Making A Chicken Coop Floor

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Making a chicken coop floor.

Chicken coops get stinky and dirty really quickly. How to build the right chicken coop. At the same time the nesting box frame has been made. A coop isn t just a shelter it s a house where your chickens live.

Fill stable the chicken coop using extra wood and fill the sides with chicken wire to gain a chicken. Before we start to the free plans it s important to know what makes a good chicken coop. If you want to build a basic chicken coop plan at least 5 square feet per chicken plus a nesting area of at least 1 square foot per hen. Place your chicken coop so that it is partially in the shade but still gets plenty of sun and add windows covered with chicken wire to ensure plenty of fresh air.

Build chicken coop foundation to start off with i tackled making the floor for the coop from pressure treated 2x4s. And next to the chicken coop floor has been set in the air a little higher from the base level. Still some chicken keepers swear by the dirt floor method and have discovered numerous ways to deal with the inherent problems. Fast cheap and easy to build this all sounds good in theory but do a quick search of wire floors in chicken keeping forums and you will find that most people who have wire floors dislike them.

I gathered 61 of the best looking easiest to build or the cheapest chicken coop plan available so you too can build it by yourself. Easy build it yourself. For more on this style of coop an a frame coop check out my article diy a frame chicken coops. Having a chicken coop without a floor can come with many challenges including infestations of mice and rats.

This small chicken coop will house 2 3 chickens and costs under 150 to build. Want an extra nesting box perch or more floor space. It ll take you around 1 days to build. More things to consider when building a chicken coop cleaning the coop.

The first consideration will be cleaning the coop. It has two hinged doors one for access to the main area and the second to collect the eggs from the nest box. Chicken coop checklist before you start building when it comes to building your own coop there are many advantages. The first of which being you can build a coop to your and your hens exact needs.