Chicken Coop Plans

Cheap chicken coops

Chickens are fantastic pets, and are great fun for kids and parents alike to care for. If you want to get some chickens for your family, then you are probably going in search of some cheap chicken coops.
Finding a quality, efficient cheap chicken coop is not as easy as getting your hands on a cheap dog house or a bird cage. But then, chickens aren’t as average as having a dog, bird, or a cat as a pet.
So, where do you find cheap chicken coops? Well, you could search online and in your local paper or rural times to see if anyone is giving any chicken coops away… but mostly they aren’t very portable structures and can be very expensive to buy new.
So, what do you do? Well, it might seem like an outrageous suggestion at first, but I would like to put it out there, how about you build one?
Building cheap chicken coops is not only easy, but it is a fun and relatively safe activity that you can do with the kids to get the whole family involved and to really personalise your new chicken house.
This might be a pretty scary concept to any of you who aren’t really experienced at building or doing DIY projects. But there is no need to fear! There are so many great chicken coop plans, designs and ideas available online for free, or for a small charge that you can follow and create your own.
Most cheap chicken coops that you will build yourself will be made from a basic wooden frame. It is really the type of wood that you use that will determine how long the chicken coop will last. So choose carefully.
This doesn’t mean that you need to get the most expensive timber. Using off cuts or used timber that you can get from local carpenters for next to nothing is a great idea! Just make sure that the type of wood you are using is of a good quality and isn’t going to get water logged in the rain.
With this in mind, you also want to make sure that it’s not too heavy, so that the construction and moving of the cheap chicken coop is easy enough if necessary. But that really depends on your own needs and personal constraints.
Getting your hands on chicken coop plans are a great way to take stress out of this project for first timers. You don’t need to be a skilled carpenter; you just need to follow the instructions step by step.
Another option in building cheap chicken coops is to get a chicken coop kit, which comes with all of the materials pre-cut and measured so you can assemble yourself at home. Keep in mind, this isn’t as cheap an option as working off a plan.
Using a plan or a kit as a guide, it is easy to make cheap chicken coops yourself at home with your family.
So take a deep breath, and see what you can create!