Building a Chicken Coop – The Simple Solution is a Chicken Ark

If you’re just getting started, and want a small flock of about three hens, a chicken ark is a good choice. They are simple to build from a good set of chicken coop plans as you don’t need high-level woodworking or carpentry skills or a large number of tools, and the materials won’t cost you much either. So this is a great way to keep your initial start up costs down.

It is worth buying laying hens (ones that are almost ready to lay) the first time round. You can move on to raising your hens from chicks later.

A chicken ark will keep a small flock of chickens protected from predators and harsh conditions and because you move chicken arks around, your chickens get new areas of ground to peck and scratch. You get free-range chickens without having to catch them, or worry about predators such as stray foxes.

Some good chicken ark plans will ensure you get a design that works, and save you time, effort and frustration. You should be able to make one in less than a day, and may even find you’ve already got at least some of the materials you’ll need.

A simple chicken ark will house about three chickens, so you have enough space to keep a flock big enough to lay two to three eggs a day.

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