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Build the Perfect Chicken Coop

 

With this unique design, anyone can keep a few chickens, even in small backyards.

 

Chickens are every bit as fun and easy to care for as dogs or cats, plus they provide a steady supply of fresh eggs. The biggest challenge is keeping the birds safe from predators and, at the same time, allowing them to enjoy a natural diet of grains, greens and insects.

Most poultry predators roam at night – raccoons, coyotes, owls and such. But hawks and some dogs have been known to attack free-ranging birds during the day, especially when there are no humans or guard dogs at home to chase them away.

 

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Win a $2,000 Chicken Coop from Horizon Structures!

 

The Pull-It Coop, from Horizon Structures, houses up to 6 chickens, has 3 nesting boxes, a 9" x 12" chicken door, a 24" x 32" hinged door, 2 x 4 wooden roost bar, hinged drop vent with vinyl coated mesh for ventilation, a Glasbord® floor, and much more!

 

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An Easy and Affordable Poultry Pen

 

This exercise pen is simple and practical. It’s inexpensive and easy to build, even without power tools. Although I call it an exercise pen, it could have all sorts of uses with minor modifications. I built this pen to keep ducklings on the lawn during the day, but put the ducks in a building at night.

 

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