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 free designs include your basics, such as whether to build a small, medium or large sized chicken coop. However, a great set of chicken coop plans will include other options that makes keeping chickens easy as well as raising happy, healthy chickens. Before you begin construction on your chicken coop, check to see if your plans include items as quick cleaning features, automatic egg retrieval, movability, and more. Additionally, most chicken coop plans include building just the coop like a basic woodworking project. 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 all inclusive book for raising healthy chickens too. Check out this resource for yourself before you take the next step and start building chicken coops.