Chicken Coops : 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock

Preface ix PART 1 Providing Shelter: The Basics Chick Brooders 1(4) Brooder Basics 2(3) Feed and Water 3(1) Temperature 4(1) Ventilation 4(1) Predator Protection 4(1) Chicken Coops 5(2) Feed and Water 5(1) Ventilation 6(1) Roosts 6(1) Nest Boxes 6(1) Predator Protection 6(1) Things to Consider When Designing Your Coop 7(36) PART 2 Coops for the City Setting Hen Hut 10(2) San Miguel Coop 12(4) Bo & Friends Coop 16(3) Cezanne's Garden Coop 19(4) Sun Coop 23(4) Megan's Coop 27(3) Cottonwood School Coop 30(3) Oakhurst Community Garden Coop 33(3) Cordwood Chicken House 36(4) Little Red Henhouse 40(3) Seattle Tilth City Chicken Tour 43(26) Hi-Rise Coop 44(3) Poulet Chalet 47(4) The Cat House 51(4) Shake Your Tail Feathers Coop 55(2) Toolshed Henhouse 57(4) Starclucks Coop 61(4) Kids' Garden Coop 65(3) Chicks `n the `Hood Coop 68(1) Mad City Chickens Tour 69(11) PART 3 Coops for Small Farms Truck Cap Coop 74(2) Egg-loo 76(2) Beck-Chenoweth Broiler Skid 78(2) Caretaker Farm 80(4) Chicken Prairie Schooner 81(3) Sap Bush Hollow Farm 84(14) Sap Bush Broiler & Turkey Hoop 85(3) Sap Bush Turkey Roost 88(2) Sap Bush Chicken RV 90(2) Sap Bush Eggmobile 92(3) Sap Bush Brooder House 95(3) Our Farm CSA 98(10) Our Farm Broiler Pen 99(2) Soup Coop 101(2) A-Frame Henhouse 103(2) Chicken Greenhouse 105(3) Shiloh Farm and Retreat 108(14) Shiloh Mini Hen Retreat 109(3) Shiloh Hen Retreat 112(4) Shiloh Broiler Retreat 116(2) Cotton Trailer Coop 118(4) Sweet Tree Farm 122(11) Sweet Tree Birthday Coop 123(3) Coop de Grass 126(3) Winter Coop 129(4) Polyface Farm 133(26) Salatin Turkey Coop 134(2) Salatin Portable Broiler Pen 136(2) Salatin Eggmobile 138(3) Salatin Raken House 141(3) Salatin Chick Brooder 144(2) Winter Laying-Hen Hoop House 146(2) Salatin Feathernet System 148(3) PART 4 Cool Coops Selected Coops 151(5) Inspiring Coops 156(3) Suppliers 159(2) Helpful Sources 161(3) Index 164