Your files

Downloads from your past orders are listed here, each linked to the exact ZIP generated for the hen count and climate you chose at checkout.

If a link has expired or you need a plan rebuilt at a different hen count within its declared range, use the contact page and reference your order.

Looking for the free plan instead? It is on the 4-Hen Starter Coop page, no order needed.

What is inside the ZIP

Each download holds one complete plan set: a start-here page, dimensioned views, the cut list with finished lengths, the panel layout for sheet goods, the hardware and hardware cloth list, and the assembly order. Bundles include both structures in one set, with the join between coop and run drawn.

Printing the plan

The sheets are laid out for letter or A4 at 100 percent scale. Print at actual size rather than fit to page, and print the cut list separately: taped inside a shed door or a garage wall, it saves walking back and forth to a screen with sawdust on your hands.

Rebuilding a plan

If your flock plan changes before you build, a plan can be rebuilt at a different hen count or climate within its declared range at no extra cost. Write from the contact page with the email address used at checkout and the configuration you want instead.

Printing the cut list separately

The cut list is the one sheet that lives in the workshop rather than in the folder. Printed on its own and taped up where the saw is, it removes the walk back to a screen with sawdust on your hands, and it survives being marked up: crossing off each member as it is cut is the simplest defence against cutting the same piece twice and finding a missing one at assembly.

Keep the ZIP

Save the file somewhere of your own as soon as it downloads. A coop is often built across several weekends, and paper sheets get wet, marked and lost in between. A ZIP you keep locally reprints years later without needing anything from this site, which matters when a run is added to a coop built two seasons earlier and the join has to match what was actually built.

If a download will not start

The ZIP appears on this page as soon as payment is confirmed, with no wait on an email and no account to create. If a link has stopped working, write from the contact page with the email address used at checkout, and say which configuration you are missing: the plan is regenerated rather than pulled from a shelf, so a lost file is replaceable exactly as it was.

Download and check the file before you leave the page

Open the download on the same device you plan to use for storage, not only on a phone. A plan ZIP is easier to verify on a laptop or desktop because you can see the folder contents, file sizes, and page previews before you start printing. Allow 5 to 10 minutes for this check, especially if your connection is slow or the file is being synced to cloud storage.

Click the download link once, then wait for the browser progress indicator to finish before clicking again.
Move the ZIP from the temporary downloads folder to a named project folder, for example, coop build 2026.
Open the ZIP and confirm that the PDF sheets and list pages can be viewed.
Rename only the folder, not the files inside the ZIP, so sheet references stay clear when printed.
Copy the ZIP to a second place, such as a USB drive or a local backup disk, before any workshop work starts.

If the ZIP opens but a PDF viewer shows a blank page, test it with another viewer before requesting a rebuild. Browser PDF previews can fail on large drawing sheets, while a desktop viewer often opens the same file correctly. If the file size shows 0 KB, delete that failed copy and download again on a stable connection.

Printing equipment, scale checks, and shop copies

A home inkjet or laser printer is sufficient when it can print letter or A4 at 100 percent. The important measurement is not the paper size but the scale setting. Before printing the full set, print one dimensioned sheet and measure a known printed dimension with a rule. A 300 mm printed dimension should measure 300 mm, and a 12 inch printed dimension should measure 12 inches. A difference of 2 mm over 300 mm, or 1/16 inch over 12 inches, is usually a printer scaling setting, not a plan issue.

Item	Practical figure	Why it matters
Paper size	Letter or A4	Both sizes work when printed at actual size.
Scale tolerance to check	Within 1 mm over 100 mm, or within 1/32 inch over 4 inches	Keeps layout marks and details readable without shrinking.
Shop copy count	1 clean set, 1 working cut list	The clean set stays dry while the working sheet gets marked.
Protection	Clear sleeve, clipboard, or taped wall copy	Prevents water spots and torn corners during a multi day build.
Device screen size	10 inch tablet or larger if used in the shop	Small phone screens make dimensions easy to misread.

Use a sharp pencil, not a marker, for ticking off cut pieces. Pencil marks can be corrected when a board is recut or assigned to another part. If several people are building, keep one person responsible for marking the cut list so the same board is not counted twice.

Common download and printing mistakes

The most common mistake is printing with fit to page selected. That setting can reduce a sheet by 3 to 8 percent, which may not look obvious on paper but can make detail dimensions harder to follow. Reprint any sheet used for measuring if the scale check fails. Do not correct the plan by hand unless the error is only a printer setting and the printed sheet will not be used for dimensions.

A second common mistake is working from two different copies of the plan. If one copy was rebuilt and another was saved earlier, the cut count and drawing labels may not match. Delete or archive the older folder before printing a rebuilt set. Give the current folder a date, such as 2026 03 15, so the newest set is obvious.

If a ZIP downloads more than once, your browser may add a number to the file name. That number does not mean the plan changed. Compare the file size and download time before using both. Keep one copy only, because duplicate files lead to the wrong sheet being printed later.

If you are unsure whether your chosen plan size suits the flock, compare the declared ranges on the plans page before asking for a rebuild. For general account, download, or order questions, check the FAQ before sending the order details.

Special cases: shared printers, mobile devices, and staged builds

When using a copy shop or office printer, take the ZIP and a plain note that says, print at 100 percent, no scaling. Ask for the first sheet only, measure it on the counter, then approve the rest. This adds 2 minutes but avoids paying for a full set printed at the wrong scale.

For mobile only use, download the ZIP, then export a copy to local storage before going to the yard. Cellular signal is often weaker near sheds and garages, and a file that opens in the house may not reload outside. Set the screen to stay awake for at least 5 minutes, or the device will lock while both hands are on the material.

For a build spread over several weekends, keep a build log on the back of the cut list. Record the date, what was cut, what was assembled, and any board substitutions. Three short notes per work session are enough. If you stop after framing and return two weeks later, those notes prevent guessing which stack of lumber was already sorted for the next step.

If the plan is being used by two builders in different places, decide which copy is the master before cutting starts. One person should control updates, print dates, and rebuild requests. Parallel edits create small conflicts that only appear during assembly, when parts have already been cut.

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