A couple of coop tips for those toying with becoming backyard chicken owners.
If you are building a coop, the guiding principle is really simple. Chickens nest low and roost high.
They would rather not lay eggs right on the ground, so lift the nest boxes 30cm or more. Saves on your back too when collecting eggs. If you can collect eggs from outside, that's a help. But there is a lot to be said for walking amongst your birds so you can keep an eye on how they are doing. They are natural busy bodies, not machines just to give you eggs.
And don't place the roosts right up in the gods, if you can help it. They are clumsy as hell, and if they have a way to fall to the ground, they can dislocate legs. And perches are quite important. At a push of course they would spend a night on a precarious branch that is too small or too big for their claws to hook around, but long term give them a plank 4" wide and 2" deep. They will sleep better. and fall off less!
#chickens #growstr #olivegroveeggs #olives
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