Chicken Coop Houses

When deciding to raise chickens yourself you need to understand the different views surrounding chicken coop houses. There is much debate as to whether it is better to have a chicken coop and confine your chickens to a controlled environment or whether to let your chicken run free with just a wire mesh to keep your chickens within.

Both sides have their arguments and both have legitimate reasons for preferring one over the other. Whilst the outdoors is the natural environment for wild birds, there is the feeling that they are prone to the weather conditions in certain parts of the world. On the other hand, with the confinement of your birds in a coop, there is a controlled climate that people feel is unhealthy.

The best way to look at this situation is to combine the two different ideas and have a chicken coop that provides the benefit of warmth and controlled conditions, and the benefits of the outdoors in the form of a chicken run that provides freedom. The larger the areas for the chickens to roam, the better, so make the run as large as you feel you possibly can.

Having said this, it can be difficult if you are building a chicken coop in the back garden of your property. In the case of a backyard chicken coop you should really be judging how many chickens you can readily care for in regards to the size of the plot you can allot. If you don’t allow enough room for your chickens, they will not grow as large or produce as larger eggs.

Many people who have these kinds of chicken houses just want to supply eggs and meat for their sole consumption. The needs for these types of houses have increased over the past few years and are now readily sold on the market. Also people are beginning to live a more sustainable life and also building their own chicken houses.

You must be aware though that there are some issues surrounding the keeping of chickens in certain parts of the world. It’s important that you first seek out the correct information for your area. For example some areas do not allow hens within twenty feet of any dwelling. This would mean that your garden or backyards needs to be at least big enough to house a chicken coop and a run and still be far enough away from your own or anyone else’s property.

One thing that might surprise you is that it’s a misconception that anyone who keeps chickens is doing so purely because they want to eat them at some point. Many people are now keeping hens as regular pets and some are breeding chickens for shows.

Whatever your reasons for wanting to keep or breed chickens, you must realise that they need looking after, and can not just be left to fend for themselves. If you are only intent on keeping a few hens then there will not be that much work once you get into a routine.

One last point about keeping chickens is that they have very distinct personalities, and I think you will grow a very close bond, whether you are raising them for meat, eggs or just as a pet.