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If you are a self-sufficient, do-it-yourself kind of person, there is a good chance that you have considered taking that self-sufficiency into the realm of personal food production. The absolute best way to get started with a self-sufficient food supply is to raise chickens, for either meat or eggs, or both. Once that decision is made, youll need to house those birds, and being a do-it-yourself-er to the core, at some point you are going to decide to build a simple chicken coop. Raising your own chickens is an excellent idea. You probably already have a fully stocked garden, solar panels and an emergency generator, chickens is the next obvious step toward your independence.

Budgeting for Your Chicken Coop

It is rather easy to spend a great deal of money building a chicken coop for your backyard flock. If you have the finances and you feel the need to splurge, you can rack up quite a bill with new materials, shingled roof, painted walls and all the other elements of a fancy coop.

However, you can also take a much cheaper route and build a more than adequate hen house with reclaimed and recycled materials. For example, you can use scrap wood from old pallets or shipping crates, which should cost you close to nothing. You do not have to worry about aesthetics because the rustic look of a coop built from pallets is somewhat charming all on its own. Besides, you can always paint it if you like, or cover it with inexpensive or recycled plywood and no one will be any the wiser.

Chicken Coop Efficiently Self-Sufficient in a Few Easy Steps

If you build a simple chicken coop, it could very well be the most fun you ever have in your life. You will have the benefits of a small farm right in your backyard. Raising chickens provides you with a way to recycle food scraps and fertilize your yard. Best of all, when you raise your own chickens, you get a certain sense of pride, accomplishment and independence that is rare in any other endeavor.

The steps to build a simple chicken coop are easy. You find an easy design that will suit your needs. Several great designs are available online. Next, you collect the materials that you need to build your coop. You can buy new materials, or recycle old or scrap material to save money. Finally, fill your coop with the flock of your choice and enjoy!