Building Chicken Coops Doesn't Have to be Difficult

A lot of people who house chickens in their backyards have purchased a ready made chicken coop from a farm store, simply because they don't know how to go about building their own. They assume it's too difficult, but that couldn't be further from the truth. It's actually quite easy building chicken coops, when you know how!

I hear what you're saying though, you don't know how to build a chicken coop... well, not yet, you don't, but with a little guidance and good advice I am sure that you will be surprised at just how easy it can be. No one starts out knowing how to build a coop to house their flock of chickens, they learn how to build a coop first and then they do the building. So if you're willing to put in some work to build your own coop, then first you need to pick up a guide that will guide you through the whole process of building chicken coops. It'll also tell you exactly what materials you need, where to go about getting them and how to save some money along the way by using recycled materials.

A good guide will explain everything about building chicken coops, so it's actually fairly easy if you're capable of following simple instructions, so I don't have to go into too much detail about building chicken coops - any good guide will take care of that. But I am going to tell you a few thing to keep in mind when building your own chicken coop.

When building a chicken coop you need to keep in mind the safety, wellbeing and health of your chickens. Ideally, you want to build the coop on the flattest part of your backyard for reasons that are fairly obvious. You also want to keep in mind predators that may go after your chickens. It's important to bury any chicken wire about 15 inches into the ground, so dogs and foxes can't dig their way under the wire.

Improve the quality of life for your chickens by ensuring that your coop is fully insulated. If it's not, the weather will cause your coop to leak which can lead to mould that can harm a chickens health and bring with it unwanted disease. Also make sure you have an open area for your chickens to run around in as well as a closed area that is fully insulated.

These are just some pointers I have learned over my years of raising hens and building chicken coops and runs. For more information of what to do to make building your chicken coops as much fun as possible then drop by my site by clicking right here