Welcome to my website! If you currently raise chickens or are planning to in the near future, building a chicken coop is most likely at the top of your to-do list. You can save a ton of money building your own chicken coop versus buying one.
I'll be highlighting some of the more popular chicken coop designs and showing you how much you'll save by building your own. After each description, I'll provide a link showing you where to get plans and detailed instructions to build each coop.
The Chicken Barn
This coop sells for $2,395 in stores, but can be built for less than $400. You can complete it in one weekend. To get your own set of plans for this coop, click here.
The Chicken Playhouse
If you're a smaller poultry farmer living in a city, this design may be what you are looking for. It's a chicken coop that's disguised as a playhouse. Even though it doesn't look like one, it's actually a fully-functioning chicken coop that can house 15 chickens.
You can purchase this coop in stores for $899 or build one yourself in a weekend for only $250 or less. If this design suits your fancy, you can download plans by clicking here.
The Gambrel Chicken Barn
This stylish Gambrel Chicken Coop holds 10 – 20 chickens, and has a beautiful sloping gambrel roof. Makes a great addition to any backyard or outdoor area. Who says a chicken coop has to be ugly?
This barn sells for $2,795 in stores. You can build your own for about $600 in materials and hardware. If you'd like to learn more about where you can get detailed blueprints and complete assembly instructions, click here.
As shown above, you can save thousands of dollars by building your own chicken coop. With good quality plans and detailed, step-by-step instructions, it's easy to construct a coop in one weekend. To see the rest of our chicken coop designs, please visit our full catalog of chicken coop plans. Just click the link below.