1. BDutch

    how to select the right coup and run. I have been looking at tractor supply at coups and runs for about 14 to 16 chickens, why only 3 nesting boxes.

    What is useful? True, chickens often stop laying during the winter period when 2 or 3 yo. But most older hens still give many eggs from early spring till the moult in autumn. For me keeping chickens is not for a living. And older chickens are fun to have around too. Yes some live much longer...
  2. BDutch

    how to select the right coup and run. I have been looking at tractor supply at coups and runs for about 14 to 16 chickens, why only 3 nesting boxes.

    Good reply so far. In general prefabs are not the way to go. Other repliers state the same but… Prefabs and just a few hens or several bantams are a possible match, sometimes. That is with a few changes on the prefab, with more ventilation and a new roof after a few years. Prefabs are not an...
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