| When most people start to think about raising their | | | | need to consider when you set out to construct a |
| own chickens the first though is that they will go to | | | | chicken coop is how many hens you are planning to |
| the local farm supply store and buy a pre-built | | | | raise, you can save money by only building a coop |
| chicken coop for their flock. As soon as they get to | | | | that is big enough to house the size of flock you are |
| the store they generally get a fast case of sticker | | | | going to have. Keep in mind that you should allow for |
| shock when they see the price of the chicken coops. | | | | four square feet of floor space per hen. |
| If this sounds like you then you should know that | | | | While you might think that building a brick hen house |
| you can construct a chicken coop yourself and save | | | | is going to provide you with the ultimate in security |
| money, which after all is one of the reasons you | | | | and protection from the elements bear in mind brick |
| decided to raise chickens in the first place. | | | | is cold and expensive. You can build your hen house |
| Just because you want to provide your hens with a | | | | from lumber and use shingles or tar paper for the |
| warm, safe place to live does not mean that you | | | | roof covering and save yourself a lot of money. If |
| have to spend a fortune when you set out to | | | | you really want to save money you can use scrap |
| construct a chicken coop. In fact if you are willing to | | | | lumber instead of buying new, there are many places |
| shop around you will find that you can build your own | | | | that specialize in selling used lumber that has been |
| coop for far less than you will pay to buy one of the | | | | salvaged from building demolition projects. |
| coops in the store. Chickens are not overtly fussy | | | | If you stick to the basics when you construct a |
| when it comes to a place to get out of the elements | | | | chicken coop you can do it without having to spend |
| and sleep at night. | | | | too much of your hard earned money, remember |
| They need a coop that keeps them warm and dry in | | | | your chickens are a lot less fussy about where they |
| the winter and cool and dry in the summer. A basic | | | | live than you are about the coop you are building. |
| house shape works just fine. The first thing that you | | | | |