subject: Build a Small Chicken Coop-Chicken Coops are Sized Based [print this page] Want to build a chicken coop on your property but you aren't sure if you have enough space, or even how to do it? Don't worry, you can build a small chicken coop. Chicken coops are sized based off of the number of chickens they contain. If you only need a few chickens you won't need much space.
It's recommended to give each chicken at least 4 square feet of room, so if you want to have 4 chickens you need about twelve square feet of space for a coop (that is 6 feet by 6 feet). You can still arrange your coop so that it's properly ventilated and comfortable for the chickens, while not occupying too much space.
Did you know that a healthy chicken can lay up to 300 eggs per year? If you have a small family and that's all you're trying to provide for you will have no problem doing so with a small chicken coup. Keeping your chickens healthy and happy is the key to getting them to lay as many eggs as possible. Make sure you invest in good food, and build them a nice comfortable coop.
If more people knew just how rewarding it was to build a small chicken coop and provide eggs for themselves and their families everybody would be doing it! Regardless of how many eggs you're trying to produce you can build your own coop to satisfy your needs, and with the right help building that coop just gets easier and easier.
