Thank you for visiting Building a Chicken Coop! We are excited to share valuable information about raising chickens and building chicken coops. We are on the road to discovery ourselves and decided to create a website to post the information we find on our journey. We intend to explore ideas on building a chicken coop, Amish chicken coops, chicken tractors and unique chicken houses. We have noticed an increase in the number of resources available that offer chicken coops and we thought we might be able to consolidate some of the information. Besides being a resource for building chicken coops, wood working and providing information on raising chickens, we would like to be a sounding board for anyone that has feedback, questions or opinions on any topic regarding chickens. Some people raise chickens for meat, some for eggs and other people keep them as pets. We understand that chickens can live up to 15 years! 

As we go through information on chicken coops, we will also offer useful information about chicken feed and other chicken products that we find. We know that people looking for chicken coops also have a need for feeders and watering containers. People that live in colder climates also have a need for heating the chicken coop and heating the water bowl in the winter time. Some people are curious about the best type of feed for the various breeds or if it matters at all? The questions and others will be part of our discovery process and we will plaster all kinds of information about chicken coops throughout our website. Thanks again for visiting. Please feel free to contact us anytime at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Green Roof Chicken Coop targets very specific customers looking for unique backyard chicken coops and goes into very detailed step-by-step instructions for building that chicken coop. Basically, if you like one of their designs, you can pay about $35 and their plans will guide you step-by-step through the purchasing, cutting and building process. Their chicken coops have elevated hen houses that can be secured. There chicken coops also have easy access to the nesting areas and have easy to clean features. Of course, the obvious part is that they have a green roof. Clearly, the green roof is what makes these chicken coops stand out from their peers. Let us discuss the green roof for a moment. On the one hand, a green roof might be more work. However, consider that most chicken owners visit their chickens a few times a day. While they are visiting their chickens and letting them free range, the plant life on the green roof gives them something else to do. One of the reasons to raise chickens is to get you a little closer to nature. Having a garden on top of your chicken coop will bring you even closer to nature! Below, we have includes a picture of the original green roof chicken coop as well as a link to an e-book on growing perfect organic tomatoes. The two destinations are completely unrelated in that they are different websites and thereby completely different retailers. However, we thought they were a good match!

Building a Chicken Coop is an e-book or set of plans that covers a variety of styles. Their plans have small, medium and large chicken coops. The author of these plans has considered many things when designing his chicken coops including lighting, ventilation, access, materials and keeping costs down. Some of his designs are large chicken coops with attached chicken runs while others are chicken arks designed for just a few chickens. The author has included something for the large flock and for the backyard chicken owners. The author points out that their plans can help people save 50% the cost of a chicken coop and we absolutely agree. You really can save hundreds of dollars by building your own chicken coop. The nice thing about this particular e-book is that it comes with all of the freebies. Everyone loves freebies and these freebies come with some excellent information about raising your chickens for maximum egg production, feeding your chickens and several tips on keeping costs down while building your chicken coop. This group of chicken coop plans costs about $30 and has a 60-day money back guarantee. Overall, we think it is a good value and worth a look. Just click on the e-book or the chicken coop in this article to visit the website.