Art of the Chicken Coop: A Fun and Essential Guide to Housing Your PeepsPaperback, 1 June 2011

Keeping chickens - even for city dwellers is a trend that just keeps on growing. With this book, today's modern farmer will find plans and construction techniques for making seven different coops, along with fun chicken facts, and great recipes for all those eggs! Farm-raised and established author, Chris Gleason's hip eye for design, combined with sound woodworking techniques; make the coops both attractive and sturdy. Practical information such as how to properly size a coop and how to source reclaimed materials is included. Don't miss the authors tour de coop where he visits coops from other backyard farmers to find out why they keep chickens and what lessons they have to share with others interested in doing so.