Can someone show me there gamefowl pens?

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Can someone show me there gamefowl pens? I would like to see other peoples gamefowl pens because I plan on expanding in my gamefowl breeding and showing with more breeds and I would like to see other peoples pens because I have seen people just have a 8 x 5 pen with a tarp wrapped around it they keep all there 2 hens and 1 stag in.
So can someone give me ideas for a gamefowl pen that is easy to build and I can house about 3-4 gamefowls in year round.
THANKS

 

[orumpoultry]

Incomplete breeder pens. Sectioned into fours, happily housing 5 in each side currently. It's... 8x6? I have more of my larger fly pens I'm trying to look up for you. If I find them, I will post them.

 

[Nsampsel]

I haven't gotten mine built yet but I plan on doing something similar with my OEG Bantums. I was going to build something along the lines of a rabbit coop style pen with the nest box & roosts in an enclosed area in 1 end & the rest as an enclosed run either on the ground or above it depending on space available. I know the LF would need a bit bigger pen but was planning on about 3x2 for my box & 3x4 for my run for a breeding trio. The banties stay pretty small so this (I'm hoping) should be big enuf for them. You would need to double or triple these dimensions for a pair or trio of LF.

 

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Do you guys keep your breeding pairs in there all year long?

 

[Nsampsel]

I'm gonna have to, at least my roos anyway. I have too many roos to go back into my regular pens. Afraid they will fight. Most are very young right now. I only have 1 over 6 mos old. The other 6-8 are all under 3 months old & most are under 2 months...so not really fighting yet. Just a bit of chest bumping & hackle flaring so far. But I know it will get worse, especially with 4-5 roos per pen. Mine gotta go separate so may as well leave my hens with them for company.

 

[orumpoultry]

Most of my breeders are in there year round, yes. But around this is a bunch of deer netting. One pen a day is allowed out to range with the turkeys in this area... Just this set of pens. I'd like to get some larger pens, 10 x 30, with one little area three sided ( like a lean to, so to speak ) going down the road for larger run style pens for the breeders.

 

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Also what dimension pen would you guys recomend for 1 pair of thai, shamo etc.

 

[redhotchick]

Shamos. And Thais are big birds and are gonna require more space. On my Oriental breeds I always give more room. I just built a aviary for my shamos. I trying to post ya a pic from my phone but can't figure it out! Give me a minute or check out my other posts for some pics.

 

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Shamos. And Thais are big birds and are gonna require more space. On my Oriental breeds I always give more room. I just built a aviary for my shamos. I trying to post ya a pic from my phone but can't figure it out! Give me a minute or check out my other posts for some pics.

How much room would you give a pair of them?

 

[orumpoultry]

I would all but double dimensions for 'regular' layer fowl, not game fowl.. But that's just me. They do need quite a bit of space.