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13th September 2020, 04:06 PM #1New Member
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Chicken Coop and Run
Hi Folks,
one of the first jobs I need to tackle at my new house is a decent-looking residence for my 5 hens who are in need of a new abode. Does anyone have any plans for building coops? I envisage the design will be totally birdproof to prevent theft of their food by unwanted visitors and would incorporate a nesting box which is accessible from outside the coop/run. Any suggestions would be most welcome.
Cheers
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15th September 2020, 09:08 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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"Pask Makes" has a YouTube video showing a chook house build. Quite spiffy, from memory!
Cheers Yvan
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15th September 2020, 08:45 PM #4Senior Member
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I have 6 chooks in a 2.4 x 2.4 enclosure it’s about 3 metres tall as I needed it big enough for me to get in and clean it. If we are a way for a few days or if work hours don’t coincide with daylight that seems to be enough space to stretch. Generally they are outside all day.
Roost is 90 x 35 on edge about 1.6 long (seems to be long enough) I have also read somewhere that 32 mm round gal pipe is also suitable.
3 x nest box which are flush with the internal wall and stick out the back with a lid for access.
open door and chooks have the run of the yard (dog has a seperate section of yard when she is outside)
close door every night to keep out foxes.
grandpa feeder, best ever, no problem with wild bird and also keeps the rats and mice out of the feed too.
cheersLast edited by Wrongwayfirst; 15th September 2020 at 08:51 PM. Reason: Added
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16th September 2020, 09:01 AM #5New Member
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Thanks Yvan. I'll go and check it out
Craig
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16th September 2020, 09:04 AM #6New Member
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Thanks wrongwayfirst. All great ideas. We want to make it totally enclosed to keep wild birds from stealing their food and crapping in their water bowls too.
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16th September 2020, 08:56 PM #7Senior Member
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grandpa feeder no stolen food and just in the last month I have installed drinking cups, no stolen water. I might add we had a rat problem albeit a native rat SWMBO states a rat is still a rat.
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19th September 2020, 07:42 AM #8New Member
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