How Do You Build A Poultry House?
A well-built chicken coop will provide chickens with shelter from inclement weather, give them a place to lay their eggs and protect them from predators and injury. A chicken coop is accompanied by a run, which is the chickens’ outside area. It should be enclosed with galvanized wire mesh. This poultry house will work for either egg layers or fryers. It provides sufficient space for 12 chickens. If you are raising more chickens than this, adjust the measurements for a larger poultry house. Level the building site. Stake off the building site. Fill the building site with 6 inches of granular material, either sand or stone. Cut two 4x4s 8 feet long. Mark as “A” (front and back base plate). Cut two 4x4s 3 feet, 5 inches long. Mark as “B” (side base plates). Cut two 2x4s 8 feet long. Mark as “C” (front and back top plates). Cut two 2x4s 3 feet, 4 inches long. Mark as “D” (side top plates). Cut four 2x4s 4 feet long. Mark as “E” (side top and bottom boards). Cut four 2x4s 7 feet, 5 inches l
