How to Build Backyard Chicken Coop - Designs Ideas
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How to Build Backyard Chicken Coop - Designs Ideas

How to build a Chicken Coop for raising chickens during four seasons?
This is my setup in my backyard.
Ideas, building guides, an detailed instructions.
Steps :
Step 1: Build a Chicken Coop with Nesting Boxes for Summer
Step 2: Build Chicken Aviary or Chicken Coop Run
Step 3: Build a Winter Chicken Coop
Step 4: Installing Exhaust Fan in Chicken Coop - Remove Humidity
Step 5: Heating Lamps for Chicken Coops
Step 6: Heated Chicken Waterer - Keep Water from Freezing
Step 7: Building a Perch in the Coop
Step 8: Chicken Coop Designs and Ideas - The Features
Step 9: Building a Mobile Chicken Coop - Chicken tractors
Step 10: Building a Lean-to Chicken Coop - Keep Chickens in City
Read more: All-Season chicken coop
Build an Outdoor Hen Coop With Nesting Boxes

For summer season a chicken coop with chicken run.
Read more: How to build a chicken coop
How to Build Aviary or Chicken Run

Build Chicken Aviary or Chicken Coop Run.
Detailed instructions: DIY outdoor birds aviary
Winter Chicken Coop

Build a Winter Chicken Coop.
Heated or inselated hen house? Detailed instructions
Installing Exhaust Fan in Chicken Coop



To remove humidity, install an exhaust fan.
Add an heated waterer for cold temperature.
Chicken Coop Designs and Ideas - The Features and chicken coop layout.
Organizing you winter chicken coop.
Building a Perch in the Coop

You can add a perch in your chicken run or in your hen coop.
How to build a sturdy wooden perch : Detailed instructions
Idea for Urban Chicken Coop


A permaculture way: Build a chicken tractor or mobile coop. Your chickens wil work in your garden!
Detailed building instructions.
Lean your chicken coop to your backyard shed. Use same siding materials as your house!
How to build a slanted roof chicken coop.
For french instructions: Voir les instructions en français: Poulailler quatre saisons.