Bachelor Pen Question

[SeaSea47]

I have a large Cochin rooster who I'm about to separate from my hens. My girls are going bald on top of their heads, and he can be a bit of a jerk, so I've bought a dog kennel for him to stay in for now (he actually has a new home pending, but I won't know for sure until probably next week and if that doesn't work out, I'll just have to keep him as a bachelor). Anyway, the dog kennel has been predator-proofed, but I'm wondering what I could do for him to have a nice place to sleep. He is too big to fit into the prefab coop that I used for a smaller rooster in the past. I don't really have the time or money to build him anything right now, and I don't think he'd get up a ramp very well. Someone suggested a dog house. Any other ideas? Thanks!

 

[Mrs. K]

Where are you? Climate wise... Anything that offers wind protection would be probably enough.

 

[SeaSea47]

Where are you? Climate wise... Anything that offers wind protection would be probably enough.

I'm in Atlanta. We shouldn't have any cold again until Nov/Dec. By then, I hope to have a better solution.

 

[Mrs. K]

Then just a box with a low roost in it would be fine. Or even a plastic tote on it's side.

Mrs K

 

[SeaSea47]

Then just a box with a low roost in it would be fine. Or even a plastic tote on it's side.

Mrs K

Thank you. My ducks actually sleep in large plastic totes turned on their sides even though they have access to a 10x16 building! I just didn't know if it'd work for a chicken. He sleeps on the floor of my coop anyway.