Are Chicken Sheds (Chicken Coops) Best?
Are Using Chicken Sheds (Chicken Coops) the Best Approach? If you want to raise chickens in your backyard there are three ways to do it. First, let them run loose wherever they want. Second, build a chicken coop, also known as a chicken shed, with only wire as the walls or ceiling. Or third, build high quality chicken coops out of wood and chicken wire. There are advantages and disadvantages to each method, but before getting started on your housing you need to consider the differences. Allowing your flock to roam the backyard without any restraint will be loved by your birds. They will enjoy the freedom to hunt and peck all day long for plants and bugs. They will find all of their own food which will make feeding them virtually free. Sounds great, doesn’t it? There are two main problems with this method. Letting them get all of their own food will save you money, but it will also provide them with less protein and calcium than required for good egg production. In other words, you will
