When farming chickens, either on a ranch or in one’s yard, the health of the chicken should be a high priority. Healthy, comfortable chicken’s product the best quality and the most delicious eggs, and ignoring the needs of the hens will certainly decrease the quality of the eggs. A good chicken coop will help keep the chickens healthy, and the eggs top-notch.
Chickens should not be exposed to harsh elements: they do not want to be too cold, too hot, and or to be wet and damp. Chickens that are penned in with only chicken wire will have to deal with all of these conditions, and are most likely to get sick.
In addition, chickens that have a poor coop structure run the risk of being injured or killed by hungry predators. Foxes, dogs, weasels, raccoons and other animals are all potentially of great danger to your chickens, which is why a properly built chicken coop is extremely important to the health of a chicken.
