*REAL* online plans anybody?

jbrianchamberli

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Seriously, I both love and hate the internet. I've been Googling plans for days now and all I keep coming up with are plans you purchase for $50 or semi detailed .pdf's with no real instructions or measurements. I'm not a skilled builder by any stretch of the imagination so I need some hand holding. =)
 
This sounds a little silly, but have you looked through our Coops section, above? They vary from a general idea of what was done to a good deal of detail.
 
When I was designing my coop I found plans on tractor supply and other building supply stores. Most have a DIY section. None of them were big enough to suit so I ended up using an online cad program to draw them out myself using ideas from other plans.
 
I've seen some of the pics but pictures of boards being assembled aren't plans.
 
Seriously, I both love and hate the internet. I've been Googling plans for days now and all I keep coming up with are plans you purchase for $50 or semi detailed .pdf's with no real instructions or measurements. I'm not a skilled builder by any stretch of the imagination so I need some hand holding. =)
 
Have you thought about a pre-cut package coop? In the States there's quite a huge selection to choose from, and I think many of them come with decent instructions, you can probably find reviews on them on this site. That might be a good direction to go, if you don't know which end of a hammer to hold.

Another idea might be to find plans for a shed and just modify them a bit to suit your needs.

That being said, most building projects have a stage where you've screwed up something and need to make changes on the fly. Usually if you just make a simple plan and start building, you'll learn as you go and end up with maybe not the prettiest result, but the sense of pride you get from looking at something you've designed and put together yourself makes up for a lot of flaws.

Also, even with great instructions, the site where you build will be individual, so you'll need to make a foundation that suits the spot. Once you've made a level foundation, it's pretty easy to put up a frame, and after that it's only cladding and detailing.

Believe in your ability to create something and learn new things, and you'll soon have a chicken coop in your own back yard!
 

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