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Building a mobile chicken coop is becoming a more common decision chicken farmers are making to house their chickens in and to get their supply of fresh eggs on a daily basis.

There are a number of different advantages to using a mobile chicken coop so keeping these advantages in mind will help ensure that you make the right decision on which type of house is right for you.

Here are the main ones to consider.

Reduced Building Costs

The first reason why you should think about choosing a mobile chicken house is because of the reduced cost of building. The primary reason why these are going to be cheaper to build is because they won't be as large, therefore you're not going to be using as many building materials.

Typically they're also slightly easier to build because of this fact, making them a good option for someone just getting started with keeping chickens.

Increased Chicken Security

Another reason this type of house is common is because of the increased security factor. Could you imagine what it would feel like if you woke up and discovered your chickens had been killed off by a predator? This is something you likely do not want to think about at all, but it's something that does happen far too often - if you can believe it.

By building a mobile chicken coop you help remove this fear since you can transport your chickens to right around where you are, allowing yourself to keep a watchful eye on them at all times.

Less Land Space Required

Having enough total land area for a stationary chicken coop is something that troubles some farmers. You have to remember that if it's stationary you're going to want to have a fence and a chicken run around the coop, which takes up a great deal of extra room.

If you opt for a movable chicken house, this eliminates the need for this thus making it good for those with small yards.

Increased Durability

Last, think about durability. Since mobile chicken coops will be moving around quite frequently, the nature of the design is very durable, so you won't have to worry about your chicken house not standing the test of time.

Ideally you will want to be sure you're following a good building plan to make sure it does have this durability, as if you don't you may start to see it fall apart as time passes.

So keep these factors in mind as you make the decision of what type of chicken coop you want to build. Choosing wisely will help ensure that in the future you're fully satisfied with what you build and that it provides you with fresh eggs daily.

Here is more information on how you can build a mobile chicken coop on a budget.

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How can I make proper housing for pigeons?

I want to get into showing pigeons for 4H, but first I need to build a coop for them. I don't want many pigeons, just 2 or 3. The coop can't be really huge either. It would be right next to my chicken coop.

ok hun i have about 50 pigeons (show). For 2 or 3 birds i would say pretend like your going to get 4 or 5 birds. Because pigeons love to fly, even the big fat ones and fantails which can hardly fly but they sure try and love to fly lol. I would say a loft with the dimensions of 4ft X 4ft X 4ft would be perfect. Because i have two lofts. One is 8ft by 8ft by 8ft and the other is 4ft by 4ft by 4ft and im 5'9" and i can still enter the 4ft loft if i squat down so its a good size. Pigeons can stand the temperature (they can stand coldness) but they will get sick if they get wet (you can shower them with a garden hose nozzel thingy in the summer though..they love it! ) So don't keep the loft too drafty but they should have some ventilation and air corssing. So this is what you should have. (I'm going to describe my own loft) The Door is in the front. It is about 3 ft wide and 4 ft high and it shouldn't be too thick. Then right next to the door (the remaining 1 foot) i have poot chicken wire on the loft. So the front gets all covered. And on the sides, So the dimensions for each side are 4 ft by 4ft. And i have 3ft by 4ft covered with chicken wire. And the remaining 1 foot by 4ft is covered with plywood. (This is on both of the sides) And now the back. Well on the back i have made 2 long shelves. The first one is about a foot lower than the roof and its 4 feet long. The second one is a foot lower than the top shelf and is also 4 feet long. The 3rd shelf i have made nesting boxes. Its quite easy really. Just make a normal shelf like the other 2 and put plywood every foot to make a box. So you need 4 pieces of plywood that are 1ft by 1ft. And just nail those in and you have 4 nesting boxes. And then Put some 1" by 2" wood infront of the boxes (so the eggs dont roll out anyway) and your done. And you can do the same for the last floor but im sure they won't nest in those boxes because they love hieghts. Or...you can make the nesting boxes on the very top floor, have 2 shelfs for them to sit on and then you have your last floor. and under this you can keep their food and water (so you wont have droppings in their food since its covered) And then get a 4 ft long 1" by 2" piece of wood and nail it on the bottom of the very top floor. They'll like sitting on this. And so now they have a place to sit, a place to nest, and enough air flow. And for the roof make a house type of roof (upside down V shape or a lean too type...i made mine flat and trust me it starts to leak! lol) so ya if you have any more questions feel free to ask away, im only 15 but i've kept pigeons for most of my life and i love it! my email is brar.93@hotmail.com

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