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Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens – 4th Edition Raising Chickens For Dummies The Joy of Keeping Chickens Choosing & Raising Chickens

Not everyone has time to make their own chicken coop or chook house. Buying a premade set up can save you a considerable amount of time, expensive and frustration of building your own from scratch. Here are a few options I’ve recently found. I’ll post more as I find them. Portable Hen House Designed for [...]

Buildling your own chicken coop is rewarding, fun and best of all, it saves you money. You can also build to your very own specifications, are not limited by size or materials and can literally go wild with your imagination. Here are some books and guides which will give you ideas, assistance and instructions on [...]

If you really want to keep chickens but can’t afford an expensive commercial hen house, then homemade chicken coops is the best option. You can save hundreds (and in some cases, thousands) of dollars just by building your own coop with simple, easy to find materials. My motto is: why spend more than you need [...]

One of the first things you’ll notice after a few days of having your chicken house up and running is that it will get awfully dirty. Chickens, like all birds, poop regularly. This results in a rapid build up of faeces on the ground. Whilst this is a good thing for fertilization, when it occurs [...]

Free chicken coop plans are easy to come by. But that doesn’t mean they are always easy to follow and make a reality. Once you have decided to make your own chook house, you have to work out a few things. Namely: Your budget Available space Your skills How much time you have You certainly [...]