At the top of my to-do list today: “Plans for chicken coop”. I am searching for chicken coop plans online, hoping to find the best way to build my chicken coop. If you too are looking for plans for a chicken coop, you need to know a few basics in order to find the right plans for your backyard chicken farm.
Ease of Maintenance
One of the most important things to look for when searching for chicken coop plans is a structure that is easy to maintain. Make sure that the coop floor slopes at a downward angle toward the main door. As you wash out your chicken coop, the water automatically drains out as opposed to pooling in the middle.
Adequate Space
When it comes to the size of your chicken coop, it is important not to skimp. Without adequate space, chickens are prone to cannibalism and abnormal pecking. Allow four square feet for every chicken you plan to house in your coop.
These are just a couple of things to keep in mind when searching for plans for a chicken coop. You should also consider predators, drainage, sunlight and a number of other details to build the ideal home for you backyard chickens.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Great Sites for Plans for Chicken Coop & More!
Chickens actually are a big part of what we do around here. We keep hens for eggs and we also raise a big number of meat birds, which we'll probably be increasing and expanding this year. But our set-up isn't quite right just yet, so I'm still looking into some different options as far as plans for chicken coop goes.
Looking around for plans and ideas to build a small chicken coop, I've come up so far with a couple of good sources you might want to check out! Yeah the pages are a little sales-y but I can say that the products behind them are really quite good, and there is excellent additional information on some of these pages to boot. Bonus! Check out these two leading resources for
Small Chicken Coop Plans:
Looking around for plans and ideas to build a small chicken coop, I've come up so far with a couple of good sources you might want to check out! Yeah the pages are a little sales-y but I can say that the products behind them are really quite good, and there is excellent additional information on some of these pages to boot. Bonus! Check out these two leading resources for
Small Chicken Coop Plans:
- Build Small Chicken Coop....some great plans and designs
- Build a Simple Chicken Coop .....great plan and design ideas, but also some extra goodies of information worth checking out!
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