subject: Building A Chicken Coop - The Importance Of Chicken Coop Building Plans [print this page] Raising chickens can either be done as a hobby or for profit. To build much profit from raising them you have to take care of your beloved chickens as you would take care of your children so that they would grow up healthy, strong, and pricey.
So how do you take care of them in the best way? Chicken coop building plans should come first on your to-do list. These plans give the coop better quality. You may improvise and let your creativity flow in building the coop. You just need a couple of points and reminders to build an effective and homely coop.
Building your chicken coop does not have to be expensive. Most suitably, you should pick some used materials to save some money. Used materials give you the chance to use your creativity in designing your chickens coop building plans. You will need some wood or lumber, pipes, tarps and other materials that can be seen from the local garage sale to DIY and junk shops. Your chickens will feel a lot more TLC with hand-made and self-made designs. You may also improvise on the different parts inside the coop.
The coops parts include the following: chicken nest boxes, chicken roosts, chicken feeders and water containers. The nest boxes are for the hens eggs when they start laying them. You will need some straw for this or other padding to protect the eggs from cracking when they lay. Chickens also tend to scratch on the bottom of the nest so have an attached padding on the bottom. Make sure as well that the nest boxes are enough for all your chickens.
The roosts are made higher or close to four feet. These should not be stationed near the doorway of your coop because droppings are laid just below them. A roost may compose of a simple tree branch sturdy enough to hold 3-5 chickens, or if you want a slightly sturdier roost, buy any kind of board from your local discount shop.
The feeders and containers may consist only of a bucket, complete with the lid, with holes drilled below and a basin. You may look it up on the internet to see the exact procedure, which may take only 20-30 min to make.
Incorporate in your chicken coop building plans other elements as well. Make sure that there is a light source for the chickens. They are protected by chicken wire or fenced in to prevent any loss from other neighborhood animals. Enough ventilation should be present. And most importantly, there should a constant feed of love with every peck. With these you are sure that your chickens will not ask for more, but instead lay more eggs.
