A very common question is why would you want to raise chickens when it is so easy to just buy eggs at the market? There is a variety of reasons for raising chickens. For some owners it is simply enjoyable and eggs are a wonderful benefit, others find chickens keep the bugs down around their home. Each reason is unique to every owner.
The next question I always hear is how do I get free chicken coop plans? Or, the very similar question... how can I find free chicken coop blueprints? Either way, we all want to get something for nothing, right?
Well, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but my experience tells me that you get what you pay for. In other words, there are free plans out there, but they are not high quality, and they rarely come with easy to follow assembly instructions. So, what good are free plans, if you can't figure out how to put them together?
The reason you want the coop is either because the idea of a pet chicken excites you, or maybe you (like I) would prefer simply to know where your food is coming form. The health benefits of an egg a day as a part of a healthy balanced diet has encouraged major growth in home chicken ownership. Eggs are a nutrient rich edible loaded with Vitamin A, Vitamin D, six grams of protein and good cholesterol. Eggs taste great, and face it, they taste even better when you know they came from your backyard.
Other benefits of owning chickens includes; natural soil aeration, bug control and organic fertilizer. As free range chickens forage for food they implement a strategy called scratching stir up soil and ultimately spot buts scurrying away. Aeration is good for your soil because it keeps the top layer loose to accept water and fertilizers. During this process of scratching chickens consume larger numbers of bugs ranging from worms and flies to grasshoppers, crickets, beetles and moths. Finally, chicken droppings are very nitrogen rich and make a potent organic fertilizer. Mixing chicken droppings into your compost pile with other bio-degradable items like grasses and leaves creates a nutrient dense that replenishes natural plant food while enhancing nitrogen contents.
So, I'm sure you are convinced now to raise chickens and harvest their eggs, but you must still be wondering where to find chicken coop plans. As I said, feel free to search out the free chicken coop plans on the Internet, but I can promise you will have the same experience I did. You'll find a whole lot of nothing! :)
I'd recommend going to a site like free chicken coop blueprints or free chicken coop plans to see what you can find, but you'll probably have more luck going to a site where you pay for plans. That's what I ended up doing in the end!
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