Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: When Planning On Constructucting A Chicken House -- Remember These 2 Issues

There is basic "need to know" information when it
comes to a chicken coop house plan. Building
chicken coops needs to be done with two goals in
mind.

You want:

1) A secure and functional home for your chickens
2) A structure you can be proud of - once it's in
your backyard

Chickens are a hybrid animal developed through
selective breeding thousands of years ago.
(Science believes chickens got their start on the
Indian sub-continent when early farmers began
domesticating the red and grey "Jungle Fowl).
Because of this they are very dependent on human
care to survive. But if the right conditions are
established - chickens will thrive!

Before you begin constructing a chicken house,
there are certain critical areas of design you
need to cover.

The chicken coop first and foremost needs to
provide basic shelter—that is protection
from, rain, snow, cold, excessive heat and wily
predators.

Of course there are other things you will want to
take into account when building home chicken
coops. One such issue is the actual location of
the coop in the backyard. There are more than a
couple of reasons to give this aspect of
placement some reasonable consideration.

Another concern is the orientation of the coop.
This is also something you will want to get right
the first time. Make the best use of natural
light, it has a large impact on the health and
behavior of your chickens. Learning this in
advance gives you a better understanding of which
way the coop should face.

Also you will want to know in advance the optimal
location for the nesting boxes, feeders and
waterier.

Nesting boxes have to be located and oriented in
such a way that the hens don't roost there to
sleep, but are attracted and comfortable laying
their eggs there. Secondly it's nice to have
unobtrusive access to quietly remove those eggs.

Chickens have particular needs when it comes to
feed and water—not that they're fussy, they
aren't. But the location (height) of the feed
boxes and quality of water supply that are of
concern. Chickens need to eat in a certain way
and knowing this is important, because it allows
you to plan for it during the pre-construction
phase making it easy to implement.

When it comes to weather -- heat needs to be
ventilated away and during "cold snaps", chickens
need to be protected from the wind. Chickens are
tough birds able to deal quite well with bitter
cold but are vulnerable to the winter wind.
Knowing this means you must have a well sealed
coop to protect against the wind, but one that
allows for cooling cross ventilation during the
summer.

It might seem overwhelming--a lot of info pouring
at you. But really it's just simple step-by-step
method once you are familiar with it. If building
one or more chicken coops is something you plan
to do in the near future knowing this stuff in
advance will save you a lot of grief, effort and
cash later!!!

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