After pouring over pictures for weeks, I am accepting that husband and I, while loving our new hobby farm lifestyle, are too novice and overwhelmed to actually build our own coop. the coop that was on the property is gross, it has nesting boxes that are too large and never used (I pick eggs out of the dog cage and tortoise housing...nested in poop
) the floor is dirt and compacted droppings and is no longer secure from rodents. I'm tired of feeding the local ground squirrel population....they are overpopulated as it is!! the door isn't very secure either and we lost one of our hens last week...so new coop....soon is a must. Plus I have 8 weekers in my bathtub as I type!!
The coop is elevated, and 8x4. I need to get more info on the nesting boxed etc, but I love that the construction is completely tight and quality.
How many hens do you think I could hold in 8x4 space...with internal nesting boxes??
Thanks for any advice. I included the link.
http://www.tuffshed.com/products_specs.cfm?ModelID=SCC&TabID=Specs
Fraunie
Boxer, 2 pugs, 2 sulcata tortoises. Bourbon Red Turkey, 2 OEGB, Australorp and chicks (2-salmon favarolles, 2 Sicilian Buttercups, Buff Orp, Gold Sexlink, Buff Brahma, and one more
) oh....and two kids, too....
The coop is elevated, and 8x4. I need to get more info on the nesting boxed etc, but I love that the construction is completely tight and quality.
How many hens do you think I could hold in 8x4 space...with internal nesting boxes??
Thanks for any advice. I included the link.
http://www.tuffshed.com/products_specs.cfm?ModelID=SCC&TabID=Specs
Fraunie
Boxer, 2 pugs, 2 sulcata tortoises. Bourbon Red Turkey, 2 OEGB, Australorp and chicks (2-salmon favarolles, 2 Sicilian Buttercups, Buff Orp, Gold Sexlink, Buff Brahma, and one more