h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The design of a chicken coop is limited only by one's imagination* ( http://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/2/Coops {probably linked to word "design"}). Of course, budget, skillset, and material availability have some influence, as well. Coop building can be a great opportunity for upcycling--people have made coops from old plastic playhouses, with hardware cloth over the windows, as well as old pallets. People also conveert old outbuildings into coops, or build structures resembling hoop greenhouses. There are also flatpack coops available, but those aren't always the best solution. Quite often, the manufacturers overestimate how many chickens can dwell in their coop, and the coop can* end up being flimsy enough that, by the time one is done reinforcing it, the money and time spent could just have easily have gone into something built from scratch. The flatpack coops *are* cute, though.



*And any local regulations, which should be looked into before work starts.

*But not always.

Was going to convert our old brick workshop inro a barbecue / dining area, mmmm got me thinking now!

Deb

My heart is warmed by the thought of your eggspert care of your chickens, Amy. Pardon the pun. I think they are lucky to have you looking out for them.