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Wonderful Selection of Chicken Coop Windows
Shed Windows and More has chicken coop windows in a wonderful selection of sizes and types for your backyard or commercial chicken coop.
Chicken coop windows can either make or break the performance, comfort, and look of a chicken coop, especially if the size is not correct. Great-looking chicken coop windows can take a chicken coop from functional to a chicken coop that adds beauty to your property and backyard. There are a few important facts to take into account before pounding nails and framing your chicken coop that can help your finished project turn out to fit your chicken brood's needs and get finished quicker.
Shed Windows and More has stocked hard-to-find chicken coop window sizes for years because we know that chicken coop structures take smaller windows to look at scale and finish properly. Chicken coop windows are an important component of building your chicken brood's hen house or chicken coop.
Creating a backyard chicken coop for your family not only ensures a steady supply of fresh eggs for cooking, but a great small animal project for growing children to take part in while learning skills, providing eggs, and having fun!
Our customers have shared with us over the years some planning factors that can help you build a chicken coop that is safe, sturdy, and will be a happy home to your setting hens and chicks. Look to Shed Windows and More for your best selection for chicken coop windows. Chicken coop windows need to be properly sized windows to look in proportion to the building size and use. It was the large why behind the beginnings of Shed Windows and More, to provide hard-to-find building supplies for the DIY builder or contractor.
Starting with well-made windows is a must for having a weather-tight chicken coop. Our customers have sent us photos over the years of their chicken coop designs and you can see they are as varied from size to their finished look. All of our backyard farmers and farmers agree that good planning helps a chicken coop design turn out great. For your best selection in chicken, coop windows count on Shed Windows and More.
Designing Your Chicken Coop
There are some simple questions to ask yourself before you start gathering together materials and ordering your supplies:.
What Are Your Goals?
- How many chickens do you plan to keep?
- How many eggs does your family consume a week?
- How much space do you have?
- Do you want your chickens to run freely or be only caged?
- What is the purpose of having your chickens; 4-H project, family eggs, small farm business, etc.?
- Perches-You need enough perch space so your chickens can perch without touching each other.
- Litter-Litter is needed inside the coop floor below the screening and in the laying boxes to keep the eggs warm. Using rice straw that has no seeds makes for excellent litter since it doesn’t produce seeds in your compost.
- Nesting Boxes-Your chicken’s nesting box can be as simple as a plastic or rubberized box; easy to clean, simple to fill with nesting materials.
- Ramp-With an elevated coop your chickens will need a way to go from their coop to the chicken yard; a simple plank with horizontal slats placed a one-foot intervals makes for good traction and makes it easy for your chickens to exit to their fenced yard.
With some planning your chicken coop whether a backyard chicken coop or a small family farm chicken coop can come together effortlessly:
- Height-Two to three feet off the ground makes your coop more predator-proof, too close to the ground and your chicken coop can easily be accessed by rodents.
- Insulation-Chickens are hardy animals and can withstand temperatures down to 30 degrees, if your climate gets temperatures below 30 or over 90 degrees consider insulating your coop well to keep your chickens in good health. Heat lamps are a small investment and can raise the temperature and help with production since chickens like around 12-14 hours of sunlight a day for optimal laying conditions.
- Ventilation-Because chickens eliminate in their coop it is important to have proper ventilation covered with chicken wire. Making your coop moveable by installing wheels allows you to harvest the chicken manure easily.
- Food & Water-Make it easy and automatic, so you are only needing to fill the feed weekly and freshen the water a couple of times a week. Some of our customers put in automatic watering systems and feed leveling systems making the food and watering of their chickens very simple.
- Fencing-Provide predator-proof fencing for your chickens; either wrapping the edges and using landscape clothes pegs to keep them in place or some other means for predator-proofing your chicken yard.
- Location-Positioning your chicken coop so it has some shade during the day, but the early morning sun shines on your coop makes for the best laying conditions. A great idea is putting wheels on a smaller coop so you can position it for maximum sunlight and also harvest the chicken manure for compost.
Taking the time to plan your chicken coop can save you both time and money in the long run. Also, a well-thought-out chicken coop makes for happy hens and better egg production. View our chicken coop windows for the best selection of sizes and colors for your chicken coop design.
Quality Chicken Coop Windows for Backyard & Commercial Coops
Our dedication to providing the best quality chicken coop windows possible is what has made us the go-to source for families, DIY builders, and construction companies for chicken coop windows.
Our goal at Shed Windows and More is to provide a chicken coop window that not only looks good, but performs well, and has longevity. You are making an investment of your time and money building your hen's chicken coop and you want a product that is as good as your workmanship, a chicken coop window you can count on to perform well for years.
Consistent quality of chicken coop windows requires choosing the best materials for their construction and not scrimping on quality or workmanship.
Shed Windows and More chicken coop windows are 5 ml tempered glass, constructed of thick aluminum, enhanced with a special design spring to keep spring clips in place, our chicken coop windows are priced competitively, they are available in an amazing selection of styles and sizes meant for building your chicken coop.