Hi, my name is Tom Devan and like many of you I have a growing interest in raising my own chickens to produce organic eggs. Other than great tasting eggs, chickens also produce great fertilizer for the garden while they also eat up bugs and other garden pests. Overall, it’s a nice way to help yourself and the Earth at the same time.
It’s no wonder that with those great benefits you may be in search of a chicken coop for sale, but you may find that it’s pretty difficult to find one! Believe it or not, I tried almost everywhere in my search for a small chicken coop. You’d think that a store like Home Depot or even Lowes may have at least a resource on a backyard chicken coop, but NOPE! I was left with no answers after leaving their store.
So the internet seemed like the next logical step so I decided to check there next. I tried a lot of search terms like “chicken coup” or “chicken houses” and I did find a lot of information. In fact, so much information that I nearly got buried in the avalanche. While there was a great deal of information from hobbyist and such…I still COULD NOT find a coop for sale that was within driving distance. Not too sure what rock or stone I haven’t looked under yet because it’s a pretty tough search.
Here is a short list of popular places I tried searching:
1. Craigslist – No luck there, not much “farmer” type things for sale in my area. Tried searching other cities but it too dizzying/confusing.
2. Ebay – They sold a “Kit” for $50 that only included screws and 2 wheels, what!? No lumber included. What kind of deal is that?
3. Amazon – I knew it’d be no luck, but I thought I’d try anyway.
4. Dozens of web results – My eyes began to hurt so I stopped looking. Once again I found a lot of pictures, stories, but nothing I could get started with.
5. Home Depot, Lowes, etc. – Was told they’d sell me the material, but they don’t special order or anything to do with chicken coops
6. Local classifieds – No luck, although I did see an outdoor table set at a good price.
Well, I’ll continue that search and we’ll see how it all comes along.
Thanks for reading!