What Do You Need to Build a Chicken Coop?

When you are building a chicken coop you need to consider the needs of your chickens. So here are the essential elements of a chicken coop:

1. Your chicken coop needs to protect your chickens from the elements. You need to make sure that your coop is waterproof and windproof.
2. It needs to be secure. Depending on where you live in the world there will be predators who will be keen to get their teeth into your chickens.
3. Your chickens will need ventilation in order to stop them getting too hot in the summer.
4. You will need to have roosting bars for your chickens to sleep on. They tend to prefer slightly rounded bars.
5. You will need a "pop-hole" - small door for the chickens to go in and out of your chicken coop.
6. Your chickens will need somewhere to lay their eggs, so you will need to provide nesting boxes that are sheltered and provide the chickens with some privacy.

I hope this gives you some ideas for building your own chicken coop. For more ideas on building a chicken coop you can download chicken coop plans.