Wooden Chicken Coops
Chicken coops come in all shapes and sizes these days, and are made of various materials, including metal and plastic. My favorite, however, is the old standby… wood. A wooden coop is cooler than plastic or metal in the summer, and it’s warmer in the winter.
It’s also easier to customize when you want to add windows, put in a pop hole, or expand. And because you can use scrap materials, it can be substantially cheaper than a pre-built coop.
Another advantage of a wooden coop is that it’s easy to dress up or down, as the mood strikes you. Your chickens won’t care one way or another, but it’s fun to paint the coop with bright colors, sunflowers, or a fanciful motif. You can find lots of fun examples if Google “chicken coop pictures.”
Plus, wooden coops are easy to build if you know how to use some basic tools, like a hammer, a saw, and a drill. Just make sure that you have a great set of plans to follow! Building a coop seems like such a simple project until you start factoring in the need for ventilation, nest boxes, roost space, cleaning, egg gathering, and predator protection. Many books offer tons of flat drawings and color pictures, but they assume you know what you’re doing and can intuitively build what you see. What you really need, if you’re a novice carpenter like me, are plans that provide accurate measurements, step-by-step instructions, and 3D diagrams.
So why struggle to come up with a workable coop design? Buy the best book on chicken coop building you can find and bypass all the potential mistakes and rework.
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