Chicken Coop Plans – ‘Building a Chicken Coop’

Discover My Favorite Guide On How To Build

Your Own Backyard Chicken Coop

While there is increasingly more information online regarding Chicken Coops and Chicken Coop design, nowhere were we able to find something that satisfied our three primary requirements:

1. Detailed plans for more than one style of coop,
2. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions,
3. Additional information on raising chickens.

Thankfully Bill’s book ‘Building a Chicken Coop’ not only met all the above requirements, it was also packed full with additional information about keeping chickens, and even more impressive was the 4 free bonuses that you receive! Another welcome addition to this package, and something missing from so many resources online, is the detail that Bill provides on actually preparing for your chickens in the first place and the important things that you must consider: bedding, climate, selecting a building site for your coop, breeding chickens, caring for baby chicks, and so much more.

Another great aspect of these coop plans is that you get access to them immediately, and even more importantly, once downloaded you can print off as many copies as you like, so if they get dirty or damaged and you need a spare copy for your helpers, then there’s no problem at all. If you’d like to read more at Bill’s site please check it our here. However, if you’re like us and can’t wait to get your hand on this, you can order now via this secure online ordering page. It’s risk free, with a 60 day Money Back Guarantee, so why wait?!

Building a Chicken Coop Plans

So what exactly do you get in Bill’s Chicken Coop Plans book?

Full color step-by-step scale Chicken Coop Plans

• How to build a self enclosed Midsize chicken coop for just a small fraction of the price of buying a new one.

Mid-size Chicken Coop Plans

• How to build a large premium chicken coop that is easy to clean, automatically collects eggs and allows you to maintain more chickens.

Large Premium Chicken Coop Plans with Run

• How to build a Portable chicken coop that makes cleaning simple and provides nutritious fertilizer for your garden.

Portable Chicken Coop Plans

• 6 things you must have before you even think about building a coop (Very important!).
• How to easily extend your coop into a free-range style enclosure.
• How to pick the right breed of chicken for your climate, space and egg production.
• Simple tips on how to set-up your building site and select your materials that will make building quick and easy.
• How to easily breed chickens yourself and take care of the baby chicks so you have a self sustaining flock.
• The 9 daily, monthly and yearly chores you must perform to keep your chickens healthy, happy and laying eggs.
• How to protect your coop from predators such as foxes, coyotes, cats, hawks and many more.
• The 8 foods that can be potentially harmful if you give them to your chickensLearn what to do if your chicken gets sick and the 2 most common health problems and how to cure them.

Additionally Bill provides 4 free Bonus!

1. Bonus #1: Learn what the cheapest materials are to build your chicken coop out of. Find out how to make a coop for cheaper without having to buy second hand wood. Bill has actually done studies and found that you can save up to 50% versus a store bought Coop Kit! Learn the drawbacks on some of the ‘cheaper’ materials that will cost you more in the long term. Learn what you must do to a chipboard coop if you want to make it last.
2. Bonus #2: Discover what the best materials are for the ground, and what to put on the bottom of your coop. Here you will understand how to control ventilation, climate and appearance using different floor structures and materials, The best material for making an easy to clean chicken coop, and the problems with dirt floors and how you can fix them.
3. Bonus #3: Also be shown how to actually build nesting boxes for free out of common materials. Such as the food packaging you throw away. You’ll also discover how to build a nesting box out of old furniture, and Bill even shows you his favorite nesting box that he uses in his own coop.
4. Bonus #4: Finally, and very importantly Bill also shows you how best to position your chicken coop to prevent flooding and moisture buildup, how to provide correct ventilation to prevent harmful ammonia and carbon dioxide build up, and how to position your coop relative to the sun to regulate light and heat.

The best part about these chicken Coop Plans is the price! While it’s valued at $109.70, Bill is currently selling this ebook (& bonuses!) for only $29.95! That’s a massive savings, but the deal will not be around for long, so I recommend you are quick. You can download now via Bill’s Secure online payments site by clicking here. or for more information feel free to visit Bill’s site – BuildingaChickenCoop.com. Be sure to let us know how you go, and we would love to see pictures of your new coop once built!

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Best chicken breeds for hot weather

If you live in an area where you experience temperatures of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit / 38 degrees Celsius,  it is a good idea to avoid the large-sized and feathery chickens.

In hot weather, most Bantams do well with the exception of the feather-footed varieties.

The following Standard breeds are highly recommended for hot climates:

Common Hot Weather Breed Chickens

• Blue Andalusians
• Light Brown Leghorns
• Golden Campines
• White Leghorns

Best Chicken Breeds for Cold Weather

If you live in a cold Climate are where the temperature drops below freezing during part or all of the year, it is best to have Standard Chickens rather than Bantams.

Standards are hardier and fare better than Bantams in cooler to cold climates. Chicken combs and wattles are an important factor to consider since the smaller they are, the less they will be affected by frostbite.

Common Cold Weather Chicken Breeds are:

• Chanticleers
• Plymouth Rocks
• Langshans
• Sussexes
• Orpingtons
• Wyandottes

Is Chicken Raising Right for You?

Despite the many advantages of raising backyard chickens (fresh eggs! fresh chicken meat, family fun, eco-friendly to name a few) the practice is still quite uncommon. Most people are simply not aware that aside from the healthy eggs and poultry meat chickens can provide their family on a regular basis, chickens are fun pets too that your kids can cuddle.

Below are some important considerations that should be carefully evaluated if you are thinking about raising backyard chickens.

Do you have time to look after your chickens?

Although chickens are relatively low-maintenance, they do require time for daily care. While the amount of time is small, i.e. you only need 15 to 20 minutes daily for feeding, water and taking care of bedding, it’s important that you begin your chicken raising with eyes wide open and know what commitments you have to make.

Do you have enough space?

If chickens are kept in a chicken coop then you have to make sure that the chicken run (where they are allowed to range freely during the day) is big enough and secure from predators. It is recommended that at least six square feet per bird is available in the outside run. Ultimately though,  the more space the better.

Chickens are also natural foragers. They eat insects, grass, weeds and anything else that they can find in their chicken run – the more they are able to forage, the healthier and more contented they will be.

Apart from the obvious, why else are healthy chickens beneficial to you? It means tastier eggs and poultry meat.

When chicken roam freely, they also get a great deal of exercise and keep themselves fit and entertained. Another side benefit is that they will keep the grass maintained, so less time spend mowing! Chicken droppings also make great fertilizer so your back yard chickens will help fertilize your lawn for free.

Video: 4 Common Errors When Building a Chicken Coop

I’ve posted this video on Youtube. It gives some good insight into what mistakes to avoid making when you are building your own chicken coop. Let me know what you think.

‘Play House’ Chicken Coop Plans

This is really cool!

Video below of a guy who’s designed Chicken coop plans that resemble a play house.

Looks pretty good.

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• 50+ Coop Design Library
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“How to Build a Chicken Coop in 3 Days” is by far the easiest and most detailed guide available. Unlike the others, there’s actually a members community and you’re not taken to a cold-harsh page that just says “download your book.” You even can e-mail the guy and see that he always responds to ANY questions relating to chickens usually within a couple hours (at most!). You also can get answers to questions in the members only forum 24 hours a day 7 days a week. There’s nothing like it.

9 FACTS YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE BUILDING A CHICKEN COOP

The members area will soon cost $97 since they’re adding videos for June, but they’re running a special where the next 100 people can get in now for just $37. At this price, knowing that you can always get answers to any questions you ever have about raising chickens and building chicken coops it’s a bargain. You also have 60 days to try it out with their 100% money back guarantee.

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Chicken Coop Designs – Requirements

Providing your chickens with proper housing is an absolute must if you wish  to keep your birds in good physical shape.

As a general rule  of thumb, for a chicken coop to be satisfactory for your birds, it must meet the following requirements at a minimum:

• It must be predator-proof from all sides. Make sure that all openings are protected with the correct size of wire mesh – 15mm square so that so that predators can not reach inside the coop!
• Make sure that the area surrounding the coop is protected with wire-mesh fencing with the base buried at least 30cm below ground level to prevent foxes and rats from burrowing into the area. Rats would especially be drawn into the area because of chicken droppings.
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Why Raise Chickens?

Of all the animals that people can raise as pets, chickens are unique in the sense that they produce something edible compared to other pets like dogs, horses, cats and fish. In fact, raising chickens for pets pay off in the long run as they are a source of fresh meat and eggs unlike what you normally buy in the supermarket.

And considering the craze about organic food, with your own backyard chickens it is very easy to produce your own organic eggs and poultry meat – all you have to do is feed your chickens organic chicken feed. Organically fed chicken that roam freely, eat grass are proven to lay eggs that have higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin E while having lower cholesterol content!

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Chicken Coop Materials

Contrary to what many people say, Chicken coops can be made from almost anything – an old shed,  trailer, using scrap lumber, PVC pipes, 50 gallon barrels, tarps, kits, and many more pieces of recycled material from around the house.

Wood, as many of you may know, is the most commonly used material for coop building. Depending  on the size of your coop however, buying new timber can get expensive too, so why not recycle timer as well?!

Do you know a builder, or a carpenter? Ask them to keep some off-cuts for you on their next job.

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