Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Good Chicken Coops Designs Make For Great Chicken Coops

The best chicken coop designs are the ones that
incorporate the 'must have' elements into the
design. Remember the chicken coop you build--has
to house and protect your chickens for a long
time.

Your first consideration should be 'How Big?' The
coop needs to be sized to properly accommodate
the number of birds you intend to house in it.
Fowl raised in captivity require a specific
amount of space.

Deprive them of that space --in other words crowd
your birds and you will encounter problems.
Problems like having the more aggressive birds
tormenting, attacking and pecking the more docile
ones, sometimes to the point of death. This sort
of behavior happens in factory farms all the
time, which is the main reason large egg
producers have the chicken's beaks (painfully I
might add) clipped to prevent them from pecking
each other while in close proximity.

Once you have figured out how big the coop will
be. The next issue is the location. Where are
going to put the coop in your yard (If you have
chosen a mobile design this issue doesn't matter)?

How you decide will depend on a few factors;
drainage, predator threat, orientation to the
Sun, and protection from winter winds.

Good chicken coop designs always include
information about these issues and how you can
use the attributes of your yard to your and
advantage.

They will also mention the need to seal the coop
from potentially deadly drafts, but also allowing
for proper ventilation (this may sound confusing,
but it can be accomplished). But if you know in
advance the solutions it is actually handled
quite easily.

How you handle the location and orientation of
the nesting boxes also needs to be covered,
because you want the chickens to nest 'not
sleep--on the nesting boxes and you want easy
access to the eggs.

A topic that needs to be discussed is the
intended location of windows to be used in the
coop.

Natural daylight for your chickens is important
and knowing how best to take advantage of natural
light is a big plus.

Good chicken coop designs must cover ways and
means to protect you birds from predators of all
stripes—domesticated cats and dogs, flying
attackers like hawks, Owls, and falcons. Suburban
and country predators--Raccoons, Fox, Skunks
Coyotes, Bobcats, Wolves and Cougars. Each
predator has a different attack mode and must be
dealt with individually.

Ease of cleaning and maintenance of the coop is
something that should be considered before you
build.

These are just some of the requirements that
chicken coop designs must have to serve as
quality functional guidelines in the construction
of the best possible chicken coop for your birds.

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Want to learn more about the best Chicken Coop
Designs? Visit Jasper White's website at
http://www.chickencoopcenter.com/chicken-coops-des
igns/ For helpful tips and information on
planning, building, and maintaining a great
chicken coop.
http://www.chickencoopcenter.com

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