| When it comes to building designs and plans, | | | | access to their food. If you want them to lay good |
| architects, contractors, and builders are usually the | | | | eggs, they should also have an appropriate area |
| only ones concerned. However, when it comes to | | | | where they can nest. |
| spending on a facility, the money should be worth all | | | | 3. Basic Needs of the Chickens |
| the expenses that will be incurred. Thus, an owner | | | | Like man, chickens are also living creatures with |
| needs to take an active part in the preliminary steps | | | | needs of their own. For them to progressively grow |
| of the pre-construction stage. | | | | healthy, lay eggs, and give more chicks to make their |
| For a chicken coop, you do not really need | | | | population grow, then you should protect them. They |
| professional help, but though this might be considered | | | | should be provided with a warm shelter, through the |
| quite a small structure to build, it is still necessary to | | | | coop, where they would be comfortably living, |
| make carefully laid-out plans before you even start | | | | protected from harmful elements outside, and with |
| with the construction. | | | | proper sanitation. |
| Here are some factors you need to look into: | | | | 4. Location of the Chicken Coop |
| 1. Surrounding Area | | | | To further promote the well-being of your chicken, |
| Before choosing the design for your chicken coop, | | | | their shelter should be in a healthy and clean |
| you should take note of the environment that you | | | | environment. There should be enough sunlight to |
| have around the planned location of the coop. You | | | | keep them warm. Chickens are warm-blooded fowls |
| may either live in the city or in the countryside. This | | | | which make them love anything warm. It is advisable |
| factor will help you decide whether to build a portable | | | | to give them good ventilation too but cold winds |
| coop, a fixed one, or a semi-permanent coop. | | | | need to be avoided. Remember that once one |
| 2. Design of the Structure | | | | chicken becomes sick, the others might easily get |
| This rightly includes the size of the chicken coop that | | | | contaminated so you should be extra careful. |
| you will build. There is a right proportion for the | | | | 5. Lumber to Use |
| number of chicken that you will raise and the area of | | | | You should look for a design which will only require |
| the coop that you will have. The general thought is | | | | you to spend below the average expenditure for |
| the more chickens you have, the bigger your coop | | | | lumbers since this makes up most of the cost of |
| should be. Aside from the size of your coop, you | | | | building a coop. Look for a lumber supplier who can |
| should also install an area where you can conveniently | | | | give you a good bargain but make sure that quality |
| put in enough water and food areas and containers | | | | will not be compromised. |
| for the fowls. This way, you can give them easy | | | | |