Cage's

[ktown55]

Hello Everyone....Hope Everyone Had A Good Christmas...Heres what i have...I have a change to buy some breeder cages, at a good price...Five chicken cages & 1 rabbit cage and 4 feeders and water bottles..All for $60. But anyway,I know there breeder cage's and all. but like the two long one's they have 11 nesting place's for (each) bird..How are these cage's used?? Just put a chicken in each one and let them lay eggs..And pull the eggs to incubate?? How long should i keep them in the cages? Do you hang them on the sides of the coop or just put them on the ground?? I guess you can tell i'm still new to this stuff, and i think i might be for some time to come,,there's alot to learn....But i enjoy it..And i like getting on here and reading the blogs...Thanks for your help...Mitch

 

[gsim]

Welcome to BYC. I am in E Tenn too, in W Knox county, Choto Rd area. So is Duke of Orpington, over towards Hardin Valley.
Do not know about hatching as I only have layers for home egg production. Someone will weigh in on this soon enough and offer to share some experience.

 

[jenjscott]

I'm not sure exactly what you have, but breeder cages don't follow the space per chicken rule you see around here so often.. They are frequently made for a rooster and 2-4 hens. They can be stacked in a rack or hung from a shed ceiling.