Fresh eggs for breakfast every day – who wouldn’t want that? Anyone with a large enough garden can keep their own chickens. But what do you have to consider when keeping chickens? The be-all and end-all of successful chicken husbandry is the right chicken coop. A good hen house has enough retreat space and laying nests for all the chickens. It is also important that the hen house is dry and easy to clean. The stable shouldn’t be too drafty, but the air shouldn’t be too cold either.
The chicken coop: the basis of good chicken husbandry
It goes without saying that you buy a hen house first before the chickens can move in with you. To support you in this first important step in keeping chickens, we have noted the most important key points to consider when buying a chicken coop:
If you keep chickens, you need to make sure that the hen house is big enough for your flock of chickens. If the coop is too small, the chickens can start plucking each other’s feathers. To prevent this so-called feather pecking, it is important that the size of the hen house is sufficient for the number of chickens living in it.
Chickens need rest! It is therefore important that the hen house is well shielded from noise. Ideally, you should also set up the chicken coop in a quieter environment.
The hen house must be well ventilated and not too damp.
When keeping chickens, it should be noted that chickens prefer to sleep high up. Incidentally, this also explains the phrase “like chickens on the perch”: chickens prefer to sleep in a dark corner on the perch. So make sure that there is a perch for your chickens in the chicken house at the right height.
Would you like to find out more about chicken husbandry? Then our article “Keeping chickens for beginners” might be of interest to you!
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Post time: Oct-09-2021
