If you don’t live in the city and you have seen the mess that the world is becoming, you might have thought about raising your own chickens to lower your food bill a bit. This is a great idea but there are a few things that you will have to consider before jumping in with both feet.
If you don’t live in the city and you have seen the mess that the world is becoming, you might have thought about raising your own chickens to lower your food bill a bit. This is a great idea but there are a few things that you will have to consider before jumping in with both feet.
Your chickens will need feed and a good place for them to roost. This place needs to be safe from predators that stalk the night, things like raccoons, foxes, opossums, and other animals that roam around looking for food in the area.
Before you start to build your chicken coop, you should think of how many chickens you are going to want to keep, and how much room you have in your yard or farm. You should also consider how much time you are able or willing to put into your chickens to help you determine how big this coop of yours is going to be. If you are planning on only spending a couple minutes a day to get a handful of eggs, then you can go pretty small without any hassles. Otherwise, you are going to be putting a lot of work into it.
If you are renting or planning on moving in the future, you might want to go with a small coop that would only hold up to four chickens. This will give you the ability to move the chicken coop easily if you need to, and will only produce a handful of eggs; enough for a couple or small family to enjoy. If you are looking to hold more than a handful of chickens, you will want a larger coop and this will take a bit more time to build, but shouldn’t take too much money.
A larger coop is great if you have a large family or want to share your eggs with your neighbors. This type of coop won’t be moved easily so it’s best if you own your home and aren’t planning on moving anytime soon. You can build these coops with spare lumber that is lying around your property, only having to worry about buying chicken wire to enclose it and keep your chickens safe. You should make sure that your chickens have a nice area that they can roam around in as well as a roosting area that you can lock them up in at night.
