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Four Basic Functions of a Chicken Coop

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Chicken coops , which are also known hen houses or chicken houses, are purposely designed with safety, shelter, protection and convenience in mind for the chicks. It must be a place where chickens can get away from all kinds of weathers either cold weather, storms, rain or wind. Coops can also be closed to keep chicks protected from predators from harming them or their eggs. It must be big enough for the chickens to live comfortably by allowing them much of space to flap their wings, walk round and about, and build comfortable nests in it. Chicken coops must come up with changeable floors to keep it clean and windows too to have ventilation. It must be big enough for humans for the convenient access to the eggs, allowing for easy daily egg collection. Below are some major factors and functions that must kept in mind while choosing or making; 1) Shelter (from wind, rain, snow, and sun): The major and most highlighted function of a chicken coop is giving the shelter to
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How to Build a Predator-Proof, Portable Chicken Coop for Your Backyard?

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Having a few laying hens in the backyard is the common hobby of most of the people and this has almost become the icon trend of today’s world. Taking care of them and looking after is the most pleasure-giving thing for their lovers. When hens are kept free in the garden they not only mess it up but also it is insecure for them too. To keep your chickens save and secure we should come up with a house for them in the backyard where the chickens can spend their all day long with no worries of weather and predators, keeping them protected in every possible way. Looking at the early models of these coops, in 2007, Mr. Long presented coop idea in Portable Chicken Mini-Coop Plan. It was made for around three to four hens, costing about $100 only in materials that can be assembled in a few hours after standard welded wire fencing. That chicken coop plan was an inexpensive one having plastic doghouse, slightly modified, to shelter the chickens. After this, Mr. Long designed another
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Top 10 Chicken Coops You Need In Your Backyard

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A chicken coop or hen house is a small house type structure for female chickens to keep them safe follow up by some nest boxes inside for make it easier for the birds to sleep there or lay down their eggs. It is usually kept in backyards or in the gardens. It has an indoor area for the chickens to sleep and nest as well to lay their eggs. We must have an outdoor area with the coops to feed the chickens and hey could spend majority of their day running and spinning in the outdoor area. For the cleanliness purpose we must place some dropping boards or litter (such as straw) inside the coops to collect chicken feces. Cleaning the coop after every two week and shifting the litter every day is a mandatory thing. For easier cleanup, the floors of the coops should be made up of loose material such as straw or wood chips. Other than cleanliness purpose we have other matter to check upon in security of the coops and chickens, a coop should be locked at night with all the chickens inside
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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