Comments on: Build a chicken coop for 3 chickens? http://www.howto-buildachickencoop.com/build-a-chicken-coop-for-3-chickens How To Build A Chicken Coop And Make It The Best Looking In Town That Everyone Will Envy! Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:13:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: COUNTRY--GIRL http://www.howto-buildachickencoop.com/build-a-chicken-coop-for-3-chickens/comment-page-1#comment-30 COUNTRY--GIRL Sun, 10 May 2009 04:17:39 +0000 http://www.howto-buildachickencoop.com/build-a-chicken-coop-for-3-chickens#comment-30 poultryone.com/articles/housing.html

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]]> By: stonefieldhill http://www.howto-buildachickencoop.com/build-a-chicken-coop-for-3-chickens/comment-page-1#comment-29 stonefieldhill Thu, 07 May 2009 09:27:50 +0000 http://www.howto-buildachickencoop.com/build-a-chicken-coop-for-3-chickens#comment-29 Do a google search for "chicken tractor". There are some simple and ingenious ideas for small, mobile housing for your coop. For 5 birds, the coop itself does not have to be very big, but they will need a yard to scratch and socialize in. If you are trying to keep expenses down, look for recycled material. PVC piping makes great, lightweight framing material to stretch chicken wire over. Get some old pallets if you want to build the coop out of wood (BTW, I have a friend who has taught me that you can construct anything out of old pallets - including barn stalls!) You might even consider free ranging and just having a coop to secure them in at night. I let our entire flock free range, and they're terrific at eliminating bugs in the garden. You can clip wings to keep them from roosting in trees at night (or you can get breeds that are flightless, like silkies).

Do a google search for “chicken tractor”. There are some simple and ingenious ideas for small, mobile housing for your coop. For 5 birds, the coop itself does not have to be very big, but they will need a yard to scratch and socialize in.

If you are trying to keep expenses down, look for recycled material. PVC piping makes great, lightweight framing material to stretch chicken wire over. Get some old pallets if you want to build the coop out of wood (BTW, I have a friend who has taught me that you can construct anything out of old pallets – including barn stalls!)

You might even consider free ranging and just having a coop to secure them in at night. I let our entire flock free range, and they’re terrific at eliminating bugs in the garden. You can clip wings to keep them from roosting in trees at night (or you can get breeds that are flightless, like silkies).

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