hen houses – DIY Hen House Guide

So, you want to build a DIY hen house? Great! This particular job is actually quite simple in comparison to other projects, and has a lot more room for personalization (if you want). This guide helps you along with some pre-construction thoughts, and shows you how to get your hands on the best building schematics.

Hen House Features

The hen house is the largest “style” of chicken coop that you can build. Opting to take a DIY approach means that you’re willing to invest 2 or more days towards the project, and that you’re confident about your woodworking skills. If you feel that you’re not ready, there are always smaller chicken coop designs available.

Some good things about building a fully featured DIY hen house are:

- You’ll be able to keep and breed just about as many birds as you like.

- Hen houses generally mean more nesting space, more grazing area, and a much more secure coop. This means less stress for your chickens, and higher egg yields!

- If you’ve got kids they’ll have a good time inside the coop with the chickens, but won’t get too messy!

- You will be able to fit in stuff like an automatic feeder and watering system.

- High quality designs are available online, and include practical features, like a semi-automatic egg collector.

A Focus On Flooring

If you’re taking the time to build a large hen house, it’s a good idea to think about the highest quality floor material. From best to worst, the rankings would look like this:

4) Dirt

3) Straw

2) Wood

1) Concrete

Don’t get me wrong, dirt is fine to use, and it’s free. However, you’re going to have much happier chickens if you use something like straw. It’s easy to clean, and breathes well. If you want to take it another step you can even concrete the floor of the grazing area.

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To check out some great building schematics for a DIY hen house, take a look at this Chicken Coop Plans website now.

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