Todd Brock & David Zook 
Building Chicken Coops For Dummies 

As the popularity of urban homesteading and sustainable livingincreases, it’s no wonder you’re in need of trusted, practical guidance on how to properly house the chickensyou’re planning (or have already begun) to keep. Building Chicken Coops For Dummies gives you the information you need tobuild the most cost-efficient, safe, and easy-on-the-eye enclosuresfor your backyard flock.

This practical guide gives you easy-to-follow and customizableplans for building the backyard chicken coop that works best foryou. You’ll get the basic construction know-how and keyinformation you need to design and build a coop tailored to yourflock, whether you live in a small city loft, a suburban backyard, or a small rural farm.
* Includes detailed material lists, instructions, and schematicplans for building a host of different chicken coops
* Step-by-step guidance on how to build a coop–or designyour own
* Accessible for every level of reader

Whether you’re just beginning to gain an interest in aback-to-basics lifestyle or looking to add more attractive andefficient coops to your current flock’s digs, Building Chicken Coops For Dummies gives you everything you need tobuild a winning coop!

Daftar Isi

Introduction.

Part I: All Cooped Up.

Chapter 1: Flocking to Your Own Chicken Coop.

Chapter 2: Beginning with Housing Basics.

Chapter 3: Gathering Your Gear.

Chapter 4: Deciding on Materials.

Chapter 5: Building Your Carpentry Skills.

Part II: Constructing a Coop.

Chapter 6: Preparing the Site.

Chapter 7: Laying the Lumber: Framing 101.

Chapter 8: Adding Walls, Doors, Windows, and a Roof.

Chapter 9: Building Creature Comforts.

Chapter 10: Assembling a Run.

Chapter 11: Plugged In: Basic Electricity for Your Coop.

Part III: Checking Out Coop Plans.

Chapter 12: The Minimal Coop.

Chapter 13: The Alpine A-Frame.

Chapter 14: The Urban Tractor.

Chapter 15: The All-in-One.

Chapter 16: The Walk-In.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten or So Things Novice Coop-Builders Would Have Done Differently.

Chapter 18: Ten or So Cool Ideas to Trick Out Your Coop.

Index.

Tentang Penulis

Todd Brock: Todd Brock has written, directed, and producedmore than 1, 000 episodes of television programming. His shows ontopics ranging from landscaping to home renovations to gardeninghave been broadcast nationally on major networks including HGTV, DIY Network, and PBS, and locally in one of the country’s Top 10 TVmarkets.
As a freelance writer, Todd has researched and written abouteverything from mobsters to Pac-Man, and children’s storiesto cheeseburgers. He lives in the Atlanta, Georgia, area with hiswife, Debbie, and their two daughters, Sydney and Kendall.

Dave Zook: Dave Zook, his wife, Suz, and their fourchildren, Justin, Jordan, Jenika, and Javon, live on several acresin rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is the founder/owner of Horizon Structures, a manufacturer of pre-built storage sheds, garages, horse barns, and chicken coops.
Dave and his family keep a small fl ock of chickens at home in oneof his company’s coops. He continues to improve the designs anddevelop new ones based on customer input as well as hisfamily’s experiences with their own backyard fl ock.
Over the past nine years, Horizon’s line of chicken coops hasproven to be very popular with chicken fanciers — and theirhens — throughout the U.S., with coops now in 48 states!

Rob Ludlow: Rob Ludlow, his wife, Emily, and their twobeautiful daughters, Alana and April, are the perfect example ofthe suburban family with a small fl ock of backyard chickens. Likecountless others, what started out as a fun hobby raising a fewegg-laying machines has almost turned into an addiction.
Originally, Rob started posting his chicken experiences on hishobby Web site, www.Nifty-Stuff.com, but after realizing how muchhis obsession was growing, he decided to concentrate his effortsinto a site devoted completely to the subject. Now Rob owns andmanages www.backyardchickens.com, the largest and fastest-growingcommunity of chicken enthusiasts in the world.
Rob is also the coauthor of the book Raising Chickens For Dummies.