Building Chicken Coops

This booklet helps you house your flock of chickens. Save money by constructing your own coop. This short, easy to understand book shows you how.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Twelve Steps for a Successful Coop Design
• Planning for Easy Access
• Space Requirements
• Providing Adequate Ventilation
• Temperature Control
• Choosing the Right Flooring
• Putting Down Bedding
• Installing Roosts
• Nests and Nest Boxes
• Choosing and Siting a Feeder
• Choosing and Siting a Water Source
• Tips and Advice for Keeping Chickens in Cages
• Offering Access to a Yard
• Raising Chickens Free on the Range
• Fencing

Softback. 32 pages. Storey Publishing 1999.