| If you're looking into poultry housing, there are some | | | | you have to spend. |
| key things you can do that will greatly increase your | | | | So by increasing your chicken run (and land is free! - |
| costs and save you loads of money. Far too many | | | | assuming you own your land) you can decrease on |
| farmers spend way too much money on the process | | | | building supplies price. |
| and it's just not necessary. | | | | Simple and effective. |
| Often you will get far better results with your | | | | Don't Overlook Feeder Height |
| poultry housing if you just make a few simple | | | | Finally, one huge problem many chicken farmers run |
| adjustments which significantly reduce both your | | | | into is that their chickens are just not laying eggs. |
| price and time to build. | | | | They wake up each morning hope to be met with a |
| So let's get to them right away - here are your | | | | dozen or so fresh eggs but find that there's |
| simple poultry housing tips to get started. | | | | absolutely none that have been laid. |
| Use Windows Maximally | | | | Then they wonder what's going on - who can blame |
| One of the greatest necessities with poultry housing | | | | them. Build a chicken house and your chickens should |
| is being sure you have windows. Windows will be the | | | | be laying eggs! |
| primary light source that your chickens use and when | | | | Unfortunately it doesn't always work that way and |
| you are not getting enough fresh light, the chickens | | | | there are a number of things that can impact their |
| can actually become quite ill. | | | | ability to lay eggs. So these chicken farmers go and |
| So first off, position them correctly. But then, one | | | | spend hundreds of dollars on repairs that they think |
| thing many farmers overlook is also using those | | | | will solve the problem. |
| chicken house windows for ventilation as well. | | | | Only it doesn't and they still aren't getting their fresh |
| Many will instead build vents into the chicken coop | | | | eggs. |
| design, but that's a costly procedure. | | | | Know the simple solution? Feeder height. It really can |
| Instead, make the windows do double duty by using | | | | be that simple. If the feeders in your poultry housing |
| them for ventilation purposes as well. This can easily | | | | are not at the correct height for easy access by |
| save you at least $500. | | | | your chickens, you won't get fresh eggs. |
| Consider A Larger Chicken House Run | | | | So use the guide to determine optimal height. It's a |
| Second, here's a secret that many don't know. If | | | | small change that takes two minutes but it can make |
| you have a larger chicken run, you can actually make | | | | a world of difference. |
| your chicken house smaller. Since the vast majority | | | | There you have it - three quick tips that make |
| of the spending costs for the poultry housing is on | | | | poultry housing so much cheaper and faster. |
| supplies and materials, the smaller the coop, the less | | | | |