When it comes to building safe chicken pens for your fowls protection and comfort, there are some important considerations to be made. These are the things we will tackle in this article. Without further ado, here are the basics:

Keep your coop manageable and easy to maintain. Your chicken pens should be easy to maintain. Why? Because, it is very necessary to clean your chicken pens regularly to do away with disease and sickness that can cause disaster for the chickens in the coop. The design of your coop should be such that you may clean the chicken pens constantly in order to keep your chickens healthy.

Your chicken coop should have a floor which can be hosed without puddles forming. To do this your chicken coop floor should have a slope running towards the door, where water may flow out easily as you wash the coop. This way there would not be any puddle formation on the floor, and your chicken coop with remain dry. In order that the coop can remain aired, make sure that the windows and the door can be opened and closed smoothly, helping the drying process inside. The coop should preferably be placed in an area where it gets the sun and ample breeze to keep it cool.

Always keep the chicken pens warm and well ventilated. Your chicken pens ought to be well insulated to protect your chickens during cold seasons. By providing good insulation to the walls of your chicken coop you would help to keep the warm air inside the coop, keeping the chickens away from cold.

Of course, you would always want your chickens to lay eggs all year round. For this purpose, you should consider installing an electrical bulb at the height of the coop ceiling so as to keep the chickens warm which helps them to lay eggs at all times. This will also provide light inside your chicken coop making it bright and warm. This is deemed a prerequisite during the winter months of the year. Lastly, following these tips and basic precautionary measures will deter any untoward problems for your fowls and keep them clean, safe, and protected.