Whether you are thinking about raising chickens or already have begun, the biggest decision you will make is how to acquire a Chicken Coop. Pre-built ones are great, but your wallet will take a hit. Building your own chicken coop can be tough with plans that are incomplete, complex and confusing.

Now, thousands of backyard chicken enthusiasts are able to build their own chicken coops with easy step-by-step chicken coop plans.

"I Thought Raising Chickens In My Backyard Was a Great Idea, Until I saw the cost of a pre-built Chicken Coop" A good friend of mine, Jim Stanley, has been a poultry farmer for over 25 years. Every time the kids and I would visit his farm, they would bug me for weeks to raise our own chickens. A few years ago they finally wore me down and I started looking into raising chickens in my backyard.

Just like you, I started with an online search to see where I could buy a chicken coop.

I was shocked to see how much it cost for a pre-built chicken coop. The prices ranged from $500 on up to the thousands (and this didn’t even include installation). I wasn’t about to pay that kind of money, not even close. I was disappointed in my findings and was about to inform the kids that we weren’t going to raise chickens, until I talked to my friend Jim.

Jim hadn’t built a coop in years, but he too was shocked by the cost of a pre-built chicken coop. As I continued my research, I realized I wasn’t alone. People were opting not to buy pre-built chicken coops, but were building their own.

Can You Build Your Own Chicken Coop?
I had no idea that thousands of people were building chicken coops in their backyard. But where were they getting their plans? I collected various drawings and ‘do it yourself ideas’ but nothing was very organized. I purchased a few guides, but all were either incomplete or you needed to be a carpenter to understand the steps. Even with my engineering background these plans all left gaps that were tough to fill.

I contacted my friend Jim, and we decided that with his poultry background and my engineerng background that we could design a chicken coop plan for the everyday average person.......