Building Chicken Coops
Building Chicken Coops
As more and more people are getting interested in building chicken coops and keeping a few backyard chickens, more progressive cities are amending their laws to allow back yard chickens. Normally they limit the number to five and no roosters can be included. This is an excellent provision because roosters are noisy and are not required for a few backyard egg laying hens.
As part of your coop you will need nesting boxes. Hens like dark and cozy places for laying their eggs and it's an extremely easy matter to build your own with materials you probably already have on lying around.
An orange crate, or something similar will work beautifully Any substantial box or container about one foot square will be perfect. Remove the front panel of the crate or container and replace it with a board approximately three or four high. This will give the hens easy access to the nesting box.. Secure the box(es) on a wall of the coop about two feet off of the floor and line it with straw, paper or wood shavings. The lining should be absorbent and non-toxic.
Ideally, when you build a chicken coop, you should provide yourself with a shallow access door in the wall immediately above the nesting box area to make egg collection easy. To prevent predators also using this same method of access make sure you also use very secure catches to keep it closed.
Your nesting boxes should always be positioned lower than the perches when you build the chicken coop, since chickens will always roost in the highest points of their coop. Another important point, chickens usually can't fly particularly well, especially if you have clipped their wings, so a ramp or a ladder must be provided for the hens to climb up into the nesting box.
As with all aspects of keeping chickens, cleanliness is extremely important to keep them healthy. When you build a chicken coop make regular cleaning easy and frequently replace the lining of the nesting box with fresh clean material.
Chickens will usually lay their eggs wherever they feel enclosed and warm. So, position the nesting boxes securely in a dark corner away from any drafts. A well thought out chicken coop will protect your hens from the elements as well as predators and snug nesting boxes will guarantee plenty of fresh eggs daily! Chickens are more than happy to share nesting boxes; when you build a chicken coop, usually about one box for three hens is plenty.
Make a chicken coop and keep 3 or 4 backyard chickens, it's a hobby that's becoming more and more popular and for good reason: you provide your family with great organic eggs and your garden with the world's best fertilizer! For many more tips from a long time expert, visit http://4petsonline.com/backyard-chickens/
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