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how do i build my own chicken coop ?

I want to build my own chicken coop. Is it a difficult thing to do and if so is there anything I can do to make it easier?

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1. Get a cage with many layers.
2. Look up the different types and styles that are on the net and get your ideas from all this free info that's out Alot of people have made there own coops I did used 2x4 and 2x6 chicken wire and another type made a nice one (HUBBY DID)has a cement floor as well.
3. I hope this helps. I've used this idea in many of my cages for birds and reptiles: http://www.pvcplans.com/pvc-pastured-poultry-pen.htm http://www.pvcplans.com/pvc-pipe.htm Good luck! Jerry
4. There are many many ways to make chicken coops. Depending onhow many chickens you want/are going to get you can make a simple coop with about 6 pieces of plywood cut to your specific size of coop. Make a roof and floor and sides just like a box. To make it easier for you to clean you can add hinges to one size of the top of the coop to lift open. Then you need to make a hole about 1ft or so talk by 1' or so wide for th chickens to go inside. You need to put some roosting poles (dawl rods) inside the coop. They likethem to be 1ft or taller off the ground. Each bird needs 1ft of roosting room so for example if you had 5 hens/roosters you would need about 5ft of room on your roosts. Then you need nesting boxes inside the coop. You need one nesting box for every 2-3 hens. The boxes should be about 9-12 inches by 9-12 inches. You will then need to attach a ramp if it is not on the floor. Here is also a very good idea. My friend has about 30 hens and she just has a chain link dog run with about 6 dog igloos inside with bedding inside the dog igloos/houses and they van lay their eggs their and they are free range thoughout the day. She has a long branch off of a tree inside the dog run and that is where they roost. Her hens are very happy! So if you don't want to build a coop you can do that idea. Or you can build a portable coop for small amounts of chickens called a chicken tractor.
5. depending on how many chickens you have , if its just 2-4 medium sized you could just buy a large dogs kennel, mount it on legs and attach a ramp and some small pannels inside to act as compartments thats what i did and my grls love it Good luck
6. Building a chicken coop is not difficult at all if you know what you are up to. First you need a really good guide that will tell you practically all you need to do. I build my own coop last year and it was thanks to this guide I had. You need a chicken coop building guide that will give you plans, give you an illustrated step by step instructions on building various types of coops and also let you know what materials to buy. In my experience, I'll only recommend one guide to you and that is the link in my source below. Building your own coop can be a load of fun and it also helps you exercise your muscles. lol. I hope you do give it a try and let me know when you are done.
7. Search the Internet for free coop plans, u can't really make the building part much easier but if u have like old wood that is sturdy enough u could save money like that oh and to figure out how big ur coop needs to b figure out the square footage and then how many chickens u have once they r pretty much fully grown they need about 1 square foot per chicken