LukebotTectonic
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- Jan 27, 2021
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Hello, over the past two months I have been designing a run and coop for our chickens, and this is my final design. Any advice would be very thankful as there could be things I still need to change about it!
-Three different sheds, the chicken coop (bottom right), the turkey/peafowl shed (bottom left) and the emu shelter (top left).
-The chicken shed will include three separate stalls where they will be able to view each other (the walls of the stall besides the gate into it will be wire.) They will all have PVC pipe waterers, food trough, 21 roosting boxes each, and a perching area with a dropping board so that it's easier to clean. Along with that, underneath the roosting boxes will be a wired area where month old chicks will be kept (after they have been quarantined in the two brooders beside the stalls) until they are ready to be moved in with the rest of the flock. Finally, the outside area has a small fenced off area so, while one or two of the chicken flocks is out, the other one can still come outside. Chickens, guineafowl, and quail (they will be kept in the small chicks area when there are no chicks, to separate them from the more dominant chickens and guineafowl) will be kept in here.
-The turkey/peafowl shed is much simpler, with a door that is always open due to their much more free range lifestyle, with perches along the sides, PVC pipe waterers, and a food trough.
-Outside the turkey shed is an outdoor water area for all of the birds, made out of PVC pipe waterers. Next to this is a galvanized feeder (there are three of them I plan to keep outside), and a roosting perch that sits on the wall of the run. The rest of the run is very similar, only with a few trees and plants that are safe towards these birds and a fiberglass pond (One day I do want geese and ducks, the ducks would stay in the chicken coop and the geese the turkey/peafowl shed.) It'll be somewhat shallow in the edges but more deeper in the bottom, so that birds can dip their feet in on hot days or even take a swim (Chickens can swim everybody!)
-Finally, the emu shelter will be housing, of course, emus. With large drinking bowls on the side, and a food trough, its pretty simple. The two doors on the side allow the emus, only if we're there, to run in the rest of the pasture, where usually are horses are however they switch from pasture to pasture.
-For the foundation the run fence will have concrete underneath it so no prey comes in, along with electric wiring running along the outside (this is for the horses).
I'd love to hear some feedback on this, as I'm still very new to all of this. I did try to do my research however if you see any flaws please tell me, thanks!
-Three different sheds, the chicken coop (bottom right), the turkey/peafowl shed (bottom left) and the emu shelter (top left).
-The chicken shed will include three separate stalls where they will be able to view each other (the walls of the stall besides the gate into it will be wire.) They will all have PVC pipe waterers, food trough, 21 roosting boxes each, and a perching area with a dropping board so that it's easier to clean. Along with that, underneath the roosting boxes will be a wired area where month old chicks will be kept (after they have been quarantined in the two brooders beside the stalls) until they are ready to be moved in with the rest of the flock. Finally, the outside area has a small fenced off area so, while one or two of the chicken flocks is out, the other one can still come outside. Chickens, guineafowl, and quail (they will be kept in the small chicks area when there are no chicks, to separate them from the more dominant chickens and guineafowl) will be kept in here.
-The turkey/peafowl shed is much simpler, with a door that is always open due to their much more free range lifestyle, with perches along the sides, PVC pipe waterers, and a food trough.
-Outside the turkey shed is an outdoor water area for all of the birds, made out of PVC pipe waterers. Next to this is a galvanized feeder (there are three of them I plan to keep outside), and a roosting perch that sits on the wall of the run. The rest of the run is very similar, only with a few trees and plants that are safe towards these birds and a fiberglass pond (One day I do want geese and ducks, the ducks would stay in the chicken coop and the geese the turkey/peafowl shed.) It'll be somewhat shallow in the edges but more deeper in the bottom, so that birds can dip their feet in on hot days or even take a swim (Chickens can swim everybody!)
-Finally, the emu shelter will be housing, of course, emus. With large drinking bowls on the side, and a food trough, its pretty simple. The two doors on the side allow the emus, only if we're there, to run in the rest of the pasture, where usually are horses are however they switch from pasture to pasture.
-For the foundation the run fence will have concrete underneath it so no prey comes in, along with electric wiring running along the outside (this is for the horses).
I'd love to hear some feedback on this, as I'm still very new to all of this. I did try to do my research however if you see any flaws please tell me, thanks!
