RSSDIY Chicken Coup
Sep 02
Keep reading to learn more about how to build a chicken coop. Let me begin by first talking about chicken coops in general. Chicken coops are used for the chickens as a safe place to live and for hens to lay some eggs. It is important that the chickens have a place they can call their home. You can either have the chickens enclosed in or they can be free range. If there are any predators nearby you may want to consider keeping it enclosed.
Build a backyard chicken coop in these easy steps.
If you want a lot of chickens, you’ll need to build a larger chicken coop. With about 8 chickens, it will be a medium sized chicken coop. You’ll need to have these priorities set in building your chicken coop.
-It’s important to give each chicken some breathing room and about 4.5 square ft. of space for each chicken is enough.
-For every 5 chickens you have, allocate about 2 nests for each.
-It’s important to spare a 9” perch for your chickens.
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It’s good to keep these notes handy when building your chicken coop. The chicken coop also has to be large enough to provide some storage. The door to the chicken coop needs to be wide enough and swing inwards. When it is cleaning time, the chicken coop needs to have easily accessible. You may want to consider putting a lock on it as well. The floor of the chicken coop should allow for shavings of up to 3 inches.
Good luck with your building a chicken coop adventure. Go ahead and click the link and contact me if you have any questions at all.