Small Chicken House

Buying a small chicken house is the best way to get started raising chickens, especially if your carpentry skills are somewhat lacking. It also takes a lot of planning, a trip to the hardware store with your list of materials that you hand over to the salesperson and hope he hooks you up with everything you need on the first visit.Even then chances are you will need to go to several stores to complete your list. Once you begin the building process you may find yourself off to the store a few more times in the middle of building for replacement pieces because mistakes happen and screws get lost.Save yourself the time and headache and reach your real goal. You want to raise a few chickens in the backyard, not struggle with power tools and precise cuts. These small chicken houses might require some assembly, but walls and other parts are already constructed. You just need to bolt it together using the enclosed bolts and instructions. Many times nesting boxes and runs are included and there are some sellers that offer free shipping. NO trips to the hardware store unless you want to paint the wood to match the house!
So what are you waiting for. Figure out how many chickens you want to keep, read the descriptions carefully, and order. You can have that small chicken house ready for your egg laying guest in no time!

Once you have ordered the type of small chicken house you want it's time to think about the chickens. Do you want adults or chicks? Have you thought about incubating fertile eggs? Where do I buy chickens and what do I look for in good stock? So many questions. This site is a work in progress. Information is added on a regular basis. You will be able to not only find the answers to these questions but also find the basic products you need to get started at a price that makes it all affordable. To find your first layers, you might want to check some local farms. Of course you can hatch the eggs yourself. You can find chicken incubators and fertile chicken eggs here. And there is a large selection.