| If you have your own chickens, you need a place for | | | | If you are hoping to make your barn chicken coop as |
| them where they can be kept safe from the | | | | cost-effective as possible, you should use wood as |
| weather, thieves and predators. You may own | | | | your main building material. Purchasing several 2x4s |
| chickens for various reasons. One of the most | | | | from the lumber store will be sufficient. Also, if you |
| common is to enjoy fresh eggs every morning | | | | happen to have scrap wood around your home or |
| without the cost of buying from the grocery store. | | | | yard, you can try to salvage what you can out of |
| The only problem is that purchasing a retail design of | | | | that to save even more money. Chicken wire is your |
| a backyard chicken coop can defeat the purpose of | | | | other essential material. Again, if you have scrap |
| owning chickens to save money. Fortunately, if you | | | | fencing available to you, use that before you buy |
| build a chicken home on your own, you can enjoy | | | | any more. Nails, screws, a good hammer and a |
| the savings and fresh eggs. | | | | sturdy saw are your other needed pieces of |
| Building a chicken coop does not have to be difficult. | | | | hardware and tools. Once you have these in your |
| You can remove the guesswork if you complete | | | | possession, you are ready to build a cheap chicken |
| your coop based on the advice of experienced | | | | house. |
| builders, but without the need to pay them! The first | | | | A completely built chicken coop for four birds should |
| step to building your own chicken house is to put | | | | be at least four feet by four feet. Obviously, the |
| your ideas down on paper. Having a concept in your | | | | more chickens you have, the larger your coop will |
| head will not be good enough when it comes time to | | | | need to be. You might want to plan on building a |
| actually build the chicken house. Even if you are not | | | | chicken coop that is slightly larger than what you |
| an artist, laying down a rough sketch will help you | | | | actually need. It is always better to have more room |
| better envision what you want the finished product | | | | than not enough. |
| to look like. | | | | |