| I know what you're thinking, building a chicken coop is | | | | want, you will be providing your chickens with a |
| going to be expensive. Well, it sure can be, but it | | | | home that is healthy, safe and comfortable. What |
| doesn't have to be. And that is what we are going | | | | more could they ask for? Not too much! Well, okay |
| to explore in this article. | | | | that might be jumping the gun a little bit, since there |
| Wood isn't the cheapest solution when it comes to | | | | are many factors you need to consider when you |
| building your hens a house, but it is probably one of | | | | build a proper chicken house. |
| the sturdiest. And that means that it will pay for itself | | | | We won't go into that too much in this article, but |
| in the long run. | | | | needless to say a lot is hanging on the quality of your |
| We all know the old expression "you get what you | | | | construction. If you start off on the wrong foot and |
| pay for". Well the same holds true here. I've seen | | | | the coop that doesn't live up to its name, you get, |
| some people build their chicken coops out of old | | | | well... You know the rest. |
| political yard signs that they've collected after | | | | As I've mentioned there are several options. Another |
| election season. As you can imagine, this is not the | | | | option is to collect scraps and other pieces of unused |
| most durable or effective way to build a chicken | | | | lumber from your local lumberyard. You can usually |
| coop, nor is it the most pleasant home for chickens | | | | get these for very cheap or in some cases for free. |
| to live in. | | | | These pieces of wood are still in good shape, though |
| Going the cheap route doesn't mean you have to go | | | | they may not be perfectly suited for use on a |
| the chintzy route, in fact if the coop is properly built, | | | | commercial construction site. |
| your chickens won't care what it's made out of. | | | | What this means is that you may actually be able to |
| If you don't have a large budget planned for your | | | | get to build the size of hen house you want for your |
| project, there are several things you can do. One, | | | | budget or less. Once the chicken coop is finished, no |
| you can always choose to build a smaller home for | | | | one will ever be able to tell you used scraps of wood |
| your hens. While this might not be exactly what you | | | | to build it if you properly finish it out and paint it. |