Before building a chicken coop, you need to decide what time of year you are going to keep chickens in it. For summer maintenance, a hen house made of tesa is suitable. It is important that it does not get wet and there are no drafts. To keep birds in winter conditions, it is necessary to build a hen house for chickens thoroughly.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you build a chicken coop for chickens, accurately calculate its future size. For three chickens, you need to build one square meter. If you are going to have a hen, then one hen is one square meter.
Step 2
Make the foundation of the future chicken coop. It must be poured higher so that water does not get inside when the snow melts. From the inside, sheathe the foundation with heat insulation and vapor barrier material.
Step 3
Make the walls of any material. They should be thick. Additionally, insulate them with thermal insulation materials. Inside the future chicken coop, cover the walls with boards and whitewash with lime several times. You will have to whitewash the walls systematically to avoid the growth of microbes.
Step 4
Make the roof pitched, this will reduce the cost of the building. Be sure to cover it with roofing material, sheets of iron or slate.
Step 5
Fasten a layer of vapor barrier materials between the roof and the chicken coop, and lay a layer of thermal insulation on it.
Step 6
Make exhaust ventilation. It is necessary to provide for it when erecting the walls of the chicken coop.
Step 7
The floor can be made of solid planks. If you do not want to make a plank floor, then tamp it tightly with clay.
Step 8
Construct perches with thin sticks. Place pallets under the perch. This will help when cleaning the chicken coop.
Step 9
At the corners of the finished chicken coop, install boxes in which the chickens will lay their eggs.
Step 10
If you have a brood hen, set it up in a separate box away from roosts and in a dark place. The coop itself must be well lit. For daylight, glass windows are suitable. In the morning and evening hours, turn on the light additionally.
Step 11
For walking birds, equip a fenced-off aviary. You can enclose it with a netting. In the summer, chickens should have free access to the outdoor enclosure. To do this, a manhole with a door is made at the bottom of the door so that the chickens can be closed if necessary.
