| You can design a really good poultry house in your | | | | room for air for sunshine. This should be easy here |
| backyard for 4 or so chickens if you have a good | | | | as chicken tractors are (relatively) open |
| set of plans to start with. These plans should address | | | | constructions.b. Protection from Predators: This is |
| some critical question and issues. For a start you | | | | sort of a primary function of any poultry house; your |
| should know that your coop should at least provide | | | | coop must provide enough protection from both land |
| for 4 square feet of space per bird to your chickens | | | | and air based predators.c. A no-floor arrangement: So |
| if they are to live comfortably. So if you have 4 | | | | that the chickens can easily access the ground. This |
| chickens then your poultry house should offer a | | | | has numerous advantages; the chicken can reach the |
| minimum space of 16 square feet. Of course if you | | | | grass so that they can eat the weed and pests from |
| can provide more then it will make your birds only | | | | your backyard.d. Easily deployed: This means that it |
| happier! Poultry houses of this size are referred to as | | | | should be easy to move around your backyard. This |
| chicken "tractors" or "arks" we will see why in a | | | | is one of the key features that a Chicken tractor has |
| moment! Here are a few things that your poultry | | | | to offer. By moving it around your chicken can |
| house design must incorporate:a. Plenty of air and | | | | access a greater area in your backyard thereby |
| sunshine: Any poultry house should have plenty of | | | | ridding just that much area of all the weed and pests. |