EASY Do-It-Yourself Duck House or Chicken Coop
4x6 (large enough for up to 12 chickens or up to 8 ducks)
Plans include:
5 pages of detailed Step-by-Step Instructions including more than 20 full color progress photographs
4 pages of complete Illustrated Cutting Diagrams
Materials List/Cost Estimate
Full color photographs of the finished coop from various angles
An attractive, low cost, easy to bu
ild backyard chicken coop or duck house. It is the perfect choice for those with limited space and a desire to keep up to fifteen chickens - which should provide more than enough eggs for you...and all your neighbors ! Using just basic tools - circular saw, jigsaw, hammer, electric drill/screwdriver, etc. you can easily build this coop over the course of a weekend. The solid, raised construction, numerous wire-mesh vents and compact size make this coop a comfortable, safe home for your chickens or ducks - winter and summer/rain or shine. Cleanup is easily accomplished from outside - no crawling inside the coop - using the hinged roof access. Three exterior nesting boxes also with a hinged roof make gathering eggs easy. Original plans, designed by me in the spring of 2009. I took photos when I built my coop, and wrote up easy to follow plans which include simple step-by-step instructions, a complete materials list with estimated costs, as well as detailed cutting diagrams to build your own chicken coop. Painted with a cedar shingle hinged roof, the coop is attractive as well as functional. The vinyl linoleum floor inside is ready to be covered with shavings/straw and along with the hinged coop roof makes cleaning a breeze. With metal mesh air vents and three nesting boxes also with a hinged roof, the coop will make a comfortable and safe home for your chickens winter and summer. If you are fairly handy, you can build this coop yourself for around $250 - a fraction of what it costs to buy one preassembled. Similar sized 24-square foot coops retail for upwards of $800-$1200. I costed out all the materials at Lowe's but you can reduce the cost substantially by using scrap lumber, screws, paint, brushes and boards you have around the house already. It took me approximately 20 hours over the course of one weekend to construct this house, and that included writing up the plans. I am not a contractor or professional builder. I'm just a regular, fairly handy, stay-at-home farm wife with a new 'family' of 6 chickens and 2 ducklings who needed a nice home ! If I can build this coop, so can you !
