first off I get really mixed up with the whole feet per bird, witch is kinda odd for me. I know it's around 3x3 min for each bird, is that like a 3x3 box on ground space alone?
ok here is what I have. an 8x8 plywood play house, 14x5 run, what will be a laying flock of 5, 2 Delaware pairs, and a banny roo {gona get him some girls}
Is a 4x4 run with 2x4 coop space enough room for 3-4 bantams?
and how much room would a pair of Delawares need, would something like 2x4 coop space for each pair work? and what would be the min for a run? 4x8 4x12?
the laying flock would have the 14x5 run, and what coop space is left. if that would not work, I could use another pen for the bantams, it's an old stock rack COVERED with all odds and ends of chicken wire, we kept young birds in it years ago. but I reather keep them close for the winter.
next summer I'll build at least one more coop for my Dels. so far every thing I have used can be taken down a moved, other then the 14yo play house. the 14x5 run is cattle/hog panles lined with smaller wire, the 4x4 run is some homemade dog run doors my dad ended up with. it's all odds and ends of scrap, and it's really is shaby looking, but they are safe and dry.
you take one look at it and say so how do I get to the birds???
ok here is what I have. an 8x8 plywood play house, 14x5 run, what will be a laying flock of 5, 2 Delaware pairs, and a banny roo {gona get him some girls}
Is a 4x4 run with 2x4 coop space enough room for 3-4 bantams?
and how much room would a pair of Delawares need, would something like 2x4 coop space for each pair work? and what would be the min for a run? 4x8 4x12?
the laying flock would have the 14x5 run, and what coop space is left. if that would not work, I could use another pen for the bantams, it's an old stock rack COVERED with all odds and ends of chicken wire, we kept young birds in it years ago. but I reather keep them close for the winter.
next summer I'll build at least one more coop for my Dels. so far every thing I have used can be taken down a moved, other then the 14yo play house. the 14x5 run is cattle/hog panles lined with smaller wire, the 4x4 run is some homemade dog run doors my dad ended up with. it's all odds and ends of scrap, and it's really is shaby looking, but they are safe and dry.
you take one look at it and say so how do I get to the birds???
