Here is a fun idea for a Chicken Coop
Beware! Chicken Coops they sell at the store are not safe for your chickens. They aren't raccoon, opossum, weasel, or mink proof.I've heard awful stories of raccoons pulling the animals right through the wires and of minks squeezing through and, like a vampire, sucking the blood from every last animal and then lining them up in a row!
We had a "friendly" possum and learned the hard way that "opossums sometimes eat sleeping poultry". Did you get that part, eat? They eat them alive starting with their abdomen. It is very sad. It also ate part of our little girl duck's beak, poor thing. Please don't let this happen to you. The guilt is unbearable.
A friend of mine had some materials left over after building their barn, so they made a Chicken Coop to match! I am jealous! Don't you think they should market these?
Here's a fun Big Red Barn Preschool Activity to make.
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Recommended Reading:
Guide to Raising Chickens
8 Cheap Ideas to House Your Backyard Hens and Save Money
Backyard Chickens for Beginners
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
