Caught yourself wondering how to make a chicken coup now that you have got the birds? No big deal.
The insane number of questions going through your mind is pretty normal and in fact the right thing.
All you need to do is get your bearings straight.
Here are the important things you need to keep in perspective when you are designing a chicken coup for 10 chickens: a.
The Size of the coup - it does matter: An important thing that you must consider is you have poultry of 10 chickens.
This is so that your chicken may live comfortably.
Remember that you have to provide 4 sq.
feet of space per chicken so that they may have enough room to move around.
b.
The kind of materials you will need: basically some lumber, chicken wire, plywood, the very handy nails and hammer and a measuring tape should do just fine.
c.
About the weather: The weather of your area needs to be kept in mind while designing the coup.
It is essential as the ventilation, insulation and elevation that your coup will be given will be determined by this.
d.
And let's not forget your backyard: It's no point to even make a coup if your backyard wont even look good with one? Keep this in mind when you are making thing coup.
e.
And about the insides: You need to provide a feeder, waterer, and a good nesting place for the chicken.
Its also a good idea to cover the floor of the coup with sand or saw dust as the chicken love taking sand baths.