Chicken Hutch / May 29, 2018 / Maryellen
If you are thinking about rearing chickens then you have a job at hand and that job is you have some chicken coops to build in the near future. It is important now to begin to research and consider what type of chicken hutch plans you will need for your own specific requirements. Several blueprints and floor plans are available in todays market for the beginner do-it-yourself builder as well as the experienced woodworker. In this article I will discuss several of the different types of chicken coops to build and their construction process. Before you start building a chicken coop there are several crucial points to consider such as; the area of backyard you have available the amount of chickens youre going to own and do you plan on raising chickens for yourself and family or a money-making commercial venture.
Building a chicken coop is a rather systematic process which you can only slightly deviate from. Regardless of whether you are planning to build a conventional coop a free range chicken ranch or even an A frame chicken enclosure the fundamentals will always lie at the core which come from the chicken coop plans. Chicken coop plans cover the entire spectrum of chicken houses whether they are small mobile coops or enormous chicken warehouses. However every design comes with its own set of qualities and features that should be built to ensure the coop functions as desired. Nevertheless these features are limited to six central elements that any coop should have regardless of their size location or purpose.
Basically a large chicken coop in an urban environment means a coop that you can walk upright into just as you would in an elevator. In fact you can take the size of a typical elevator as your guide in the initial design process of your chicken coop. On the wall facing the door you can place your elevated roost and nest box. You can raise it up to your chest level and extend it up to the roof of the coop. But if you have more than three chickens consider keeping this section at least three - four feet off the ground. Remember that chickens need a lot of space when roosting. Stacking them up too close to each other can result to them pecking at each other. Another benefit of this elevated design is that your chickens are off the floor and away from predators like rats or raccoons.
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