If you have already decided to raise chickens at your backyards, it is time to consider what type of chicken coops would best fit into your urban environment. Hence, today I would like to help you to decide between the fix chicken coops type and the portable or movable chicken coops type.
I prefer to have the portable or movable chicken coops because it is so versatile that I can move the chickens in the backyard from place to place. This way my chickens would have fresh grass and be more healthy. So what is the main difference between the standard or fix chicken coops design and portable chicken coops? read below.
Difference between fix and portable chicken coops
The main difference between the standard chicken coops and portable chicken coops is the space needed. For the standard chicken coops, you will need a bigger space where there is enough sunshine and cool enough during summer. The fix type of chicken coops require more maintenance and cleaning regularly. On the other hand, the portable chicken coops could be moved to another location within minutes and hence easy to maintain and low in cost. Furthermore, the portable chicken coops allow your chicken to have fresh grass to eat and hence be more healthy.
So are portable chicken coops right for you?
If you answer yes to anyone of the following criteria, I would say portable chicken coops are right for you:
•You plan to own just between 2 to 4 chickens at a time.
•You want a low maintenance coop that doesn’t require much clean up.
•You want to move the chicken house to a new area if desired
•You want to supplement some of the cost of chicken feed and stretch your dollars further by allowing the chickens to eat fresh grass.
So now that you have decided between standard and portable chicken coops, you may want to download the portable chicken coops plan using the picture on the right hand side of this page.
A chicken coop is a house to keep chickens for their healthy growth and safety. Many people build chicken coops either for getting eggs and meat for domestic purposes and also for commercial ones. While making a chicken coop one should keep in mind certain tips such as below.
Firstly, one needs to make a design on a paper and then think of what colours you will like to use. The chicken coop should not be very brightly coloured as it might distract the neighbours. You should make it aesthetically so that no one complains of it being there. Be careful of the materials you choose to make the chicken coop. choose something in which disinfecting and cleaning will become easier. Make a sloping floor so that washing becomes easier and there are no puddles.
A coop is essentially made for the protection and safety of the chickens so one of the most important tips on how to build a chicken coop is to ensure that the doors and windows have wire meshes installed or any other screening system. Make it in an area where there is not much dampness and it should face the sun so that after the rains it gets dried easily. Bury chicken wires on all sides of the coop and dig them about one foot deep to keep off predators like rats and cats also.
It is very essential to make a chicken coop which has good ventilation for the chickens in the heat and proper warmth in the winters. Provide an electrical source of light to ensure that the chickens produce great eggs throughout the year. This light will keep the coop well lit and also warm and the quality of eggs produced will also improve.
Chicken feeders and water should be conveniently placed in the coop. they have to kept in such a way that the chicken have an easy access to them. The other thing to be kept in mind while doing this is that generally chickens love to make a mess of the things that are around them because of their scratching instinct. No one will ever want that the coop is dirty all the time. One way to avoid this mess is that the chicken feeders should be kept at the height of the back of the chickens. With this they will have to eat by stretching their necks but their feet will not be able to reach their feeders and in this way they will not be able to make a mess of things. There should be sufficient clean water all throughout the day for the chickens.
With the above tips on how to build a chicken coop one can plan and make a great chicken coop for their chickens. You can save time and a lot of money when you do it yourself. Just provide the necessary features so that it is comfortable for the chickens to stay in and for you to maintain it.
This video shows the building of a chicken coop told through a series of pictures. It’s a very good video. They used these chicken coop construction plans to build the coop.
