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Many folks have asked us for our chicken coop design. Here it is as a four page PDF(1.4mb).
This coop is:

easy to clean with its side access door
crafty with its viewing windows and hinged roof option
secure with a nest box and entrance that can be easily locked
adaptable to be used with various chicken runs/pens
easily modified with wheels to be a small chicken tractor

Thanks to Thomas Wittman of Gophers Limited for building our coop and providing us with the design.

View our webinar on raising backyard chickens.

Article tags: Chickens, DIY

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