Bullies

[TinaMarieofFL]

The enclosure is 10' x 15' x 6'. It is a dog kennel reinforced with machine cloth all around and 12" into the ground. The coop is right in the middle. It is a Chicken Saloon Rambler. Can't get the video to load from my phone

 

[aart]

It is a Chicken Saloon Rambler.

This one?:
https://www.chickensaloon.com/products/rambler
Pretty small, even for just 3 birds. even with a big run.

Can't get the video to load from my phone

Vids have to be uploaded to youtube, or similar platform, then linked here.

 

[TinaMarieofFL]

This one?:
https://www.chickensaloon.com/products/rambler
Pretty small, even for just 3 birds. even with a big run.


Vids have to be uploaded to youtube, or similar platform, then linked here.

Yes, that's the coop I have. The listing said it was good for up to 10. There are 6 nesting boxes, the 10x15 pen and I free range them most of the time. Do I need bigger?

 

[TinaMarieofFL]

Yes, that's the coop I have. The listing said it was good for up to 10. There are 6 nesting boxes, the 10x15 pen and I free range them most of the time. Do I need bigger?

Up until a few weeks ago, there weren't any problems and I had 4 hens then. One was killed by a hawk a three days ago.

 

[aart]

The listing said it was good for up to 10.

Yeah, prefabs population numbers are almost always grossly false.

There are 6 nesting boxes

Means nothing...just bad design.

 

[Folly's place]

I agree with @aart , very small, tight for three birds, who have to get along really really well. When your fourth bird died, flock dynamics changed, and so here they all are.
Mary

 

[TinaMarieofFL]

Yeah, prefabs population numbers are almost always grossly false.

Means nothing...just bad design.

Like I said, these are my first chickens and first coop. I will definitely build my own coop next time. This one looked nice but hardly lasted a year before things started to deteriorate. Live and learn.