Persuasive Essay On Chicken Coop

Would you rather build a chicken coop from scratch or build one from a kit? Chicken coops come in all shapes and sizes and are available to buy and build from a kit, or you could buy plans and build from the ground up. Chicken coops are an essential item to have if you plan to raise chickens. They provide a safe, dry, and warm place for the chickens to live in. Most chicken coops also provide a run which allows them to roam in a caged area. The run lets the chickens have their freedom outside their coop without making them easy prey for predators. A good chicken coop, whether it be homemade or a kit you buy off the internet, will need some requirements including being predator proof, well ventilated, easy to clean, movable or have a removable dropping tray, roosting poles, and a nesting box. All these criteriums will lead to happy chickens which mean an increase in egg production. A home made chicken coop can meet all the criteria and go beyond a kit chicken coop. A chicken coop must be predator proof to keep stray animals and predators away from the chickens. A chicken coop can be nice to keep your chickens in all year round, but they are useless if they can not prevent your flock from being eaten. Predator proofing a chicken coop can prove to be difficult and there is no a hundred percent way to do so. …show more content…
Chickens need to have fresh air to avoid a respiratory disease that is caused by stifle air. Chickens coops also need airing out because they can smell. Chickens do not have a certain spot for their bathroom meaning they will go where they stand. If you have multiple chickens this can add up quick and the smell can be almost unbearable. Having no air flow in your chicken coop can also make your chicken coop hot which is just as bad as cold air for your chickens. Having a breezy coop will also make your chickens happy, and with happy chickens, you get larger eggs at a more frequent