Help me!

[chickens4suburbia]

Hey there everyone, just decided to get chickens! I am planning on getting two plymouth rocks and two stars. Definitely looking forward to the experience of having chickens in my suburban backyard. One major problem: I live in Arizona. I know that it's possible to have healthy chickens in the heat, but I'm on a budget and buying a 'build a coop guide' is not part of it. So I was wondering if anyone had any tips for building a chicken coop that will keep my chickens cool and happy. Thanks for taking your time and helping!

 

[chickener]

check out the coop design page, it full of ideas
oh and

 

[mikecnorthwest]

Definitely look at the coops in the coop design page. The other resource I always recommend are the coop plans at www.thegardencoop.com. They offer a smaller coop and a full size coop. The plans are very comprehensive and are step by step so even a novice can make a great looking coop. A lot of people on here have built warm weather coops so you should see some good examples in the coop section. Good luck.

 

[homeschoolmama]

Hi from Flagstaff!
We have totally different coop requirements here. If you go to the Were Am I/Where Are you topic there is an AZ Chickens thread-seems like most of those folks are in the desert so you could see what they do.

 

[Imp]

from Washington

I guess coop advice from Seattle is not what you are looking for.

Good luck and have fun

Imp