Urban Chickens - How to Have the Best Coop for Your Urban Chickens

Urban Chickens

 How to Have the Best Coop for Your Urban Chickens

Urban chickens is a growing trend in many communities. More and more cities are allowing residents to keep a few hens. Because your space is more limited than if you were keeping chickens on a farm, there are some special considerations you need to consider when choosing or making your chicken coop.

Size

For one, the size of your coop is an important factor, especially the height. In some cities, there are regulations in place on how tall a chicken coop can be and how large it can be. Before you choose or build the chicken coop of your dreams, check with your city to make sure local ordinances allow the kind of house you are thinking of getting for your birds.

Portability

Because you are living in the city, having a movable or more portable solution might be a good thing. If you decide to move to a different home, a portable coop will allow you to easily move it to your new home. Also, having a portable solution also allows you to move the bird's home to wherever you want in your yard. This is especially useful if your neighborhood has a lot of stray cats. Being able to move your coop to a different location in your yard keeps your birds safe and allows your birds to explore your yard. And moving the coop around will also allow your hens to eat any bugs that are around.

Safety

Make sure your birds are safe and happy. Choose a coop that is strong enough to keep your local predators out and your chickens in. Local predators in cities are likely to be neighbor cats, stray cats, raccoons, and other similar animals. If you have burrowing predators, you may want to consider installing a wire mesh floor to protect your hens from these burrowing types of predators.

Design Your Own

Instead of purchasing a kit that you put together or an already built one, you may want to consider designing one on your own. If you design your own, you can include personal touches to it. You can even design it so it matches the rest of your home. You can also add in things that will make your birdkeeping that much easier. For example, you can add in things that will make cleaning a breeze. Perhaps you can add a slide out tray under the nesting house so you can simply pull it out to clean it. Or, you could add in an egg collector system to make collecting your eggs every morning a breeze.

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