Chicken House / June 9, 2018 / Maryellen
Chicken Coop Designs are found all over the Internet but very few out there are high quality or provide you with the information necessary to be successful in building your own coop at home. You may even be able to find a free set online and this may or may not be the best option for your particular situation. Most people only consider the appearance aspect of the new chicken dwelling they plan to build but the things you need to consider run far deeper. Today we are going to go over the five most important things to consider when choosing a set of chicken coop designs. Before you begin construction on your coop the first thing you need to do is survey the area where you plan on building. Do you live in a tight urban area or within the sprawling hills of the country? This will determine what type of chicken coop designs you will need and whether you will be building a movable (portable) semi-permanent or fixed dwelling area for your chickens
Do you want to build a chicken ark to make the situation better for your chickens? Remember chicken coops are actually the house of the chickens. As you want to be comfortable in your house similarly you will also want that your chickens are comfortable inside their house. To build a comfortable chicken ark you need to follow certain things. If you have ever gone through a guide to build the chicken coops you will understand what the things are that are essential for building the coop. Your chicken house to fit the chickens must be built with a particular size in mind. This size will be decided according to the number of chickens you plan to put in the coop. Among all the chicken ark designs available the most comfortable ones are the large chicken coops. These days more and more people are showing interest in raising chickens. People can make lots of money with the help of these chickens. Chickens are the most beneficial among all the other pets. They provide egg as well as meat.
Light. You need light in your chicken coop to stimulate egg laying. Particularly if you want your hens to lay eggs all year round. As a rule of thumb you should have 1 light every 40 feet inside you chicken building. If you are just building a small chicken coop it will be sufficient to have a single light above the watering/feeding section. As a bonus the light(s) will also be a source of heat for your chickens in the colder months. Perches. Your chickens have a natural instinct to perch so you must provide them with appropriate perches otherwise they will perch on nesting boxes feeders and anything else around the coop. This would then lead to these important areas getting covered in droppings which is certainly undesirable. It is as simple as using broom handles for your perches. Again it is important that your chickens have adequate space on the perches so as a rule of thumb allow 8 inches of perch space per chicken. To make it easy to keep the chicken coop clean slip some trays under the perches so the droppings land directly in them you can then pull the trays out to clean them.
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