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Best Way to Build a Chicken Coop

Building a chicken coop is not an easy way it needs some guidance and there are many kind of chicken coops available and can be build. There are three basic options a- frame coop, a mid-sized coop or a complete hen house with chicken run.

Using these three options you can build a best and useful chicken coop at your backyard. This will provide you fresh eggs and also helpful in supply of high quality fertilizers.

Here are some of the tips to build a best chicken coop which will provide you all the benefits.

To build a best and comfortable chicken coop first of all you should develop a coop in a big space of around 2 to 3 square feet. So that the chickens can move freely and have their own space.

Ventilation in chicken coops is needed and it must be designed in such a way that it paves way for the fresh air to circulate and avoids build up of toxic fumes.

Insulation also necessary, providing a good insulation will help in keeping the temperature cold at summer and warm in winter. Using foam between the walls and ceiling will do the necessary job of maintaining the temperature.

Another technique which helps your coop to build in a best manner is that they have to be built in such a way that it is safe from predators and animals.

Finally the roost should be made available for birds to sleep well and these roosts should be developed depending on the number of chickens.

For a more details in how to best way to build a chicken coop, including a step by step video tutorial and chicken coop blueprint reference designs I really recommend visiting http://www.howtoconstructachickencoop.com

About the Author

Percy Farmer has been raising chickens and poultry for over 25 years and is an expert in building chicken coops.

Keeping baby chicks warm...?

I will be bringing home about 10-12 baby chicks in about a week. I have gotten a box ready to keep them in, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to keep them warm. The box will be going in our garage until the chicks are big enough to go into the chicken coop (which we still need to finish getting ready). The temperature in the garage will probably range from around 40F at night up to 60-65F on warmer spring days. I have one of those reflector light things with the clamp on it. I tried hanging it from a board with a heat lamp in there and the temperature was 195F underneath it. Tried a regular 75 watt light bulb and it was about 96F, but these are measured inside my house. I just am not sure how to keep the temperature regulated appropriately for them and I'm also worried about what happens if the light bulb blows. Any suggestions? Thanks.

well the temperature is supposed to be around 90f-99f so i think you should get a glass aquarium it dose not Heat up as fast as the box.

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