Many people are inclined to believe that it would take fairly expensive material to build a chicken coop. This, however, is not necessarily true all the time.  If push comes to shove, you could build a chicken coop from various recycled, throw-away cost things like:

• An old shed
• Scrap lumber
• 50 gallon barrels
• PVC pipes

- things that you probably have lying idle around the house and in the back yard.

While wood is usually the most commonly used material to build chicken coops, it also happens to be the most expensive. A big benefit you get by shelling out more of your brightest and the best is durability and a long life. So, if you want a chicken house that will last for years to come, you will have to bite the bitter bullet and invest in wood.

If, however, you’re thinking of having a small, quick and cheap coop, you just might get away with recycled timber.  Scrap pieces of wood collected from your house or by asking around can also do the job for you but you’ll naturally have to compromise on the sturdiness and the finishing.

One important point you might want to note is that careful study and planning of the material meeting your specific needs could end up saving you about 50% of the total cost of your DIY chicken coop.

Your decision in terms of your chicken coop’s appearance will also most likely have an impact on the cost factor, so if you’re building your own coop, it would be a prudent move to decide on the appearance – and the associated costs – as early as possible to ensure that your chicken coop building task stays within your budget.

Like chicken coops, predators also come in all shapes, sizes and varieties  so ideally, you want to have a very strong fencing protection for your chicken house in order to ensure that it does not fall prey to any predator.

Don’t forget, the fencing system you build should also match the size of your  chicken coop.

Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages and you are the best judge of what works for you.

Some of the advantages of a portable chicken coop are:

• Well, portability
• You can keep your chickens as pets
• Easy maintenance – simply move it where you can easily clean it

With a portable chicken coop, however, you’ll have to generally compromise on sturdiness and size. For easy portability, the chicken house will have to be light in weight so it won’t be so sturdy. Larger size will also restrict portability so a portable chicken coop will need to be on the smaller size.

As opposed to this, a fixed chicken coop will afford you the advantages of sturdiness and larger size if you can live without its portability.

It’s now your call on which way to go: a portable chicken coop or a fixed one.

Chicken coop plans usually come in three sizes: small, medium and large.

You don’t want it to be too big for obvious reasons but you certainly don’t want it too small either. In case you’re wondering what’s wrong with a small-sized chicken house, here is what:

In order to feed comfortably and lay eggs properly, each chicken requires a certain minimum amount of space. Therefore, it is usually more beneficial to err on the side of larger size rather than a smaller one when deciding on your chicken coop. Choosing a bigger size will also allow you the freedom to add more birds to your chicken house later.

Here are some of the issues you should consider before you get – or build – a chicken coop:

• Size
• Portability
• Protection
• Appearance

I’ll be writing in detail about these points in days to come, as time permits. I’ll write at least one post every day over the next few days.

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