How do you get a free chicken coop?
Reducing Drafts Because it’s important not to have cold air blowing on your chickens when they’re sleeping, any openings at roost level or below should be closed up in the winter. That will reduce the drafts in your coop.
Why are drafts bad for chickens?
A draft blowing over your birds on summer nights is a good thing, cooling their bodies at the hottest time of the year. On the other hand, drafts of cold air in winter suck the heat right out of your coop. Your birds will need to eat more food just to stay warm, and older birds might get sick and die.
How do you vent a small chicken coop?
How do you ventilate a chicken coop? The best way to ventilate a chicken coop is to have adjustable flaps or sliding covers that you can open and close to set a flow of air through the coop. A coop should be tight enough to keep the wind out but ventilated near the top to let the ammonia fumes and carbon dioxide out.
Do chickens get mad when you take their eggs?
Will you chickens be upset if take their eggs? No, for the most part your hens will not care when you take their eggs. When you have had them a while and they are tame and used to you even slipping a hand underneath them and plucking the egg from under a hen won’t bother them.
How do you build chicken coop?
Build a 6-by-3-foot base for the coop by constructing a frame. Screw 2 3-foot 2-by-4 boards across the ends of 2 parallel 8-foot 2-by-4s, about a foot in from the ends. Mount the outside roost to the support on the front wall, attaching the other end to the hen house frame.
What does every Coop need?
All chicken coops need 3 things; a roof, 4 walls, and a doorway for entering and leaving. The design and the materials used for the chicken coop is up to you. As long as it is mostly draft free (you still need healthy ventilation), your choices are endless. The number of chickens you plan to house determines the coop space.
How big is a hen house?
The basic rule of thumb is that every chicken house for your hens should have four square feet per bird. Some people say that you can get away with as little as three square feet but that is really too small for each bird to have enough space. The more space you can provide for each chicken, the better it will be for your birds.