Building a Chicken Pen, What You Didn’t Know.
Posted Under: Farm Ranch
Building a chicken pen can and should be a fun and exciting adventure for you and your family. Like any project, chicken pens can become more work than you anticipated, without the proper planning. Below are a few important items that you should know before beginning building your chicken pen, that will help you get off to the right start. Here are some things everyone should know when it comes to building chicken coops.
What a Chicken Pens should NOT do:
- Consume your life
- Cost excessive amounts of money
- Take you an entire season to complete
What a Chicken Pen SHOULD include:
- Design
- Protection
- Ventilation
- Lighting
These are just few of the very important things that go into buiding a chicken coop, both of which should be taken very seriously before you begin your project. Want to find out a few hidden secrets about raising chickens? Some additional important factors that will come into play when deciding whether to build a chicken pen at all. Maybe you realize what goes into building a chicken pen, but do you know what goes into raising chickens? Below is a list of common things people often overlook until they have their coop all set up and their new pets already home.
- First, a healthy hen will lay only ONE egg each day.
- 6 months, is approximately how old a hen will be before she lays her first egg.
- Chickens can and will disagree with each other and can be aggressive towards each other.
- Roosters are loud and they do not stop crowing after the morning sunrise.
- You do not have to own a rooster in order to receive eggs from your hen.
- Chickens will fly, not for far distances, but they can and they will fly.
- Every chicken will go to the bathroom in their food if possible.
If you are truly considering building a chicken pen, and the items listed above didn’t turn you off, you should defiantly look into purchasing a good set of plans. You can find a good set of plans online, you can choose to pay for them, or you may find them for free. If you do opt to go with a free set of plans to save some money, make sure they include the important items discussed, to avoid any problems in the future.
If you’re still a little concerned and have a few more questions, check out Building a Chicken Coop for more information on building a chicken pen, and raising chickens as pets. Happy Egg-laying!
