While making a chicken coup for 4 chickens certain things need to be kept into perspective.
The design must reflect your requirements as well as a basic understanding of how best to keep chickens in the backyard.
The following will help you understand what needs to be done to keep a healthy poultry: a.
The size of the coop: It is recommended that you provide at least 4 square feet of space per bird so that they may live comfortably.
Thus of you have 4 chickens then the (minimum) size of your chicken coup becomes 16 square feet.
Of course if you can provide more space, nothing better! b.
Materials required: Since we are dealing a very small sized poultry here the material requirement is minimal.
All you will require is some chicken wire and some lumber and you are all set.
c.
A No-floor arrangement: By negating the floor the chicken can have access to the grass as they like to hunt for weed and pests; this alone can take away hours of work from your hands.
d.
Mobility of the coop: A small sized chicken coup is also known as a chicken tractor.
This is so because it is a light weight construct which can be moved around by one many alone.
By moving it around the chicken can be made to "work" on all the different potion of the backyard and their behavior can be controlled as left to one spot too long they will scratch away the top layer of the soil.
e.
Protection from predators: Inside the coup, your chicken are safe from both the land and air based predators that might prowl the area.