The Deschutes Public Library has several terrific books on chicken care and coop building.  The following is a partial list:

• One more egg  by Sarah Emmanuelle Burg

• Your chickens: a kid's guide to raising and showing  by Gail Damerow

• Chickens: tending a small-scale flock for pleasure and profit  by Sue Weaver

• Choosing and keeping chickens  by Chris Graham

• From egg to chicken  by Gerald Legg

• Chicks & chickens  by Gail Gibbons

Check out these chicken-friendly websites:

• www.backyardchickens.com