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Here are the required materials you will be using to build your own chicken coop. There are several fundamental demands that must be taken into consideration to create a good looking and simple to maintain chicken house.

Wood

You will use wood to form the main foundation of the chicken coop. This is one of the most important materials you will need for the house of your chickens. Get treated wood that are proven to have water repellant properties. When you buy untreated wood, treat them with a water sealer. Treat the wood with the manufacturers’ instructions as directed. This is critical because you desire your chickens to remain dry. Dampness, which can be influenced by wood as the main material, will cause sickness and disease to spread more speedily. With treated wood, the dryness of the chicken coop is maintained.

Insulation

Always consider insulation as part of the required chicken coop materials. Chickens need to be maintained with enough warmth in the winter months. So take the additional step of supplying quality insulation. This will leave your chickens the additional protection when the temperature is quite cold. This will save most of your chickens from many illnesses prevalent during the winter months.

Windows

Windows which you can self install are very important. Prefer only good quality insulated special windows. This will provide air to go through in the summer days while it will shut out the cold winds in the winter. This will insure the health of your chickens by providing a comfortable place during the hot summer season.

Chicken Wire

One of the essential chicken coop materials is the chicken wire. {The needed materials will basically be dependent on the number of chickens you plan to have}. The chicken wire will be used to construct the small run. You want to have plenty of chicken wire to bury it in the ground with at least eight inches in depth. Burying the chicken wire will make it unattainable for dogs or cats to crawl below the chicken wire to take at your chickens, saving the chickens this way. You will need to check as well that you place your chicken wire high enough so that these same animals will not climb over the wire and get your chickens.

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