the most common questions new chicken owners have…

How many nesting boxes will I need?

Many beginners think they need to have a box for each chicken [...]

Chicken coop signs are a fun, finishing touch to your backyard coop projects. With a little leftover lumber and paint, you can make one in no time.
What should you put on your sign? How about the name of your hen house? During construction, a lot of people automatically come up with a name [...]

Chickens can quickly transform a lush, grassy area into a muddy, foul-smelling mess.  As a matter of fact, the technical term for this problem is referred to as fouling the ground.  Once the ground is fouled, it’s no longer healthy for your birds to stay there, and you will need to relocate the run.
If relocating [...]

A good set of chicken coop building plans will save you a lot of hassles.  Surprisingly, they are not that expensive either.  The plans I recommend here cost about thirty dollars, a modest investment considering how much they will probably save you in the long run.
Before I chit chat any more, here are the ones [...]

If you live in a rural area, there’s a good chance that either a nearby store or farmer sells do it yourself chicken coop kits.  To find a supplier, it may take some calling around to local farm equipment dealers, feed suppliers, and even veterinarians specializing in livestock care.
If your search is not successful, you [...]