Carol asks…
How to build chicken coops?
I am looking for plans to build a shelter for my hens.
Yahoo Answers answers:
Http://www.the-coop.org/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi
Thomas asks…
How many square foot per chicken for building a chicken coop?
Yahoo Answers answers:
3-4 feet (three for free range chickens)
Paul asks…
Chicken Coop Building Plans- Any Easy Designs?
I want to build an easy chicken coop, for fresh grass fed eggs, this weekend. I want it to hold 2 chickens at first, maybe more later, but not necessarily.
There are so many chicken coop building plans on the web; does anyone have any ideas about an easy starter one that can be built by a mildly handy person?
Yahoo Answers answers:
To raise them for eggs, you’ll need a couple of hens from your local farms. They’ll lay an egg a day, so 2 hens will keep you in eggs pretty well. They’ll lay eggs their entire lives, but production does decrease as they age.
Keep the fencing around your hen house buried at least 12 inches to keep out burrowing predators.
I found some good chicken coop building plans with an easy design online. I built an a-frame design and wired up so I could keep a fan in it.
David asks…
Are chicken coops really that necessary?
I have a pretty big backyard and I want to raise chickens. Do I really need to build a chicken coop for them or can I just let them live free in my backyard?
Yahoo Answers answers:
Depends on your predator problems. Raccoons and opossums can devastate your flock in short order. As can dogs, foxes, coyotes, black snakes, owls, etc.
Also depends on the breed of chicken. Most pure breeds are extremely stupid and will sit there and get eaten at night. A mongrel breed that has mostly reverted to a wild state will get up into trees at night, and might survive, depending on your location.
Usually a tight coop where you can lock them up at night is preferable. You can probably let them run during the day in a fenced yard. The coop doesn’t have to be anything fancy, basically just a large box where they can roost at night.
Donald asks…
Would you be alright with buying a CHICKEN COOP that said “fat cock ceder coops” in the corner?
I’ve been building coops and selling them on Craigslist, thinking about branding a corner with that and a caricature of a fat rooster?
Yahoo Answers answers:
It would not make any difference to me because I’m more interested in the quality of a product than I am in what it is called. But the name might offend some up-tight prospective customers. Why not call it “Happy Rooster Coops”?
Linda asks…
Can I use hemlock for building a chicken coop??
My girl friend says the hemlock trees are toxic and will kill the birds, I don’t think the birds will be eating the trees and should be fine. Please settle this for us
Yahoo Answers answers:
The tree hemlock is a pine. Just like any other pine. She is thinking of poison hemlock different plant. It is fine to use hemlock boards to build you coop. And enjoy them home grown eggs. Yummy.
Sandra asks…
Ideas for cheap and creative chicken coop building materials?
I am building a chicken coop for 3-6 bantams (about a quarter the size of regular chickens). I’m hoping to spend less than $200 on it, and trying to brainstorm creative materials that would be cheap. I have been scouring Craigslist hoping to find materials, such as small sheds, used coops or rabbit hutches, wood, etc, but no one seems to be selling for cheap, or they get snatched up too fast.
Can you help me come up with ideas for some non-traditional building materials that might work?
It needs to be predator proof. I get raccoons/coyotes/dogs/cats/hawks in the yard. The minimum size for the enclosed area is 6 square feet, so I was thinking of finding a large tupperware style container, but I want it to be as large as possible. The outdoor area needs to be fully enclosed.
The important thing is that the chickens will be happy and healthy. If I can’t afford a cage that meets their needs, then I won’t get chickens. Thanks in advance for your ideas and advice.
I’m also not sure how to adjust plans for bantams, since they are about 1/4 the weight of regular chickens (about half as tall and wide). Also, I want to get some silkies, which can jump at most 8″, and have trouble with most perches. People have been telling me to use aviary wire. Is there something better?
Yahoo Answers answers:
You will need to fence in a run and ensure the fence is buried a few inches in the ground to slow down some animals..you will also have to run the fence above the area. The container you are thinking of will not do. Chickens like to roost up off the ground…natural instinct as free range ones will roost in trees at night. You best bet would be to put a wanted add up locally for a free storage shed that you can go and remove…put in a decent floor and some sort of shelving for them to nest/roost, close them up at night and let them run around the pen through the day. A deal will come along if you wait long enough. In the meantime you can keep an eye out for some decent fencing. Hope you can find what you need.
Nancy asks…
Is it okay to use plastic netting when building a chicken coop?
or should I use metal?
I the plastic netting can be found from the link:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_43426-16418-314850_4294817820+6_4294937087?productId=3160333&pl=1¤tURL=/pl_$50%2Bor%2Bless_4294817820 6_4294937087_?rpp=15$No=15
Yahoo Answers answers:
I would use the regular metal wire, smaller the holes the better. I wouldn’t trust the plastic. Unless the netting is firm..chicks or adults may get their heads caught. I would suggest using small staples to fasten the wire to the frame work.
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