Mostly building chicken coops is an attempt to protect our chickens and  stop predatory animals from killing or stealing our chickens.  The problem is usually most of us attempt to build a chicken coop without a  plan and instead of building a sturdy hen house; end up putting together bits and pieces that end up with a rather  flimsy cheap chicken coop.Then sadly after a few months, we can start to loose chickens to dogs, foxes or other predatory animals or to illness.

Often the finer details and accessories are also overlooked when it comes to building chicken coops:

Unfortunately it is not always well know that if chickens are not happy in there environment they will fight and become a little more maintenance than you might expect.  Here are some of the things to think of when building chicken coops:-

  1. Having the right number of roosts for chickens to rest on can help to eliminate health problems, fighting and stress within the flock.
  2. To successfully raise chickens you need  to supply a clean environment that provides warmth, safety food and water and to provide all that consistently on a daily basis.
  3. Will it keep out the predators…all of them, even the ones that dig!

Plan To Build A Chicken Coop

If you start with overall dimensions before you construct then the task becomes much easier. You can also put doors, hatches and windows in the right place to allow for better ventilation and this keeps your chickens much healthier and happier in the long term. Having the right plan from the start will also keep out the weather and protect your chickens from drafts.

You can plan rain deflectors as well to make sure the majority fo the rain falls on the upper surface off to the sides and prevent it finding it’s way to the nesting boxes.

Raising your coop from ground level  will help to protect chickens from predators , keep cold and damp at bay from the soil and most important..make your egg collection an easy task instead of a back breaking one.

Having a plan to build a chicken coop makes sure your chicken coop is built, to make cleaning easier, maintenance easier and socializing your chickens or isolating them  less of a problem.

Why isolate them you might ask.Sometimes  you may  have a chicken who has hurt herself or is not feeling well you may want to isolate her for a few does until she feels better. Having a main door and hatch for easy access or segmenting can make it all so much easier.

Having chicken coop built to a plan makes a safer, happier and healthy environment for you chickens reduce fights overcrowding and predatory attacks. If you use a plan to build a chicken coop you will find it much easier to build a strong sturdy coop and end up with better eggs or breeding facilities.