Bantam Cochin- Frizzle or maybe frazzle?

[preciouspanda]

That is definitely way too small for anything but a single bird. I counted 11 bantams? You will need something much bigger or you will have lots of troubles.

It houses 6 regular size chicken and when they get a little bigger and older they will go in a big pen with some others in split between another coop I have waiting

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It houses 6 regular size chicken and when they get a little bigger and older they will go in a big pen with some others in split between another coop I have waiting

That's just the bad advertising from the company that sell those coops. That will never house that many birds. Not being mean, just trying to help you avoid disaster. Crowded chickens will start eating each other.

 

[preciouspanda]

It houses 6 regular size chicken and when they get a little bigger and older they will go in a big pen with some others in split between another coop I have waiting

I have 4 pens for my flock I let everyone free range except for my other older frizzle bantams and they have a good size area and a big coop we built plus another nesting house

 

[preciouspanda]

That's just the bad advertising from the company that sell those coops. That will never house that many birds. Not being mean, just trying to help you avoid disaster. Crowded chickens will start eating each other.

They not all going to be in that one only. I plan on splitting them up between several different houses. The one I have them in doing day only I bring them in every evening.

 

[preciouspanda]

That's just the bad advertising from the company that sell those coops. That will never house that many birds. Not being mean, just trying to help you avoid disaster. Crowded chickens will start eating each other.

I have always made sure that all my birds have plenty of room and are not crowded. I have taken a 4 by 8 big shed and have converted it to a chicken coop also. I have plenty of space and houses for everyone

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It's okay. They are your birds, keep them the way you want to. Just sharing my experiences over the years.

 

[Mavabird]

Jumping in here to ask about my little black

bantam Cochin - supposed to be a frizzle but she is so much smaller than the other ones that we got at the same time, and her feathers are weird. She's active and seems healthy, just looks odd. Any ideas?