Can I use this for a juvenile, grow-out coop?

[PoultryGirly]

Hi. I've been looking around a lot for a coop or something to house juvenile (around 5 weeks) chickens in. I found this: http://www.doghouses.com/dog-kennels/dog-kennels-and-runs/k9kennelchainlink.cfm

I would definitely cover the chain link part up about 3 feet with chicken wire and the areas with gaps would be patched up too. For housing, I would put a little "coop" in the middle.Thanks!

 

[PoultryGirly]

Anyone?

 

[TwoCrows]

That is pretty tiny to put a coop in and allow space for the chicks to grow. Depends on how long you intend to keep them in there. It might work if you moved it occasionally like the chicken tractors.

 

[ellie32526]

Maybe---if your coop was elevated so the chickens could forage under it. I also was thinking of using a dog kennel as a chicken yard, It's better than nothing, but it would nt be good for more than a few birds and notonce they get ful grown.

 

[PoultryGirly]

I was planning on housing around 5 juries in there for a few weeks with a shelter. The shelter would be pretty small and only for them to stay in at night.

 

[Trefoil]

Unless you have another use for it, its a lot of money for a marginal run. Predators will squeeze or dig under and something will have to be put over the wire for the first couple of feet as well. Unless money isn't an issue you may want to look into the different kinds of hoop coop/runs.

 

[PoultryGirly]

I posted above that if I got this, I would put chicken wire about 3-feet up on it. thanks! Do you have any links to coop/runs?

 

[PoultryGirly]

Anyone else have opinions? Thanks'

 

[jeepguy982001]

i had one similar that i used for a few meat birds. I guess it depends on how many and how long you want to keep them in it.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

That's a pricey kennel. I have a 10X10X6, they sell at Agway for $260. I like my kennel as a run, have 7 chickens in it with a 4x4 coop on stilts. Used netting over top to keep hawks out and chickens in. Have not done any other predator proofing than that as they are locked up in coop each night. Did have one loss from a skunk that dug under, may eventually put an apron of welded wire just under the grass around bottom for a foot to prevent digging under.