Building Chicken Coops – Urban Rancher Spills Secrets to Success

I bet you thought this article was lifted from a grocery store tabloid. Sorry to disappoint, but here are some important items to consider before you attempt building chicken coops.

A chicken coop or hen house has a couple of important functions: Protection for your flock and a place for the chickens to lay eggs and live out their lives.

Protection has two elements:

*Protection from the elements
*Protection from predators

The elements we need to concern ourselves about are dependent on your climate — both winter and summer. In the southern areas, heat is most troublesome. Up north… Continue reading →