| If you've made the decision to build a mobile chicken | | | | door to the coop closed. If it's not secure enough |
| coop to house your chickens, there are a few | | | | the door could start swinging open during |
| additional factors you need to keep in mind over and | | | | transportation, also leading to problems. |
| above what you'd normally need for just building a | | | | A good chicken house building plan will include |
| regular chicken house. Since these coops are going to | | | | thorough latch instructions for making sure it's as |
| be transported around regularly, if they aren't built | | | | secure as possible so you don't run into issues. If the |
| properly you stand a much higher chance of seeing | | | | plan you're looking at doesn't, again, make sure you |
| them fall apart, which could be costly when it comes | | | | spend some time researching this - or find a new |
| to the repair process. | | | | plan. |
| Here are the main three things to know about | | | | The Size of the Building |
| building a mobile chicken coop. | | | | Finally, the third consideration you need to keep in |
| Check Your Building Supplies | | | | mind is the size of the building itself. If you make it |
| Due to the transportation factor of your mobile | | | | too large you run the serious risk of it falling to |
| chicken house, you're going to want to make sure | | | | pieces as you transport it, again potentially becoming |
| the materials you use are both lightweight as well as | | | | a costly issue. |
| durable. Far too many people make the mistake of | | | | The plan you use should have specific specifications |
| choosing materials that are lightweight, which is great, | | | | for how wide and long you can make it (depending |
| but these materials have a tendency to fall apart in a | | | | on the building materials you use), so make sure you |
| matter of months. | | | | read this carefully. It makes a huge difference in how |
| This will just cause you to have to rebuild pieces of it | | | | well the coop stays functioning, yet is something that |
| again, spending hundreds of dollars in the process. It's | | | | a number of people overlook. |
| vital that you do a bit of research on the best | | | | So, be sure you're keeping these points in mind. |
| materials for mobile chicken coops specifically since | | | | Checking carefully to make sure you're building your |
| this is slightly different. | | | | mobile chicken coop correctly will ensure that the |
| The Closure Latch | | | | money you do spend to build it is well invested. |
| Next you have the latch that is going to keep the | | | | |