Todd Brock, David Zook, Rob Ludlow

Building Chicken Coops For Dummies (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470882467
• Artikelnr.: 38207055

Autorenporträt

Todd Brock: Todd Brock has written, directed, and producedmore than 1,000 episodes of television programming. His shows ontopics ranging from landscaping to home renovations to gardeninghave been broadcast nationally on major networks including HGTV,DIY Network, and PBS, and locally in one of the country's Top 10 TVmarkets. As a freelance writer, Todd has researched and written abouteverything from mobsters to Pac-Man, and children's storiesto cheeseburgers. He lives in the Atlanta, Georgia, area with hiswife, Debbie, and their two daughters, Sydney and Kendall. Dave Zook: Dave Zook, his wife, Suz, and their fourchildren, Justin, Jordan, Jenika, and Javon, live on several acresin rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is the founder/owner ofHorizon 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 oneof his company's coops. He continues to improve the designs anddevelop new ones based on customer input as well as hisfamily's experiences with their own backyard fl ock. Over the past nine years, Horizon's line of chicken coops hasproven to be very popular with chicken fanciers -- and theirhens -- throughout the U.S., with coops now in 48 states! Rob Ludlow: Rob Ludlow, his wife, Emily, and their twobeautiful daughters, Alana and April, are the perfect example ofthe suburban family with a small fl ock of backyard chickens. Likecountless others, what started out as a fun hobby raising a fewegg-laying machines has almost turned into an addiction. Originally, Rob started posting his chicken experiences on hishobby Web site, www.Nifty-Stuff.com, but after realizing how muchhis obsession was growing, he decided to concentrate his effortsinto a site devoted completely to the subject. Now Rob owns andmanages www.backyardchickens.com, the largest and fastest-growingcommunity of chicken enthusiasts in the world. Rob is also the coauthor of the book Raising Chickens ForDummies.