Chicken coop plans, other poultry too and all free

hart Shenandoah Valley, VA Jul 13, 2007

I thought this would be handy. Lots of places with free plans, info on what's needed in a good chicken coop, etc.

Lots and lots of plans here with photos
http://www.backyardchickens.com/coopdesigns.html

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4175/henhouse.html banty house plan

http://www.thecozynest.com/hen_house.htm another site with lots of photos of coops people have built. No plans but many show the coops in progress so you get some idea of construction

http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/housing/ lots of free plans with photos. These are for guineas but could easily be adapted or used for chickens too. Scroll to the bottom for the links to printable plans.

You can't beat feathersite, and lots of links for coops.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultrySites.html#Coops

Some excellent tips here on what is needed for poultry housing including a chart with space needed per bird inside and out and based on the size and type of poultry.
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/poultry/factsheets/10.html

http://www.middlesexdesign.com/chickens/coop.htm printable free plans for a really cute hen house and pen.

http://www.pvcplans.com/pvc-pastured-poultry-pen.htm free plans for a pvc pipe moveable pen

http://www.plamondon.com/hoop-coop.html hoop coops

http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/better-homes-gardens/479/chicken-coop/ a small a-frame coop

The main link for this site is above but this one is so simple, I'm including it separately. Looks like a good coop for a small flock or small yard.
http://www.backyardpoultry.com/index.php?page=./articles/aframe/aframe.html

Ah, I looked all over for this one from Organic Gardening for a "hen ark." Excellent plan and it's easy to build. A-frame style.
http://www.organicgardening.com/pdf/coop_plans.pdf

This message was edited Jul 14, 2007 1:05 AM