Build Your Own Chicken Coop -Positioning

Positioning Your Coop


Hi folks,

Thanks for sticking with me all this while and learning more about the various factors needed to successfully build your own chicken coop. The topics we want to discuss today, like others can have direct influence on how many eggs your chicken lay. It is therefore a very important one you must pay attention to. If you have just joined us and looking to build your own chicken coop you can catch up on earlier articles you've missed here

This discussion is about positioning your chicken coop properly. Selecting the right spot to put the chicken coop is very important so that your are pleased with it for many years to come. Assess it from different angles as variety of things are going to be impacted by where the coop is located.


Consider the following few:


PROTECTION

Predatory animals vs protection. We discussed this in greater depth in the last article and if you haven't read it, I suggest that it will be helpful if you go back and read it now. In a nutshell, it is easier to keep a closer watch when you build a chicken coop and position it closer to where you're going to be.

If you have a large farm, it is likely that only certain areas of the farm encounter the animals so ensure that the spot you put the chicken coop is as far away as possible from that area.


CLIMATE

Climate plays an important factor when considering where to locate your chicken coop. If your area gets rain frequently then you can help reduce the amount of direct rain that hits the coop by building the chicken coop in an area that is more protected by nearby trees.

Also, if you do get a lot of rain, you’ll want to build the coop away from an area of the yard where water typically runs to since if that happens, you’re likely to have a flood chicken coop on your hands.

Consider also building your own chicken coop in an area that is close to a decent amount of tree or buildings to help shield the chickens from the wind if it's very windy in your area. Naturally you want good ventilation but you wouldn't want gust winds.
Building your chicken in an area that is near a decent amount of trees or buildings will help shield the chickens from the wind in a very windy area. Yes! you do want ventilation in the coop, but you don't want gusts of wind on regular basis.


SUNLIGHT

Finally for today, the need for natural sunlight is another very important factor to determine the positioning of the coop. Try and build the chicken coop in an area that is well lit as your chickens need a good amount of natural sunlight to effectively lay eggs. The alternative is to run electrical light to the chicken coop but this can become a very costly venture over time so position it right and maximize the natural sunlight.

Let these factors be in your mind and guide you when deciding on where exactly to put your chicken coop. If you do, you’ll be happy with it for the long term and you’ll definitely notice a big difference in the amount of fresh eggs you get daily.

Next time we’re going to take a look at the different chicken coop accessories you can also incorporate when you build your own chicken coop including feeders and nesting boxes to name a few.

For the complete guide on how to build your own chicken coop

Enjoy

Richmond