Why bother to buy a ready made coop at great expense when building a poultry shed is a simple, cheaper alternative? There has never been a better time to keep chickens and in building a poultry shed you can guarantee quality housing for your chickens with the minimum of fuss.
Of course the manufacturers want you to purchase their ready made housing; they stand to make a very fast buck by offering you accommodation at a vastly over inflated price for the amount of materials that they actually have used.
They bank on the fact that you are happy to pay for the wood having been pre measured and cut for you.
This really does not represent good value for your money in any way shape or form, how can it and how do you assess the quality of the materials until you start to assemble the coop? Imagine how disappointing it would be to then find parts missing or damaged.
If you source all the required materials that you are going to need from a good DIY store, you can ensure that you get the desired quality throughout, keeping damage and waste to a minimum and your overall expense down too.
You can take into consideration the area that you have in your backyard or land available to site the housing and utilise it to your best advantage, looking at drainage and any problems that might be there and also be aware of areas of light and shade so that you can locate the coop accordingly.
The flexibility that you have when constructing your own poultry housing really surpasses anything that a ready made coop has to offer.
To be able to customise to suit your own specific needs should not be taken lightly.
You have the ability to extend the housing quickly and easily should you want or need to at a later date without a problem.
The amount of lighting and ventilation needed can be addressed adequately and efficiently as you have total control from the start of your project right through to the finishing touches that you can add to make the coop unique.
Any hygiene issues that you may have can also be dealt with quickly and easily with little effort by being able to remove waste in a suitable way, thus ensuring your chickens continued health and well being.
Of course to be able to collect the delicious, nutritious free range eggs simply and easily and with no disruption is a huge bonus.
It is such an exciting time to be keeping chickens and is something everyone should experience, especially with being able to keep costs to a minimum and benefits to you at a maximum.
Any information you need to assist you in building a poultry shed can be easily accessed at the touch of a button.
There is a wealth of chicken keeping knowledge out there to be used to your advantage.
So, provide your chickens with safe, secure and more than adequate housing by building a poultry shed.