Coop own hands

In suburban areas can not only deal with the vegetable garden, but, and contain all the useful animals.Some of these animals are chickens.Catching the breeding of this bird, the house will always be meat and eggs.To keep chickens large capital structure is not necessary.However, the room in which they will be built in compliance with certain conditions:

• no drafts;
• good insulation;
• ventilation;
• adequate lighting.

not be difficult to build a chicken coop with their hands quickly and efficiently, having the future building plan.In this article, you can see the drawings and diagrams henhouse.

Drawings

Building a chicken coop with his hands

To start, you need to determine the size of the chicken coop.This can be done by counting the number of chickens that will be in it.On average, 1m2 should be placed 2-4 chicken (depending on the breed).If you do not plan to breed a whole herd, then a small hen house with his own hands will be ready in one day.

Wood as a building material, is the best option for this type of construction.For the construction of the framework will need lumber.Each of the four walls is collected separately.The walls need to leave openings for windows, doors and drawer, where you will pick up the eggs.

Further, all the walls get off together.In order not to have bias, you need a tape measure to measure the diagonal, their length should be the same.By bringing "a box", you can proceed to the roof.For better heat preservation roof gable to do.roof frame consists of trusses and sheathing.

next step will be the frame and the roof lining of your bird house.To make a warm chicken coop, it is necessary to use materials with low thermal conductivity.Plate OSB is the best one.Since it is convenient to work and it is well kept warm.

It is quite suitable material for cladding and roofs.As you can see in the photo, inside the room is insulated with mineral wool, is placed on top of it vapor barrier film, and then sheathed with plywood.

outside OSB plates covered with glassine paper and then sheathed clapboard.In order to prevent rotting of the tree, it is better to protect an antiseptic, such as Pinotex.

wooden floor made of planks not thicker than 5 cm. This thickness is sufficient, because the floor will still litter of straw or sawdust.The floor will also have a rectangular opening through which will be the input and output of the birds along the inclined ramp (see. Penultimate photo).

Do not forget about the internal structure.These are perches on which the chickens spend a lot of time.This requires a small bar, which is set at different levels.It is not advisable to put under the perches feeders or drinkers, becausethey will be contaminated.

in each of the four openings in the wall will be located:

• door (as stated above, the input / output will be carried out through a hole in the floor and the door need to access the feeding, watering and cleaninginside the hen house);
• two windows (to make the shutters on the window to put the net);
• box in which chickens are carried (divided into sections, the roof should be removable).

In front of the hen house, under the roof, is the vent.

Here, practically, and ready to frame coop, made with his own hands.It remains to close the roof and oblitsevat.Roofing material can be different: slate, decking, ondulin, flexible roofing, etc.Walls can be painted or sheathing.The material for lining, also can be used is different.

The final step is the installation of the chicken coop.This is done above ground level by about 50 cm. Supports may be 4 large timber, fastened together with boards.Adjacent to the chicken coop area need to block grid.Paddock, chickens for a walk, you can do little.

For detailed acquaintance with the whole construction process, you can view photos and videos on how to build a chicken coop with his own hands winter.

Video coop construction in the country