How to build and maintain a Chicken Coop

Does anyone know where I can get chicken laying coop plans and designs?

My chickens aren’t penned up and I just need plans for a laying coop. That would be one that they could walk in, lay eggs, and go. Not a penned up dwelling. Your help is appreciated. Thanks!

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5 Responses to “Does anyone know where I can get chicken laying coop plans and designs?”

  1. Randy T says:

    I started my own flock not too long ago. I found several websites that have lots of excellent information on chickens, coops, and housing requirements. Many had chicken coop plans for sale, but they didn’t give actual measurements, just a basic drawing or picture of what it would look like when built. I am a carpenter, so I knew from the start that I wanted to build my own coops. I was very frustrated trying to find free plans online, so what I did is download pictures of various designs I found online that I liked, then took the best thoughts from all of them, and came up with my own designs. I now have 2 of them, and I own 13 chickens so far. I keep them locked in the hen houses at night for safety, but they roam around in a 12′x12′ pen all day, and they are very pleased and lay nearly every day. If you want to see my coops, I would send you some pictures, and give you some rough measurements, but I don’t have any written plans. I built them from a basic thought in my head. They are really nice though, and maybe it could help you out. Let me know if you’d like to see them.

  2. gone says:

    dont know

  3. Crank says:

    Mother Earth News .com been doing it 1960. search their data base for chicken coop.if you can’t find one contact them .they will do the article .you may write one if you wish

  4. Cocobolo says:

    About 6 months ago there was quite a bit of chat on the web about this. I know that there are several websites which have these plans available. I’m pretty sure that if you Google chicken coops, you will get your answer.

  5. ericscribener says:

    We saw an article on renovating/converting an ancient (very cheap) camper, and we went that route because it saved a lot of $$$. I left the link below. Even if you don’t go with this thought – be sure to check out the ‘removable’ roosts inside the coop – VERY convenient for floor maintenance, especially during winter. You can go them out of your way to work with the birds and the used flooring.

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