Well, you get cat flaps, so why not chicken flaps, right?
Having just about finished my en suite sleeping accommodation for Le Flock, I suddenly came up with the idea of using a flap of, say, heavy plastic sheeting as the 'door' to the sleeping quarters, but then I have no idea if chooks will push past the flap/s to enter and leave.
Let me clarify: The run is fenced in, and now that I have built a coop with an adjoining wall, I have cut a hole in the fencing and will cut a small doorway into the - new - coop. At first, I planned to have a door sliding up and down each morning and evening, so the chooks can move between the run and the coop, but then figured on taking strips of heavy duty plastic and hanging it in front of the opening on a permanent basis.
This way, the chooks can enter and leave at will, but there will at least be a wind break. Their run is totally secure, BTW.
Point is...will it work?!
Having just about finished my en suite sleeping accommodation for Le Flock, I suddenly came up with the idea of using a flap of, say, heavy plastic sheeting as the 'door' to the sleeping quarters, but then I have no idea if chooks will push past the flap/s to enter and leave.
Let me clarify: The run is fenced in, and now that I have built a coop with an adjoining wall, I have cut a hole in the fencing and will cut a small doorway into the - new - coop. At first, I planned to have a door sliding up and down each morning and evening, so the chooks can move between the run and the coop, but then figured on taking strips of heavy duty plastic and hanging it in front of the opening on a permanent basis.
This way, the chooks can enter and leave at will, but there will at least be a wind break. Their run is totally secure, BTW.
Point is...will it work?!
