Chicken Coop Plan Comparison Table

We built the Chicken Coop Plan Comparison Table to give you a quick reference to help you decide which chicken coop plan will meet your needs.

We bought and analysed each of the plans listed here (actually, in the case of the New Terra Farm Movable Coop we wrote the plans).

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Plan=> Features	Chicken DIYGuides	Build a Backyard Chicken Coop	New Terra Farm Movable Coop
Description	A chicken coop plans package including designs for several styles of small coops	A chicken coop plans package including designs for several styles of small coops	Plans for the New Terra Farm Movable Coop and the heated Broody Boxes used to raise chicks at New Terra Farm
Purpose	Housing laying hens	Housing laying hens	Raising chickens for meat
Capacity	Depending on plan, from 2-3 birds up to a couple dozen	Depending on plan, from 2-3 birds up to a couple dozen	100 birds
Suitable for	Backyard egg raising, urban or rural	Backyard egg raising, urban or rural	Raising a small commercial flock of meat birds on a small farm or rural property
Ease of construction	3.5 out of 5	3 out of 5	5 out of 5
Portability	Some plans are portable	Some plans are portable	Easily movable by one person
Estimated cost of construction	From $100-200 up to approx. $1,000 depending on plan chosen	From $200-300 up to approx. $1,000 depending on plan chosen	$150
Quality of chicken care instructions	Fair to good;	Fair; I would recommend buying a good book on chicken care to supplement the instructions given	Not included - see companion book 'How to Raise Meat Chickens' sold separately
Cost of plans package	$29.97 U.S. (see notes below)	$29.95 U.S.	$17.50 Cdn.
Recommendation	BUY, for a small backyard flock of laying hens	PASS, this is not the best choice	BUY, for raising a flock of meat birds

Summary: for the 'backyard' chicken raiser, I recommend the Chicken DIY Guides plan. The care instructions provided and the bonuses make this the best choice for raising a few laying hens in your back yard.

You can find out more and purchase the plans at the link below. NOTE: navigate away from the page and you will see a 'pop-up' window offering you $10 off.

Get the ChickenDIYGuides plan here

The New Terra Farm Movable Coop is not intended for the 'backyard' chicken raiser (unless you have a BIG back yard).

But if you intend to raise a substantial number of birds to put meat in your freezer, or for sale you can get plans at the link below.

Get plans for the New Terra Farm Movable Coop here

The 'How to Raise Meat Chickens' book is the companion book to the Movable Coop Plan Book and provides complete care instructions for your small flock.

You can learn more and get the book here:

How to Raise Meat Chickens HandBook

Special Combo Offer - Get the 'How to Raise Meat Chickens' book and the 'Movable Coop Plan Book' and save

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