Chicken House / June 1, 2018 / Maryellen
The bantam chickens are the ones that do not grow any larger than one fifth to one quarter of the size of a standard chicken breed. They are known as the miniature classes of chickens and they are extremely cute and fun to watch. While there arent many chicken coop plans designed especially for bantam chickens I have found through my experience raising chickens that bantams and standard chickens differ in other ways besides their size. Therefore I have put together some chicken coop plans tips that will help you build a chicken coop for these miniature fowls. Build a chicken coop that is tall and has multiple long and high perches. Unlike large standard chickens which tend to hang around at the bottom of the coop due to their excessive weight small bantams can easily jump up to the highest perches giving your chicken coop plenty of space to keep more chickens. Build plenty of perches nests and feeders so that the bantams can jump around from perch to perch and eat from any part of the coop.
One can find thousands of plans designs and ideas with regard to houses utilized in housing chickens. These range from elaborate 2 story structures right on down to a small doghouse style dwelling surrounded by some fencing to keep possible predators out and chickens in Before you devote a lot of cash and effort setting up expensive coops find out about constructing hen houses the simplest way and you will enjoy the fruits of ones labor sooner. Chickens ordinarily are not demanding creatures. Their needs are pretty basic. They require a spot to get in out of the elements from where the wicked cold weather will not cause harm to them or their eggs. Next on the list they need to have room for their nests in order to lay eggs. Additionally you will have to have chicken roosts for them to sleep at night as they feel safer on a roost.
Ventilation. Chickens sweat. Sounds strange but it is true. Your chicken coop needs ventilation to keep your chickens cool in the warmer months and to allow the chickens perspiration to evaporate and escape the chicken coop. You should make sure your chicken coop plans include ventilation in the form of vents in walls or small windows but you also dont want it to be too drafty. You need a nice balance. One way to achieve this is to have the vents on the side of the chicken building that DOES NOT face the wind. This is typically the east or the south. This will also allow fresh oxygen rich air to flow into the hen house and the stale air and moisture to escape. Chickens can handle the cold but not the wet so it is vital to the health of your chickens that the moisture can escape.
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