Point of lay hens and more

So you’ve decided to build your own – a very wise choice, you can have a lot of fun from it and it means ultimately you have your perfect coop. There are things which have to be considered first when planning.

The first is to PLAN!! Planning ahead is the key to achieving a great coop. You need to know exactly what you’re aiming for and what the outcome will be. When my Dad and I made our first coop I couldn’t say how many hours work we put into the designing stage and we kept coming up with new clever things we could include. It ended almost like our house with its own gutter, self sufficient watering system and doors that opened at sunlight. But once it was finished we were incredibly proud of ourselves. 

So the ”Buy or Build question”. It’s one of the first things everyone has to think about and ultimately one of the most important question’s to consider.

There are many good arguments to both. The main thing you need to consider is whether the time you put into building it is worth the extra money it would cost to get a pre-built one.

Buying- the benefits of having a pre-built one is that they are already complete and you usually have the security of knowing that they are foolproof and usually under some kind of guarantee if anything should go wrong. They come in all kinds of shapes and sizes so there’s no need to worry about getting the perfect one.