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Thank you for visiting Build a Backyard Chicken Coop! We are joining the backyard chicken coop and chicken raising movement! It is exciting. Think about starting your day every morning with the sunrise, collecting some organic eggs and letting your chickens out to roam. There are so many techniques that work for different people. Some people go with chicken tractors, others go with large chicken coops and there are even green roof chicken coops on the market. The key to build a backyard chicken coop is deciding what is right for you. You need to consider what you want out of your chicken coop. To do that, you need to have a good feeling for the local laws in your community, the number of chickens you want to raise and the purpose behind raising those chickens. Some people raise chickens for meat, some for eggs and others just want some pets (as baby chicks are adorable). When you have answered those questions, you can start thinking about the type of chickens you might like and the type of chicken house you want to build for those chickens.
We are just getting started but we hope to be a community resource or at least point you in the right direction to find the information you might need! If you have any input, feel free to contact us anytime:
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 DIY Chicken Coops is one of those unique places that offers both free educational information about raising chickens and also sells chicken related products. You can buy books, feed, live chickens, water heaters, chicken coop plans or chicken coops. But we know that you are interest in taking the time to build a backyard chicken coop. They have a section on chicken coop plans and rather than review the same websites, we will just send you over to DIY Chicken Coops as they are a little ahead of us in the process! While you are there, it might be worth your time to look around a little bit. They have some good topics like Why Raise Chickens, Basic Economics and information about the various chicken breeds and their egg production. Since they are ahead of us in website development, we gave them some feedback. We asked that they pair the educational part of their website with their chicken products. In other words, sell kits and group necessary supplies together to make the experience for the customer easier. They said they thought it was a great idea and would work on that section as soon as they could.
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When it comes to building a backyard chicken coop, there are many directions that you can go. The primary issue is that you need to determine the size flock you want to raise. Once you know how many chickens you want, you will understand whether or not you need a small, medium or large size chicken coop. Many people do not know exactly what they want to do when they start thinking about raising chickens. We will say that for most of the people that are raising chickens in their backyard, 4-6 chickens is pretty average. Some people just raise two chickens and others venture up to 12 chickens. To be honest, many people in town limits are also limited by city ordnance. That being said, no matter how many chickens you raise, you are going to have a good time doing it! Chickens all have very unique personalities and are just a lot of fun. Furthermore, there is the benefit of collecting eggs. Good breeds can produce up to 300 eggs per year. If you have 3-4 chickens, you are going to get 2-4 eggs per day! There just aren't that many pets that feed you like chickens! Anyway, in this article, we thought we would point out some e-books that are popular. These guides have multiple sets of plans and they are good for helping you figure our what you want to do. Each of the books or guides are a little different and they have slightly different styles. If you want to view their individual websites, just click on the e-books below and let them go through their advantages. These e-books all have guarantees as well so if you are not satisfied, you have 30-60 days to return the product. We are interested in hearing which one you think is best!
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