Owning your own chickens can be both healthy and economical. You can pay a lot of money for anything organic at the local super market including eggs. With your own chickens you have the ability to get fresh, organic eggs on a daily basis. You also have total control over what your chickens eat so you can e absolutely sure what they are ingesting and how that can effect your dietary needs. You can also get some great fertilizer for your lawn or garden, again helping you grow some fresh, organic vegetable.
If you have already thought about getting your own chicken/chickens then the next thing, and most important thing, is the chicken coop. Now one reason a lot of people do not get started with their own chickens is the cost of getting a chicken coop that is pre built. Funny thing about pre built coops is they either need to be assembled anyway or it will cost a few hundred more to have one “professionally assembled”. These can also star in the hundreds and move into the thousand dollar range. This can easily make having chickens not so economical. So whats the answer?
Learn how to build a chicken coop! At first glance a chicken coop may seem like a complicated project but, believe it or not it’s pretty simple if you have the right plans. The best part about doing it yourself is that the materials will cost much less then what it would for a pre made coop, that you would have to put together anyway. You also have total control over design and size and can pretty much build a coop on any budget.
Chicken coops come in many sizes and variations so the main thing you need to do is figure out your specific needs, apply a budget and get some plans. You can build a quality chicken coop for very little money, with no carpentry skills and use basic tools you probably already own. 
The picture on the left is an example of a medium sized coop you can easily build on your own. You can go bigger or smaller depending on your needs but this simple design is so easy to build your kids can probably do it.
If you have been thinking about getting chickens and the coop costs have been holding you back or your just interested in building your own chicken coop the you should check out How To Build A Chicken Coop. You get step by step plans and diagrams that require no special skills or tools and can save you a ton of money.