Broody Jail! So proud of my husband's creation!

[Dhkoenig]

We were at our wit's end with 4 broodies and no rooster nor room for babies. I had a broody jail I made from a really big dog crate but it was a nightmare to clean since I had to access it from the small end and three hens was already overbooked! So he built me this behemoth creation. Posting so that any of you in a similar bind who has someone handy or is handy can build something similar.

He built a big wooden frame and it has an elevated floor that you can set two grated panels in the bottom of. Then he built a groove for a 2x2 perch that you can drop in. It has a slat across the top with eye hooks to hang the feeder and water feeder from. He left the plywood just sitting on top in two pieces so it is easy for me to move (I have to be super careful not to drop the plywood inside but ever mindful....) so when I have to clean it daily. I just let them out for 15 minutes, take the feeders out. lift the perch off and lift the grates out and hose them down. Then scoop up any droppings from below via the door and back in they go! I told him we should pop wheels on it!

 

[Debbie292d]

That's a great idea and larger than ours which is a XL dog kennel. I've got three broodies in there but was up to five and that was too small really, although, what room do they need when they're just sitting there thinking they're sitting on eggs.

Brilliant also to tie the feeder and waterer up so they don't knock those over. We tied our feeder to the side and used a vertical nipple bottle hung from the top.

I'm going to show this to hubby as it's much nicer! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Dhkoenig]

That's a great idea and larger than ours which is a XL dog kennel. I've got three broodies in there but was up to five and that was too small really, although, what room do they need when they're just sitting there thinking their sitting on eggs.

Brilliant also to tie the feeder and waterer up so they don't knock those over. We tied our feeder to the side and used a vertical nipple bottle hung from the top.

I'm going to show this to hubby as it's much nicer! Thanks for sharing!

That was me - we had three of them in the big dog crate tripping over each other! Good luck - I hope he can build one for you. More room for the delusional ladies LOL