How Do You Build Backyard Chicken Houses?
Chicken housing for your backyard needs only an accommodating zoning climate, a few sturdy posts and a few rolls of aptly named chicken wire. In colder climes, you’ll want a wooden night-time shelter with a door that closes tightly and latches, plus a spot for the hens and roosters to roost. Add a few apple crates for nesting boxes if you’re raising layers, and your flock will be happy and productive. Protection from predators, even in broad daylight, should be a key consideration as you plan your backyard chicken housing. Measure a flat, well-drained area in your backyard that will both house your chickens and provide them with a place to run and exercise. Allow at least 1 square foot for each hen. Dig 4 post holes, one hole at a time, to mark the corner boundaries of your chicken housing area. Each hole should be at least 16 inches deep. Shovel about 2 inches of pea gravel into the bottom of each hole. Place the post atop the gravel. Fill the hole with a mixture of pea gravel and exc
