Building Chicken Coops For Dummies
Contributors: Ludlow, Robert T.; Zook, David
Series: For Dummies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780470882436
Subjects: Engineering: Construction; Engineering
Description: As the popularity of urban homesteading and sustainable living increases, it's no wonder you're in need of trusted, practical guidance on how to properly house the chickens you're planning (or have already begun) to keep. Building Chicken Coops For Dummies gives you the information you need to build the most cost-efficient, safe, and easy-on-the-eye enclosures for your backyard flock. This practical guide gives you easy-to-follow and customizable plans for building the backyard chicken coop that works best for you. You'll get the basic construction know-how and key information you need to desi.
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Table of contents: title: Building Chicken Coops For Dummies℗ʾ; About the Authors; Dedication; Authors' Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; 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.; title: Chapter 7: Laying the Lumber: Framing 101Chapter 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; Cha.