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Hen House Plans – Build a Chicken Coop With a Plan?
Want to build a coop for your hen all by yourself? It might be useful to use a hen house plan for this. It’s a great help out tool to get yourself started. Let’s me give you some explanation on this.
Build a hen coop myself with a house plan?
So you are interested in such plans, right? Else you wouldn’t be here. The great thing about having a plan is that it will give you step by step instructions. But that’s not all. It will also give you detailed photo’s so you will be able to build a coop… Continue reading
Chicken Coop
There are many reasons one would decide to build a chicken coop for their property. One of the first things that need to be considered is for those in an urban area is whether there is an existing zoning law against erecting one. If a zoning law is in place and you still wish to proceed your first step would be to acquire enough signatures from your neighbors to give the local zoning board a reason to grant you a waver on the established law. Some things that might help in persuading your neighbors would be a chicken barbecue and… Continue reading
Do-it-yourself Hen House
Building a hen house requires much planning and execution. Plan it right, and you will have a wonderful house for your hens to live in.
The first stage of would be planning and preparation. There are many different styles and sizes in which hen houses can come in, such as small hen houses for a few hens to live in and you can only reach into, to large chicken mansions that can fit up to eight hens and you can walk into. With considerations of the number of hens you plan to have, you can then decide on which size… Continue reading
Chicken Runs – Tips to Building a Better Chicken Run
Chicken runs are really essential for the health and happiness of all of your chickens. It will give them the chance to roam around, flap their wings and scratch about the place in a nice secure environment. Chicken runs are very easy to construct and they take just a couple of hours to build using basic materials. Below, I’ll outline some important things to consider when building a chicken run.
Space – It’s essential to give your chickens plenty of space to run about and scratch around in. About 5 feet for each chicken is fine, more is better of… Continue reading
Future Hen House Plans
Your hen house plans should definitely incorporate current standards of green planning and sustainability. First on the list is power consumption. In a few years, solar power will be mature enough to reach pretty hard set quantities in terms of economies of scale and critical mass in the market, in order to bring down prices for the everyday farmer or chicken enthusiast. Today, solar panels can be granted tax credits by various city, state and federal agencies and programs. Check with these respective agencies’ websites for more details on these credits. If you’re interested in more subsidies, you could check… Continue reading
Run Chicken Run!
A protected, durable Chicken Run is an integral part of building a chicken coop to ensure your chickens have a safe place to exercise and forage around for treats such as bugs and insects. Unless you have a large safe area with no predators, then you are better off ensuring your chickens are protected with a fenced chicken run.
Generally eight to ten feet per chicken is the budgeted size for chicken coop designs, although this can be less for some smaller coop designs. Ideally you would have more or reduce the number of chickens you keep in your coop… Continue reading
Poultry House Plans – Questions You Need Answered
Having chickens in your yard can result in a fantastic savings if you are an egg lover. Ensuring that you chickens are happy enough to produce lots of eggs is a small investment for the returns of knowing that you are becoming more self-sufficient.
When you decide to build yourself a poultry house in your backyard, the first step is to find the right plans. Your poultry house plans should include not just the diagrams of how to put your hen house together, but should also include all aspects of how to build it, where to source materials and what… Continue reading