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    Rabbit Hutch to Coop - good idea?

    Cape Town, South Africa. I should have added "without the need to ship the parts". Didn't want to pay so much extra for a few little plastic things :)
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    Rabbit Hutch to Coop - good idea?

    Here is my chicken coop in the run. It proved tricky with the pvc pipes because we don't have the furniture 3 way 90 degree bends here in this part of the world. so had to make a plan.
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    Rabbit Hutch to Coop - good idea?

    Thanks. :)
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    Rabbit Hutch to Coop - good idea?

    Yes, we are entering Spring now. We still follow the calendar in this part of the world :D. Although some African countries do have their own calendar which is different to the western calendar we use. We in South Africa. Just for info, I live somewhere in that red circle, not bad hey! :). More...
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    Rabbit Hutch to Coop - good idea?

    we have very strong winds called the South Easter/ Cape Doctor coming from the south in Summer. Winds from the north bring rain.
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    Rabbit Hutch to Coop - good idea?

    Thanks. Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I guess I can split that dark area into 2 nesting boxes. and use an old broomstick for a perch across the open area. I am thinking of closing the grid on the far left. Won't it be too drafty if they sleep in an open area like that? I'm quite excited...
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    Rabbit Hutch to Coop - good idea?

    Thanks for your lengthy response. I appreciate it. I was hoping to keep about 3-5 chickens, not more. I was thinking only 3 at first. But if it could work for 5 then I'll try to get 5. I'm on a tight budget so building a big coop and using this as nest is not possible at the moment. The roof...
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    Rabbit Hutch to Coop - good idea?

    Hi, I recently acquired the following hutch. I live in Cape Town, with a moderate climate. The wood is probably not going to last for many years. But I want to know if you think it's a good idea for me to try and use this for a chicken coop. I will add on a run for the chickens as well. and...
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    Cape Town, South Africa

    Hey JAzNag, did you eventually find some chicken? did you eventually find some chickens? How is your chicken raising going? I'm also in Muizenberg...
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