Building Chicken Coops For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119543923 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 304 str.

Todd Brock; Robert T. Ludlow; David Zook

Opis

"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"--P. [4] of cover.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Part 1: All Cooped Up 7 Chapter 1: Flocking to Your Own Chicken Coop 9 Chapter 2: Beginning with Housing Basics 19 Chapter 3: Gathering Your Gear 35 Chapter 4: Deciding on Materials 53 Chapter 5: Building Your Carpentry Skills 75 Part 2: Constructing a Coop 95 Chapter 6: Preparing the Site 97 Chapter 7: Laying the Lumber: Framing 101 109 Chapter 8: Adding Walls, Doors, Windows, and a Roof 129 Chapter 9: Building Creature Comforts 149 Chapter 10: Assembling a Run 161 Chapter 11: Plugged In: Basic Electricity for Your Coop 169 Part 3: Checking Out Coop Plans 179 Chapter 12: The Minimal Coop 181 Chapter 13: The Alpine A-Frame 191 Chapter 14: The Urban Tractor 205 Chapter 15: The All-in-One 221 Chapter 16: The Walk-In 243 Part 4: The Part of Tens 261 Chapter 17: Ten or So Things Novice Coop-Builders Would Have Done Differently 263 Chapter 18: Ten or So Cool Ideas to Trick Out Your Coop 269 Index 277

O autorze

Todd Brock has written for HGTV's Landscape Solutions andGround Breakers as well as DIY Network's Fresh from the Garden. Dave Zook owns Horizon Structures, which makes custom chicken coops. Rob Ludlowis the owner of BackYardChickens.com, a top source on chicken raising. Rob and his family raise a small flock in their backyard.