Site Selection for Chicken Coop

Building chicken houses is important in indigenous poultry farming. The chicken house should keep the safety and comfort of the chickens. The size of the chicken house should be based on the flock size to be raised. Benefits of preparing chicken house and fences are; 

• Protect chickens from adverse weather (heavy rain, wind and high temperature)

• Protect against wild animals, predators and thieves

• Easy to feed and water the chickens

• Prevent diseases by proper monitoring, investigation and vaccination 

• Easy to control infectious diseases from outside