Building chicken coops for dummies / by Todd Brock, Dave Zook, and Rob Ludlow .

Includes index.

Introduction -- All cooped up : Flocking to your own chicken coop ; Beginning with housing basics ; Gathering your gear ; Deciding on materials ; Building your carpentry skills -- Constructing a coop : Preparing the site ; Laying the number : framing 101 ; Adding walls, doors, windows, and a roof ; Building creature comforts ; Assembling a run ; Plugged in : basic electricity for your coop -- Checking out coop plans : The minimal coop ; The alpine a-frame ; The urban tractor ; The all-in-one ; The walk-in -- The part of tens : Ten or so things novice coop-builders would have done differently ; Ten or so cool ideas to trick out your coop.

Whether you have a small city lost, a suburban backyard, or a rural farm, this friendly guide gives you easy-to-follow and customizable plans for building a backyard chicken coop.