Build A Small Chicken Coop…And Keep Your Sanity In Tact!
Have you ever tried to build a small chicken coop? If you have, you will know that there is more to it than meets the eye.
Only a carpentry wizz or a diy specialist would be able to walk into a store, buy a few materials and then successfully set out and build a small chicken coop without any glitches. For the majority of us mere mortals, a plan or design is essential. Any attempt without it, could lead to disaster. This is what happened with me.
After some weeks have passed, I realised that this project was going nowhere. I was making no progress and buying more materials, just to realsie I would have to rebuild the entire chicken coop. I was at the point where had to decide whether to quit and accept defeat, or go and do some research and find some simple designs and proper plans which would not be too complicated. The search was on! The frustrating part was that the most of the plans or designs that I could find, either needed very specialised tools or materials, or were too advanced for my limited knowledge.
I decided that I would start by identifying MY requirements for building a small chicken coop:
1) Simple, day by day instructions
2) Easily adaptable plans for different spaces and sizes
3) Basic tool requirements
4) Cheap and easily available materials
5) The end result should be a practical coop in all aspects
6) Easily accessable support if I get stuck
Sticking to my guns, I set out to find a plan or a design which could meet these requirements. It was not a simple task. I found many designs and plan, but very few of them met ALL of my demands.
After some proper digging I did find a program, with more than 50 designs and easy to follow plans. It also included some brilliant additional information which, I did not know then, but realise now how essential that was to the success of the project. If you are considering to build a small chicken coop, be sure you check out your plan properly. Make sure it is one YOU can understand and work with. The key ingredient to a great looking and practical chicken coop, lies in the plan!
If you want to save yourself a lot of time and money, make sure you check out Gary Goldman’s blog called designachickencoop.com, and chicken coop pictures to give you ideas and more than 50 designs and other money saver tips.