Anybody who raises chicken in their backyard farm wishes to have a mini chicken coop for obvious reasons. Some of the common uses of mini chicken coop include the following;
- It can be used to keep injured chicken or the sick.
- Used as quarantine coop for new chicken before introducing to the rest of the flock.
- It can keep broody hen and allow the silent and segregated environment to raise chicks without disturbance from the rest of the chicken
- Perfect place to raise chicks without their mothers
- You can use chicken coop to keep harsh and the chicken who are bullies to give them a time out.
- When you have an overflow of your chicken, you could raise some of them in the chicken mini coop as you plan to expand the general mat.
The best of part for a chicken coop is that you can DIY it yourself with the growing pile of wood and building materials readily available for free within your backyard.
I bet you got some and if not, you can borrow from a neighbourhood and friends. You could save them the trouble of hard rubbish removal while at the same time making good use of them for yourself.
With good craft skills, you will get something you can smile for.
Items you need to DIY a mini chicken coop
- A 4 by 4 plywood sheet
- About 8 nubs each 2 by 3 and 3 feet long and full size 2 by 3s.
- 2 by 2 pole nearly 6 feet long
- Old or used vinyl shutters
- Old fence panels
- Peel and stick chicken coop floor tiles, you can use the one’s leftover from building the main chicken coop.
- Leftover nubs from the construction of the main chicken coop
- Some hinges, screws and nails.
With those few materials at hand and a few afternoon hours of yours, you can craft a mini chicken coop that is helpful in your journey of raising chicken.
And don’t be intimidated that you cannot follow the mini chicken coop plans available.
Many people don’t execute plans as they are, you are not alone, chicken doesn’t bother whether the corners or designs are the best in town, all they need is a dry place and free space that keep them safe and warm, they will appreciate that with a flourishing flock.
Ventilation is important
Ventilation in your chicken coop is the most important thing to consider while building the coop. Access to the mini coop should be a size that you cannot crack your head while accessing your ‘babies’.
Now that you know you can pull up a mini chicken coop at near to zero cost, look at the following designs and plans for your inspiration.
Again don’t bother if you cannot produce perfect angles at the corners, the chicken will appreciate the space and not the designs. Beside uniqueness of your mini chicken coop has hidden value in itself.
Welcome to the gallery and feel inspired to execute one soon and reduce the amount of hard rubbish in your compound, thank you.
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