How to build a good chicken coop with his hands

Life "at his home on earth" is full of advantages. One of them - a smart opportunity to build a chicken coop, make chickens and for all abandon tasteless eggs from poultry farms. We'll tell you how to be a really nice house with a point of view of the participants Forumhouse, as it is to build and equip the right.

poultry house Andreysakharov by FORUMHOUSE colleagues called "the first five-star roost in Russia." At the same time it must be admitted that in his work on this magnificent building was guided by Andrew no ambition, and common sense, the available materials and the desire to get the best result. His experience is definitely worth exploring.

So, he moved out of town, Andreysakharov first of all formulate the terms of reference to the complex "chicken-coop", which should be:

• Independent of heating and electricity.
• Capable of at least two weeks to work without the host.
• One group of chickens is to supply and eggs, and meat.
• Update stock must occur independently (available periodic replacement of the rooster).

It follows the requirements and to the construction of:

• Simple design that allows single-handedly raise construction using only simple tools and materials.
• Good insulation (heaters are utilized only in extreme cold).
• The room with a vestibule for storing tools, water and food, easy to carry out all the necessary work.

Thus, it was decided to build a brick house into the basement of the 4 metal piles with strapping from old pipes with wall thickness of 150 mm, plating OSB-September 3 mm, with mineral wool insulation and an additional vapor barrier inside.

Dimensions are multiples sheet OSB-3 2500h1250:

• Length - 3750.
• Width - 2500.
• Height from floor to ceiling - 2300.

During the construction of the chicken coop, and in general most of the chicken coops were used materials available at the owner of the house.

Therefore, floor, roof and ceiling are made of timber 100x100, and rack and piping 150h50 (author of the house recommends 150h40 size). Also on the occasion of the Andrei got plastic windows, which were also involved in this building.

In severe cold for additional heating of the house is provided by means of detachable electric heater. The room is equipped with hopper feeders and nipple drinkers.

Andreysakharov (User FORUMHOUSE):

Construction underway on the "platform" technology, the walls are going on the floor and plumbing already trimmed. Wall material is cut in advance, we can only collect and put.

As a heater used in the mineral wool slabs (cheapest material found in the construction shop) that fit into the three-layer thickness of 150 to overlap. windbreak function performed only outside the OSB.

Andreysakharov:

Outside, the facade painted with white latex paint and decorated with dark reechkami style German houses.

Ventilation of the house is organized as follows: through the hole for the birds carried the inflow of clean air and the ceiling between the premises for the birds and vestibule done grille, which takes dirty air. In turn, in the vestibule made chimney, equipped with a conventional fan. Another point: next to the manhole, which receives fresh air, suspended on brackets oil heater. Therefore, in a particularly strong negative cold air getting into the chicken coop, will immediately warm up the appliance.

Warmer poultry house, selected from among the most cost temporarily connected by means of extension.

The drinker is assembled on the nipples with clips with rubber seals that are easy to install in the hole 9 mm.

Bunker feeder that accommodates animal feed bag, Made on his own project Andreysakharov. Excellent protection against spreading of feed.

Second coop-hopper feeder

By the way, if the owners hens live outside the city and come once or twice a week, you can take advantage of the development kreylWho kept chickens in this mode of ten years.

Above the tray a grid of battens (it prevents the spreading of the grain) is fastened to the wall box with a lid and smooth inside wall. It can be made from fiberboard smooth side inside. The top of the box dimensions 1x 0.6 x 0.3 m, and it narrows downwards, with one side inclined structure, and the opposite perpendicular to the floor, and it is attached to the wall. At the bottom of the box slit width of 1.5 cm, which gradually spilling grain. The distance between the tray and the compartment must be such that the grain is not spilled, while chickens sklyuyut not that which is already on the pallet.

Rules of good poultry house

During the discussion of the stages of construction of the house on FORUMHOUSE experienced poultry farmers and builders of our portal have formulated the basic rules of good house.

• Form space should aspire to the square: the smaller the length of the walls reduces heat loss.
• Perches - must be on the same level, rather than a ladder, otherwise the chicken will be try to take the place of higher obgadit and others, which will lead to Swara among the population and the general disorder. The total length of perch per 10 chickens - more than two meters. The distance between the poles and between the poles and wall - 35 cm. The most convenient for chickens angle ladder-ramp to roost - 45 degrees.
• henhouse It needs regular disinfection.

RikSam (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Before the Universe aviary hens treated with lime, and then every six months for disinfection.

• Often the heating system in a well-insulated chicken coop does not apply. But the optimal temperature for poultry indoors in winter is 10-12 degrees. What put the heater in case the cold hit forty?

For heating the house FORUMHOUSE poultry farmers often use infrared heaters, such as a bird devices can be heated, even if the air in the room does not get warm. Another advantage - IR hanging from the ceiling, and chickens can not exactly his obgadit. But such a heater, judging by the reviews, one of the most dangerous, and just need to be careful with him.

aNNuSHka (Participant FORUMHOUSE):

I have in the past year a good man kerf IR to complete, such as it was cold, -20. Well, I decided before going to bed to visit the chickens, and that would be my baked chicken in the morning - this was roasting!

Aplicator (Member FORUMHOUSE):

IR - one of the most dangerous. The safest - convector or, finally, Maslennikov, the main thing - with the thermostat.

• Comfortable 12-15 hens henhouse is an area of ​​6 square meters (2x3). Such a number of chickens to provide an excess of eggs, even a large family, and even in winter (provided good feeding).
• Optimally, the outputs of the two coop, and one of them - in the paddock.

Aleksej2000 (Member FORUMHOUSE):

You never know what - to catch the chicken, bring order out there and so on.

Velem (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Separately door, separate enclosure, checked the practice. You go, happened, with a sack of wheat loose, flat feet in galoshes spanked, and those underfoot!

•  In the chicken coop to be the vestibule. It protects from the cold, used to store food, tools, etc., helps to prevent accidental derailing of chickens on the street in the winter can be fraught with frostbite comb and legs. Typically, in the vestibule it is a manhole into the attic where hay is stored.
• Perch are better placed in front of the window and in any case not in a draft. With regard to the material in the cold regions of the best choice for perch will spruce pole.

Kreyl (Member FORUMHOUSE):

This long-term experience in the village. People say that on such a perch in chickens is not frosted feet.

To perch pole easier to capture chicken paw it a little rounded, remove the ax angles.

Shaitan (Member FORUMHOUSE):

This is due to the structure of the foot. Of square bars is broken capture "feet", produced all sorts of contortions rickets, etc.

• Under the roost competent poultry farmers make the loft, with a spatula which is easily peeled off chicken manure - valuable organic fertilizer. On the shelf is convenient to put the capacity for chicken ash baths in severe frosts his veiled hay: and even if the heater in cold weather can not cope with the heated chicken coop, the birds will feel great on hay. Perch are usually made at a height of one meter, the shelves - 35-40 cm.

• Feeder should be placed in the lit area henhouse.
• The floor in the hen house, elevated 50 cm, protects against rats and other rodents. To protect it from rodents boards often upholster with fine metal mesh, and although monitoring Participants FORUMHOUSE, «the mouse go over the net in pairs and with the flag" from the larger animals it protects. In the vestibule floor just wood, sometimes studded with old linoleum, but the main part is insulated with foam, which is also great helping out in the winter cold.

Shperhelbrod (Member FORUMHOUSE):

This is not a chicken coop and a spaceship.

In exchange for a comfortable coop owners of laying hens are usually expected from birds elementary thanks: normal behavior and high egg production. It is sure to be, but not immediately.

Shperhelbrod:

Chickens - complete fools. Yesterday watched as they tried to get back to walking in the chicken coop (in the paddock also have to throw them, do not go). Brain is not enough to understand that you can go on trapiku. As a result, Zaprygivayem side hole.

Due to the weak intelligence chickens can not immediately figure out how to get on the shelves and on the perch and flounder overnight in a heap on the floor, to feel insurmountable at first glance, the difficulties in dealing with the nipple drinkers. To quickly remedy the situation, take in chicken cock family, he quickly teach them all the tricks.

Establish normal egg production It helps a week on a diet of oats, a change in diet and a round white stone (or ball of ping pong) in the nest.

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