On Sale: Jan 12, 1999
Page Count: 32 pages
Publisher: Storey
ISBN-13: 9781580172738

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Design and build custom chicken coops with this excerpted bulletin from Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens.

From choosing the right flooring to installing roosts, this comprehensive manual will guide readers through all aspects of the coop making process.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

Plan for space and easy access
Consider temperature and weather conditions
Choose and site a feeder and water source
Raise free range chickens

In just 31 pages, through the help of 12 essential tips, labelled diagrams, and simple instructions, you will have the essential knowledge needed to keep your flock happy and healthy.

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Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin

Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What’s Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com.

“There are lots of good ideas to pick from – this belongs on your reference shelf.”Small Farm Today“Judy Pangman has combed the country identifying the top chicken coop designs, from utilitarian to high-style. The result is this ultimate collection of 45 building plans that are sure to meet the needs of any chicken owner.”Acres U.S.A.

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Gail Damerow

About the Author

Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What’s Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com.

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