How About Your Own Chicken Coop?

Venture through many local neighborhoods and you are likely to spot at least one backyard chicken coop (where local bylaws allow).

All across the land there has been an amazing resurgence of the ages old activity of chicken farming. People everywhere are taking a renewed interest in having a backyard flock. It is a truly amazing phenomenon.

The obvious question is--why are so many folks attracted to backyard chicken farming?

There are a range of reasons, but here are a few of the main ones.

Just like an herb-garden-- raising chickens can be done on the small-scale, even in many urban areas, by just about anyone. It's not an expensive hobby, nor is it time-consuming, or difficult to learn.

When you grow your own chickens you avoid the antibiotics and other drugs which are fed to 'Factory Farm' chickens.

In our harried lives the ability to be able to just sit, relax and watch chickens peck, cluck and forage around the yard is an inviting idea. In an age of high stress, high blood pressure, high cholesterol-- anything that helps reduce anxiety is welcome.

It's a well known fact that when folks associate with pets their blood pressure goes down.

Nursing homes have taken to having regular cat and/or dog visits with the residents of the home. People who have an opportunity to hold and stroke the animals do experience reduced stress and anxiety after these visits.

Although there doesn't seem to be any definitive evidence that chicken offers the same benefits. I suspect they do and you can achieve the same results by cuddling a chicken.

The point is that raising chickens has a whole bunch of pluses.

If you want really contented chickens you will need to provide a suitable place for them to live.

A good quality chicken coop to securely house your chickens-- can be constructed easily by the average person with no special construction skills, using simple tools and recycled materials very quickly.

Contented unstressed chickens produce high quality poultry meat, eggs and they provide great companionship.

You can of course spend a bunch of money and buy a chicken coop (be careful to make sure you can fit it through any garden gates, past fences). Or you can build your own, which is something I do recommend for a several reasons one being it really reduces your costs.

Another very good reason for building your own chicken coop, it gives you a better awareness of the needs of chickens. So you just naturally take that into account and provide a better home for your flock.

Get the plans you need and build yours today!


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