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Unlike commercial poultry operations or rural farms
people in the city who keep chickens as pets and for eggs, keep them in attractive enclosures they are proud of.
The top post is a beautiful homemade bantam coop, the center photo is a coop commercial available and the lower photo is what is called a chicken tractor. The tractor can be moved around the yard as desired.
Attractive and inexpensive pre-made chicken coops are available on various websites for those who are not able to build their own. Books on coop construction can be checked out at the local library and free coop building instructions are available on the Internet. One of the members of the MI Chicken Revolution has secured plans for a basic coop, which will be made available locally, free of charge. Coops have become an object of pride for backyard poultry people! There are even coop designers (LINK)!
In Portland, Salem, Eugene and Bend, chicken enthusiasts participate in a variety of chicken-related events, including annual Coop Tours. Coop tours have become a highly anticipated social event in each city where they are offered. Below are links to Chicken Tour web pages:
Attractive and inexpensive pre-made chicken coops are available on various websites for those who are not able to build their own. Books on coop construction can be checked out at the local library and free coop building instructions are available on the Internet. One of the members of the MI Chicken Revolution has secured plans for a basic coop, which will be made available locally, free of charge. Coops have become an object of pride for backyard poultry people! There are even coop designers (LINK)!
In Portland, Salem, Eugene and Bend, chicken enthusiasts participate in a variety of chicken-related events, including annual Coop Tours. Coop tours have become a highly anticipated social event in each city where they are offered. Below are links to Chicken Tour web pages:
Basic building principals help to protect the hens from the elements and from predators. Coops are where chickens go at dusk. They sleep on roosts at night. Runs are where hens forage and socialize and stay very busy during the day. The wire used to create the run is a small gauge and is buried at an angle which keeps predators out. Runs are covered to keep the hens safe. Coops are ventilated and are typically made of a chicken safe wood, they have roosts, nest boxes, feeders and fresh water is always available. It is important to remember, roosters will not be allowed, therefore chicken keepers are tasked with the protection of the flock! You will be well rewarded for your care.
Coop/Run setbacks are typically requirements. Monmouth is considering a 15 ' food setback from a neighboring home, 5' setback from the property line, and coops/runs must be kept in a fenced backyard.
For more information, key in Chicken Coops in a google search... but don't get too carried away - there are about 1,290,000 results for that search :)
I will posts a series of articles intended to help people who want more information on backyard chickens. Here is the third installment in the series: Why backyard chickens have become commonplace in America's backyards by Domenica Protheroe
If you live in Monmouth, Oregon - please take a moment to take the City of Monmouth, Oregon Chicken Survey http://www.ci.monmouth.or.us/
Coop/Run setbacks are typically requirements. Monmouth is considering a 15 ' food setback from a neighboring home, 5' setback from the property line, and coops/runs must be kept in a fenced backyard.
For more information, key in Chicken Coops in a google search... but don't get too carried away - there are about 1,290,000 results for that search :)
I will posts a series of articles intended to help people who want more information on backyard chickens. Here is the third installment in the series: Why backyard chickens have become commonplace in America's backyards by Domenica Protheroe
If you live in Monmouth, Oregon - please take a moment to take the City of Monmouth, Oregon Chicken Survey http://www.ci.monmouth.or.us/
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