Most people don’t realize you need to consider many things when building chicken coops. However, I wasn’t aware there were several things you needed to plan before you even began building your coop. Of course most designs include the basics, such as whether to build a small, medium or large sized chicken coop. However, a better set of chicken coop plans will include other options that makes keeping chickens easy as well as raising healthy, egg-producing hens. Before you begin construction on your chicken coop, check to see if your plans include items such as convenient cleaning features, automatic egg collection, mobility, and more. Additionally, most chicken coop plans include building just the coop like a basic woodworking assignment. However, my husband and I found a resource that goes way beyond just building chicken coops. For us as beginners, we needed more than just how to build a chicken coop, we wanted a comprehensive book for raising healthy chickens too. Check out this source for yourself before you take the next step and start building chicken coops.