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| Author: | frankie2 [ Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Advice on what coop to get |
Attachment: piv chick.jpg [ 135.71 KiB | Viewed 3392 times ] Hi guys... do you think this is a good coop to get for my back yard for 3 Rhode Island red chickens..? Is 3 the maximum I could have in here or is it big enough to add more in the future? The measurements are W 75CM L 160CM H 103cm Thanks 
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| Author: | Chicka-Dee [ Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on what coop to get |
NO! RIR's are Big, Big chooks and there is no way that coop is big enough for them. I have that exact coop as a quarantine coop for 1chook & I housed 1 Speckled Sussex in it & after half a day she had pooed ll the green grass availability that I had to keep moving it, twice a day. And that is just with one chook. It has a crappy set out & there is no good position for food & water. That coop is only worth for chickens to go into & lay their eggs and the hen house hasn't got a good roosting area either. Make your own. There is lot if really good ideas on this site from members who have used recycled materials. Sorry to be a bad news bear, but if you love your chickens, housing more than 1 chicken in that pen wouldn't be ideal. Chicka-Dee |
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| Author: | frankie2 [ Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on what coop to get |
oh no, really??! Okay thanks for your reply ..hmm I might have to look at making my own. Thanks |
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| Author: | Carol NZ [ Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on what coop to get |
I agree make your own it will work out cheaper and you can have the size you want and need. Also make sure you build it bigger than you want for the 3 hens as no doubt you will end up with double that as we all have |
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| Author: | Chicka-Dee [ Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on what coop to get |
frankie2 wrote: I might have to look at making my own. Thanks Oh yes, that's the spirit. They don't need the ritz but I have heard that .5m2 per chook is the minimum space per chook as a general rule of thumb. Cheers Chicka-Dee |
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| Author: | DezertCoop [ Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on what coop to get |
Not to mention the satisfaction of build your own and you can make it a family project |
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| Author: | Blak1 [ Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on what coop to get |
Have a look at my eBay coop extension thread in the housing area http://www.australianpoultryforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=16809 - then you'll see how small these coops are. Way too small for 3 standard (large) chooks. |
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| Author: | Chickababe [ Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:13 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on what coop to get | ||
I love building my own chook houses. I made one that's 1200 x 1200 with a nest box on the side. I house 4 silkies in the nest boxes, 2 Plymouth rocks, 2 Australorps and two rosecomb crosses in there at the moment. I made a two level roost and the two Rosecombs roost on the top and the 4 big birdies on the bottom roost. I also made the chook pen with the roof. I just have to paint it (hubby's advice) and put the wire on. I really enjoyed my little project. Next project is to make a chook house along the side wall to house more chooks to replace the ebay cheapie.  Yep fully agree, far too small for your intended RIRs.
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| Author: | Petite Poulet [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on what coop to get |
What location are you frankie2? There are some nicely carpenter built ones on Gumtree and eBay. |
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