This article is for those thinking about building their very own chicken coop to save the costs of buying and expensive pre-built one. Not everyone is experienced when it comes to home construction though. Therefore, plans for easy to build chicken coops are vital. There are many factors to good chicken coop design and construction. You need to consider the best size of the coop for the number of chickens you have, you need to provide shelter as well as protection from predators, there needs to be adequate lighting and the right number of feeders. A good design and construction plan will take the time to break the chicken coop building process into simple steps. You need a run down on the exact materials and tools required to complete the job. The dimensions must be clear with little room for error and the instructions must break the process down so that it is as simple as baking a cake. The construction shouldn’t be over complicated either - it is only a chicken coop after all. The best set of plans that I have come across are the ones written about on Ezine articles - Learn How to Build Homemade Chicken Coops. Check them out if you are really serious about making your own coop!