How to Find a Selection of Plans For a Chicken Coop

The local library is a good resource for any information for everyone. In fact it is easy to get caught up in all the information, books and magazines available, so best to go in prepared with a list of exactly what you want.

Information resources are out there everywhere, so making a simple check off list of things to do and address in a given order, can really save a lot of time.

Tips - Check Off List:

1. Library - You can select these sections to narrow down your search for plans, as follows -

    Farming-Chicken Care
    Animals-Chickens
    Farm Animals- Roosters
    Ranch animals-Hens
    Agriculture

2. Bookstore: This may give you more exposure to magazines, small how to books, good pictures for design ideas. Other topic areas to check-

    Farming news
    Agriculture magazines
    Popular Mechanics- they cover a lot of home projects
    Home project magazines
    Landscape- Many coop designs are made to blend into your landscape, shrubs, trees, shaded areas

3. Internet Search - Now this is an endless research area, so lets just look at this for a moment, dig a bit, and narrow a search down, into the area you are seeking for information.You can burn up a lot of time looking at overwhelming information to no end, and no results, if you are not careful.

    Portable chicken coop plans
    Small chicken coop plans
    Chicken coop design plans on a budget
    Find at least one large site, with many options within

One thing that can help you sort through the internet, is finding one large helpful site, with a wide variety of pictures and designs. Easier to view in one location.

This is enough to get you started, how to find a selection of plans for a chicken coop I found quiet an overload of information everywhere, but the most difficult thing was finding exactly the design I had in mind.