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 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, portability, 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 over the top than just building chicken coops. For us as beginners, we needed more than just how to build a chicken coop, we wanted a all inclusive resource for raising healthy, happy hens too. Check out this resource for yourself before you take the next step and start building chicken coops.