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Chicken Coops Plans – 4 Things To Consider

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Do you want to raise chickens? Are you looking to find the right way to give them a comfortable home? Good! Before actually obtaining your livestock, you should ensure that you get them the perfect place to live – which is where chicken coops plans can help you!

Here is the thing; you do not need to spend thousands of dollars from a retailer buying a place for them to live. You can save lots and lots of cash by actually doing it as a DIY project yourself.

There are plenty of things that need to be taken into account before starting the build, and here are what I consider to be the top 4!

#1 – Making enough space

The reality is that the more space you can provide the better. Trying to squash your chickens into a small space will result in them being uncomfortable. They may even become aggressive and start to attack each other.

Always bear this in mind; up to 5 square foot per chicken will usually be adequate, so try and provide this at least if at all possible.

#2 – Making maintenance easy