Are there really any free coop plans????

[hrhta812]

I have been trying to find coop plans and have run across numerous links to supposedly free plans, but they never lead anywhere to actual plans without paying anything. Does anyone know of a legit link to see some free plans and get some ideas?
Thanks!

 

[Sillystunt]

i haven't seen any but on here some people do post the diamentions of their coops. Go under the coop section and see if there are any~

 

[saddina]

motherearthnews.com

Has a few, or if you'd like there's a coops tab with ideas. Remember plywood comes in 4X8 sizes, if you work backwards from there, it's cheaper. (By adding 6 inches to 2 measurements the friend who made my coop doubled the price).

 

[patandchickens]

All you have to do is go to your library and get a book on building sheds (or kids' playhouses, but there are fewer of those books out there than books on building sheds). Many have FREE PLANS contained within. And there ya go. All a backyard coop IS, is a shed with extra ventiliation and a chicken popdoor and a roost

Honest!

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Cheep a'lil Talk a'lil]

Here's one...

http://www.buildeazy.com/chicken_coop_1.html

And go with what Saddina said, build your coop around the plywood size! Boy did I learn that the hard way!!!

 

[kagedgoddess]

http://poultry.purinamills.com/NUTRITIONMANAGEMENT/HenHouseHutchDesign/default.aspx

someone else on byc posted this, this is from what i built mine. however it doesnt tell you the kind of hardware you need, and well you can goto my byc page and see ours.
eta:
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1092/2902-1092.html
one for more chickens from va extension office, awesome looking blue prints.

between the two of these, you should be able to modify the size for any amount of chicks.... GOOD LUCK!!! and when you get frustrated remember... they're *just* chickens! lol

 

[CloggingChicken]

You can use shed plans from the library or internet if you find them. I found some that can modified and used at the following sites.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/home_improvement/1275876.html

http://www.shedsandstoragebuildings.com/shed.html

http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/poultryplans.htm

http://www.freechickencoopplans.com/

Food for your thoughts and designs. Good Luck!

 

[kagedgoddess]

hey thought of something else... maybe this could get stickied later to the coop construction page links?? it'd be nice to have all these nice links easily found.