Chicken coop building plans and designs - Hoenderhok bouplanne en ontwerpe

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By bobthebuilder303


Introduction - Inleiding

Welcome to my webpage - Welkom by my webblad.

Here you can find all the latest information on chicken coops and chicken coop building plans - Hier kan u al die nuutste informasie kry oor hoenderhokke en oor hoenderhok bouplanne.

I also list some fun facts to know - Ek lys ook 'n paar goeie feite om te weet.

For English, continue reading - Vir Afrikaans blaai af tot by artikel 2 na die Engels

1. English!!


INFO ON CHICKEN COOPS

Chicken coops have a longstanding tradition on farms and in backyards. These homes for our feathered friends are making a comeback across the world as citizens turn to growing their own food again. Chickens, of course, provide eggs, meat and fertilizer. They can be a hassle but they don't have to be. The right coop can make all the difference.

Chickens need a reliable chicken coop. It must be able to keep the chickens and chicks inside while keeping predators out and also withstand all weather threats.



Chicken coop security

You not only need to protect your chickens from hungry predators, but they must be able to survive the natural elements, such as rain, snow, and summer heat. The location of your chicken coop is of utmost importance when considering the safety of your chickens. Primarily, you should build the chicken coop in a high and well drained area, so if and when it does rain, the coop will dry quickly. It is also important to have your chicken coop face the sun, so that the coop can dry properly in wet seasons.

When hot weather hits, proper ventilation is the key. Installing sliding windows and doors that can be opened and closed as needed, will provide the chicken's proper ventilation in hot weather.

In order to protect your coop and chickens from predators, you should bury your outside runs with chicken wire surrounding the coop at a depth of about 1 foot. This will deter all but the largest predators from reaching your chickens.

Maintaining your chicken coop

Diseases and sickness can spell disaster to coop bound chickens. Cleaning your chicken coop should be as easy as possible so that you can do it quick and often. There are a few design techniques that will ensure cleaning your chicken will be easy. Install doors that open outwards and not inwards. Another design element that makes it much easier to clean your chicken coop is to design the floor at a low angled slope towards the main door. When hosing down the inside of the coop with water and disinfectants, the water will drain outside the coop automatically, instead of puddling in the middle - which can be a major hassle.


Keeping Your Coop Warm and Bright

A properly built chicken coop is not only well ventilated, but warm in the cold winter months. There are a few simple tips to follow in order to keep your chickens warm at night or in the cold seasons. The first tip is to properly insulate the walls of the structure. This will not only keep your chickens dry in wet seasons, it will help to hold in the heat in the cold. You should also face the chicken coop so that the windows let in light from the sun. This is an easy and inexpensive way to keep your chickens warm in the cold months.

Another tip is to install a proper electrical lightning system. These are relatively inexpensive and cheap to maintain. Installing light will not only let you see the chickens if you need to at night, it can serve as a wonderful heat source.


Don't know how to build a chicken coop?

Well, first tings first. You need building plans / blueprints for your chicken coop and the best place to start looking is right here!! Below, I list my favorite site to visit for finding of the right chicken coop building plans that's suitable for you.

These sites will provide you of all the info you need on what materials to buy for the building of your chicken coop and all the different types of chicken coop building plans that's available.

I hope this information will be of use to you and I will update the page as much as possible.

2. Afrikaans!!



INFO OP HOENDERHOKKE

Hoenderhokke het 'n langstaande tradisie op plase en agterwerwe. Hierdie huise van ons veerige vriende is besig om 'n terugkeer te maak reg oor die wêreld, want almal is weer besig om hulle eie kos te groei. Hoenders, natuurlik, verskaf eiers, vleis en kunsmis. Hulle kan partykeer moeilik wees, maar hulle hoef nie te wees nie. Die regte hok kan al die verandering maak.

Hoenders benodig 'n betroubare hoenderhok. Die hok moet kan hoenders en al hul kuikens binnehou terwyl dit roofdiere buite hou en moet ook alle weersomstandighede kan weerstaan.


Hoenderhok sekuriteit

Jy moet nie net jou hoenders teen honger roofdiere kan beskerm nie, maar ook teen al die natuurlike elemente soos reën, sneeu en die warm somer hitte. Die ligging van jou hoenderhok is die mees belangrikste wanneer dit kom by jou hoenders se veiligheid. Eerstens, moet jy jou hoenderhok bou op 'n hoe en goed gedreineerde area, so wanneer en as dit reën, die hoenderhok vinnig sal kan droog word. Dis ook belangrik om jou hoenderhok voorkant gedraai te hê na die son, sodat dit behoorlik kan droog raak gedurende die nat seisoene.

Wanneer die warm weer slaan, goeie ventilasie is dan die enigste oplossing. Installasie van glyende vensters en deure, wat u kan oop maak soos nodig is, sal die beste uitweg wees vir u hoenders se ventilasie in warm weer.

In orde om jou hoenders te beskerm teen roofdiere, moet u 'n heining van omtrent 1 voet reg rondom u hoenderhok bou. Dit sal alle behalwe die groot roofdiere van u hoenderhok weg hou.


Onderhouding van u hoenderhok

Kimme en virusse is gesondheid faktore wat u wil voorkom in u hoenderhok. Die skoon maak van u hoenderhok moet so maklik as moontlik wees sodat u dit gereeld en vinnig kan doen. Daar is 'n paar ontwerp tegnieke wat u kan gebruik om u hoenderhok maklik skoon te kan maak. Installeer deure wat buite toe oop maak in plaas van binne toe oop maak. Nog 'n tegniek wat u kan gebruik om u hoenderhok skoon te maak is om die vloer effens skuins te bou met die lae kant wat na die deur toe af wys. So wanneer u die vloer afspuit met ontsmettings stowwe, dit dan maklik sal kan af en outomaties uitvloei buite u hoenderhok in plaas van als wat opgaar in die middel - wat nogal 'n probleem kan wees.


Hou u hoenderhok warm en helder

'n Behoorlike geboude hoenderhok is nie net goed geventileer nie maar ook warm in die koue winters maande. Daar is 'n paar maklike punte wat u kan volg om u hoenders warm te hou gedurende die nag of die koue seisoene. Die eerste punt is om u hoenderhok se mure goed geïsoleer te hê. Dit sal nie net u hoenders droog hou in nat seisoene nie, maar sal ook die hitte binne hou. U moet ook die hoenderhok draai sodat die venters son kan inlaat. Dit is 'n maklike en goedkoper manier om u hoenders warm te hou gedurende die koue maande.

Nog 'n punt is om 'n elektriese beligtings sisteem te installeer. Dit is redelik goedkoop en maklik om te onderhou. Die installering van beligting sal toelaat dat u u hoenders kan sien in die nag en is ook 'n wonderlike hitte bron.


Weet nie hoe om 'n hoenderhok te bou nie?

Wel eerstens, benodig u hoenderhok bouplanne vir u hoenderhok en die beste om vir dit te begin soek is reg hier! Onder, lys ek 'n paar van my gunsteling webwerwe wat u kan besoek oor die vind van die regte hoenderhok bouplanne wat vir u bedoel is.

Hierdie webwerwe sal u kan verskaf van alle materiaal wat benodig is om u hoenderhok te bou en verskillende tippe hoenderhok bouplanne wat beskikbaar is.

Ek hoop u kan van hierdie informasie gebruik maak en ek sal probeer om my webwerf op datum te hou vir solank as moontlik.

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bobthebuilder909  says:
3 months ago

Hi bru!

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Chao!

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