Book description
As the popularity of urban homesteading and sustainable living
increases, it's no wonder you're in need of trusted, practical guidance
on how to properly house the chickens you're planning (or have already
begun) to keep.
Building Chicken Coops For Dummies
gives you the information you need to build the most cost-efficient,
safe, and easy-on-the-eye enclosures for your backyard flock.
This
practical guide gives you easy-to-follow and customizable plans for
building the backyard chicken coop that works best for you. You'll get
the basic construction know-how and key information you need to design
and build a coop tailored to your flock, whether you live in a small
city loft, a suburban backyard, or a small rural farm.
- Includes detailed material lists, instructions, and schematic
plans for building a host of different chicken coops
- Step-by-step guidance on how to build a coop-or design your own
- Accessible for every level of reader
Whether you're just beginning to gain an interest in a back-to-basics
lifestyle or looking to add more attractive and efficient coops to
your current flock's digs, Building Chicken Coops For Dummies
gives you everything you need to build a winning coop!
Todd Brock: Todd Brock has written, directed, and
produced more than 1,000 episodes of television programming. His shows
on topics ranging from landscaping to home renovations to gardening
have been broadcast nationally on major networks including HGTV, DIY
Network, and PBS, and locally in one of the country's Top 10 TV
markets.
As a freelance writer, Todd has researched and written
about everything from mobsters to Pac-Man, and children's stories to
cheeseburgers. He lives in the Atlanta, Georgia, area with his wife,
Debbie, and their two daughters, Sydney and Kendall.
Dave Zook: Dave Zook, his wife, Suz, and their four children,
Justin, Jordan, Jenika, and Javon, live on several acres in rural
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is the founder/owner of Horizon
Structures, a manufacturer of pre-built storage sheds, garages, horse
barns, and chicken coops.
Dave and his family keep a small fl ock
of chickens at home in one of his company's coops. He continues to
improve the designs and develop new ones based on customer input as
well as his family's experiences with their own backyard fl
ock.
Over the past nine years, Horizon's line of chicken coops
has proven to be very popular with chicken fanciers - and their hens -
throughout the U. S., with coops now in 48 states!
Rob Ludlow: Rob Ludlow, his wife, Emily, and their two
beautiful daughters, Alana and April, are the perfect example of the
suburban family with a small fl ock of backyard chickens. Like
countless others, what started out as a fun hobby raising a few
egg-laying machines has almost turned into an
addiction.
Originally, Rob started posting his chicken
experiences on his hobby Web site, www. Nifty-Stuff. com, but after
realizing how much his obsession was growing, he decided to
concentrate his efforts into a site devoted completely to the subject.
Now Rob owns and manages www. backyardchickens. com, the largest and
fastest-growing community of chicken enthusiasts in the
world.
Rob is also the coauthor of the book Raising Chickens
For Dummies.
