Notes When Building a Chicken Coop

If you intend to build a chicken coop, it is necessary to pay attention to where you place the nesting boxes and the roosts. It is chickens’ evoluntary instincts not to sleep or lay eggs on the floor. You need to raise off the nesting boxes and roosts of the floor.

First, a little background information. There is a reason why chickens don’t sleep on the ground. By sleeping up on a tree branch (which is what they used to do) they will be safer at night because predators won’t be able to reach them. Since this is something… Continue reading →