Hi all, currently mid-construction of my chicken house.
Here's some piccys from varying stages, must admit i am very pleased with the progress and it has been slow going (think i have been over thorough), have notched up well over 20 hours now. I am not a master craftsman and have never really done a project like this since i made a pencil pot in school!!
It seems to be taking an age, only the nesting boxes and the perches to go!
I have read loads of stuff saying this, that and the other, but i am reading contrasting opinions on the height/qty of roosting bars?
I am planning on having my bars level with the top of the nesting box, so they will be 10 inches higher....is this too high?
On the quantity front i am planning on having 6 hens to begin with and was thinking of only having two roosting bars (the house is 1.1m wide)...is this enough?
Any thoughts / feedback would be appreciated.
Cheers
Dale
Here's some piccys from varying stages, must admit i am very pleased with the progress and it has been slow going (think i have been over thorough), have notched up well over 20 hours now. I am not a master craftsman and have never really done a project like this since i made a pencil pot in school!!
It seems to be taking an age, only the nesting boxes and the perches to go!
I have read loads of stuff saying this, that and the other, but i am reading contrasting opinions on the height/qty of roosting bars?
I am planning on having my bars level with the top of the nesting box, so they will be 10 inches higher....is this too high?
On the quantity front i am planning on having 6 hens to begin with and was thinking of only having two roosting bars (the house is 1.1m wide)...is this enough?
Any thoughts / feedback would be appreciated.
Cheers
Dale
