Why Build A Chook House?

In this day of looking for more ways of being environmentally sensitive, there are very few options for producing your own food. I have started a vegetable patch, but the only small scale animal production that could fit in our small yard was raising chickens and producing our own organic eggs. However, for this to work I needed to provide protection for my chooks, hence the need for a chook house.

The ideal chook house must be cheap to build, provide shelter from the elements, protection form feral animals, as well as provide a comfortable area to roost and feed. Automatic feeders and water spouts are optional extras, but a good design should provide some ideas on how to build these.

There is not much that I can do to feed my family, good quality, organic produce but being able to raise chickens and harvest their eggs is a great start, which is why I have decided to build a chook house.