Would You Live in Your Hen House
This question is asked as you may have already guessed, to set you thinking. Does your hen house provide the factors of environment which you want in your home? If it does not then it is also unlikely to be a suitable place in which to keep your hens.
Ask yourself these questions :
Is your poultry house well ventilated?
Does it provide an abundance of sunlight?
Ask yourself these questions :
Is your poultry house well ventilated?
Does it provide an abundance of sunlight?
Is there shade available for very hot days?
Can you keep the floor dry in winter?
Are the birds protected against severe weather conditions?
Is it sanitary?
Hens, like humans, should be kept happy and healthy if you are going to expect real work out of them. There is probably no such thing as one best house for all conditions or all locations but it does make sense that a flock crowded into dark, damp, filthy quarters are much more likely to have worse health and happiness than a flock living in airy sunny clean quarters.
Can you keep the floor dry in winter?
Are the birds protected against severe weather conditions?
Is it sanitary?
Hens, like humans, should be kept happy and healthy if you are going to expect real work out of them. There is probably no such thing as one best house for all conditions or all locations but it does make sense that a flock crowded into dark, damp, filthy quarters are much more likely to have worse health and happiness than a flock living in airy sunny clean quarters.
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