Portable Chicken Coop

Hi, Martha here.

So I’ve gone over some of the basic reasons of why its important to choose the right plans when you build a portable chicken coop. Since I put this blog up, I have been flooded with emails by people asking my opinion on what I think the best design book is. I promised earlier I would let you guys know the exact book I used to build my chicken coop. So before I give you a bit of info on the book – you can check it out here:

Link to the ebook. (the price was $49 at the time of this writing, it could be different now)

For those of you that don’t know me well, about a year ago I decided it would be fun and complimentary to my garden to raise feed chickens. So I spent countless hours reading books, drawing up portable coop designs, running to the store to get a bracket or some odd supply I didn’t know I needed. To make a long story short – I went through several and wasted quite a bit of money.

I was seriously about to give up, this chicken coop thing was much harder than I expected. I thought a chicken coop was just a square box made out of wood to house chickens. My mistake! There are so many design elements that make a big difference in the overall health of your chickens – such as a proper ventilation design, insulation, or even something as simple as a light source! And buying a pre-built chicken coop was out of the picture, those things are so darn expensive – and you still don’t know if you’re getting quality!

I finally swallowed my pride and asked a good buddy of mine, Allen, about building a portable chicken coop. Allen is a friend who has been raising chickens for over 15 years, and really knows his stuff when it comes to chicken coops. To my surprise – he recommended me an ebook.

Again, you can check out the ebook here: Building a Portable Chicken Coop

The manual does cost money ($40-$50 I believe), however I think it is more than worth its weight in gold. I spent hundreds of dollars and wasted plenty of hours trying to come up with a good design – so the $40-$50 cost of the manual is a drop in the bucket compared to the money and time you will actually be saving. If you don’t believe me, go out and try it your way – come back when you are frustrated and broke. Just don’t get mad when I say I told you so!

Anyway – I was blown away. And I’m not easily impressed. The book has quite a selection of designs to meet the needs of several sizes and budgets. What’s even more, most of the designs can be made with basic tools, such as a saw, hammer, and drill. And here I was thinking you needed a woodworking shop to build a portable chicken coop! The book also gives you several crucial tips such as how to best position your coop, and what the best materials are to use. Basically – if it’s about building a portable chicken coop – it’s gonna be in the book.

What I didn’t like: although the book had quite a few designs that were amazingly helpful to me, it also contained some fluff that I didn’t necessarily care for. It contained several ‘tips sections’ such as how to cure various health issues or what the top foods were to feed your chicken. I already had books and info on all that.  But that’s just me. You can just skip that stuff and go to the portable chicken coop plans.

Really, I’m so impressed with this book.  It’s the best I’ve found and I’m simply delighted to share it with you. I’ve searched everywhere for a book like this. I’m saving you all my trips to the hardware store, all the expense and time.  Check it out – and thank me later.

Click Here – Building a Portable Chicken Coop

I would love it if you left me a comment on what you thought of the book.  Hey – how about sending me pictures of your portable chicken coop that you built!

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