A lot of people ask me this question "how do I protect my chickens from ferocious predators?", which lead me to write this article, I will reveal the dirtiest secret to prevent birds to be eaten by predators.
As you know chicken produce eggs, well this why we poultry farm them, right?! Unfortunately there are some dirty creatures like: wolves, coyotes, foxes and dogs who love chickens so much that they literally steal our revenue.
This is more than enough reason to protect our chickens, our property, and our money! So, how do we protect our chicken? By putting them in a chicken coop! Coops create a huge barrier to the outside world, which makes extremely difficult, if not impossible to these ferocious predators to attack and steal our beloved birds.
Plus, studies show that chickens' living in a coop produces 3 times more eggs, then chickens living without it.
The reason behind this is: protection, comfort and love.
You see chicken houses, provides much more comfort and protection, which ultimately describes love.
This love makes them naturally produce much more eggs.
Although brand new hen houses cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars, however there is another option.
To do it yourself! Building a chicken coop is not that hard as it seems, especially when you have chicken coop plans with you.
These plans are step by step instruction plans that guide you from start to finish, the entire daunting task of transforming wood into a lovely chicken house.
These plans are especially made for people who have limited DIY skills and experience.
If you know how to read, cut and hammer some nails then you are well capable to construct your very own chicken coop.