So you’re over the whole confusing of picking out your chickens and now you’re at the stage where you have to build chicken houses and runs. If you are thinking about combining the two, make sure that you don’t overcrowd especially if you will move it once in a while to fresh ground. It should be spacious enough to house roosts, nesting boxes, water and feed. So what’s ideal? You should allot 3 square feet for every bird because if you choose to build a smaller one, there is an increased risk of cannibalism and diseases will spread easily.

What are the basic materials you will need for building chicken houses and runs? You can use scrap lumber, PVC pipes, old shed, 50 gallon barrels or other recycled materials you can find right at your home. Aside from the materials, you also have to consider 먹튀커뮤니티 ventilation, insulation, lighting, nesting, perches, litter collection, preying protection and of course positioning. How expensive the outcome would be will depend on how you want it.

Building chicken houses and runs is not easy especially if you’re a newbie. Position your windows well, they allow light to come in and we all know that light regulate the chickens’ egg laying. If you do not have the right amount of lighting coming in, you are definitely going to have some problems. What about your feeders? Just like the window, you also have to be careful in your feeder’s position because if you fail to do so, the chickens cannot eat comfortably and it can get messy as they tend to spill their food all over the floor.

You can use a cupola to ventilate the top of your chicken house. If you live in a cold climate, ventilation should never be taken for granted. A good poultry house should protect the birds from the weather, predators and injury. If you’re unlucky, you might have to deal with theft as well. Oh yes some people steal chicken!

Your nesting boxes needs to be one foot square and they have to be placed 1-2 feet off the floor. You can place them on an inside wall. If you are housing 25 chickens, you are going to need 8-10 nests. You can use hay or wood shavings to line the boxes.