I'm really glad we didn't buy a kit or a ready-built coop. We got a lot of pleasure from doing it ourselves...never mind that the whole thing is half a bubble off of plumb! We call it "The Anti-OCD coop" because any half-competent carpenter with a tape measure and a level would be appalled...
We've only had chickens since March, but the whole family is totally addicted. We built them the fanciest coop a couple of teachers with no background in architecture or construction could muster, and we dote on our little flock outrageously. Our patio chairs now have a permanent home by the...