| Keeping chickens around your home requires some | | | | bantams, rabbits or show cage for chickens. Hen |
| thought into the logistics of it; in addition to checking | | | | House: 20"L x 24"W x 24"H (roosting area) complete |
| with the local zoning regulations, there are some | | | | coop with run: 61"L x 24"W x 24"H and best of all |
| other concerns as well, such as security, comfort of | | | | completely assembled.Now if you are a handy person |
| the chickens and more. Fortunately, getting a chicken | | | | and would like to build this exact coop on your own |
| coop is a pretty straightforward proposition. There | | | | "DIY Build your own chicken house project" then you |
| are a number of vendors that can take the | | | | can buy the plans for this model and have the coop |
| dimensions you specify, and the number of birds you | | | | done in a weekend. |
| want to maintain, and give you a custom set of | | | | A heavier duty enclosure can be had with the |
| chicken houses and coops. Ideally, you'll also want to | | | | Chicken Coop House - it's a 4-6 foot rectangular box, |
| send them a picture of the back yard the chickens | | | | about 3 feet high. It's got six nesting boxes, a slider |
| will range about in, so that they can make sure it | | | | wide with screen and a shingled roof. Made out of |
| blends with your home's overall décor. | | | | pressure treated wood, it's a deluxe condo for your |
| Because this is a small market at the moment, most | | | | hens. If your needs are a bit smaller, the chicken |
| of our chicken coops are made in the US with | | | | house with free range run is good for about four |
| American lumber and materials. They're usually made | | | | nesting hens. Made of sturdy wood, this is sort of |
| by people who have kept chickens themselves or do | | | | the middle ground between the A frame chicken |
| so now, and have expanded into making furniture | | | | coop and the chicken coop house mentioned above; |
| and infrastructure for egg layers as a side business. | | | | it's ideal for people who have a small backyard, or |
| On the lower end of the cost scale is the A-frame | | | | need to keep the chickens from running all over the |
| free range coop. It comes completely assembled, | | | | yard while still giving them room for exercise. With |
| made out of galvanized wire and white pine, and is | | | | just a modest investment in hens and a chicken |
| fairly sturdy. It's also portable - it weighs less than | | | | coop, you'll soon be enjoying farm fresh eggs every |
| seventy pounds. It's portable and can be moved | | | | morning. Even better, all of these options are made in |
| around without any effort. Great pen for 2 hens, 2 | | | | the USA! |