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A good bird’s house can protect the chickens from hazardous elements such as the weather, predators, and injury. 

Here is how to do it:

Protection from Weather

A dry, draft-free house is needed in chickens.  This can be done by building a comparatively draft-free poultry house with windows and doors which can sometimes be opened for ventilation when necessary.  Build the chicken house on high, well-drained areas.  Through this chickens plan, lengthened wetness and water saturation of the floor inside the coop and in the runs outside can be avoided.  Let the front of the coop, the windows, and the outside run face to the south also.  This permits the sun to habitually dry and warm the coop.  To keep the humidity level in the coop as small as possible, allow an adequate level of space per bird too. 

Protection from Predators

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The best way to offer protection to the chickens from predators is to keep the poultry house completely confined with fence and covered runs.  When organizing a chicken’s house, consider laying a concrete floor, and secure the wall with one or two concrete blocks.  This hinders predators from digging under the walls and the floors.  When the coop is opened, windows and doors must be safely covered with heavy-gauge mesh wire or screening. 

With outside runs, bury the wire into the ground along the pen border with 12 inches depth and toe the fence outward about six inches.  Thru this way, it will help stop most predators from digging under the fence.  By toeing the fence outward and burying it, the predator will dig down right into more fencing. 

To discourage predators, some individuals run electric fencing around the exterior of their pens four inches off the ground and about one foot from the primary fence. 

Protection from Injury

Plan your bird’s house to prevent any probable injury to your chickens.  Take out any loose or ragged wire, nails, or other sharp-edged objects from the coop.  Eradicate all the areas other than perches, where the chickens could perch more than 4 feet above the floor.  Dispose of any perching areas like window ledges, nest box tops, or electrical cords when possible.  These measures could stop any injury to you or your chickens and may stop damage to the house, as well .

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