- Mar 14, 2013
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hello chicken people!
I am new to the whole paddock system for chickies and have a few questions in constructing the set-up for my soon-to-be flock.
I will have 6 hens, and we have a pretty cold winter climate 4 months out of the year. My idea was to orignially have a stationary LARGE coop and LARGE run for the girls, with occasional free-range under supervision. LARGE because I am assuming they won't care much to go outside when its 20 to -20. It seems to me that all coops aimed towards flocks of 4-8 are TINY little shoe boxes and it just seems inhumane to me. Is there a real reason for this?
My questions are these:
How large is the "minimum" size my coop can be if I allow paddock access everyday all year during daylight?
How large are YOUR coops? ( I like to be generous with walking room...)
How large should each paddock pasture be?
Does my coop NEED to be mobile or could I just simply set a temporary "free-form" shaped paddock up then rotate as needed?
Does anyone have experience with a temporary fenced paddock that they take down and re-assemble in the new location?
Materials used with success?
*I like the idea of temporary, becuase it is budget friendly for start-up* maybe we can grown into a permanent structure once we get the feel for this whole system***
THANKYOU!!!
I am new to the whole paddock system for chickies and have a few questions in constructing the set-up for my soon-to-be flock.
I will have 6 hens, and we have a pretty cold winter climate 4 months out of the year. My idea was to orignially have a stationary LARGE coop and LARGE run for the girls, with occasional free-range under supervision. LARGE because I am assuming they won't care much to go outside when its 20 to -20. It seems to me that all coops aimed towards flocks of 4-8 are TINY little shoe boxes and it just seems inhumane to me. Is there a real reason for this?
My questions are these:
How large is the "minimum" size my coop can be if I allow paddock access everyday all year during daylight?
How large are YOUR coops? ( I like to be generous with walking room...)
How large should each paddock pasture be?
Does my coop NEED to be mobile or could I just simply set a temporary "free-form" shaped paddock up then rotate as needed?
Does anyone have experience with a temporary fenced paddock that they take down and re-assemble in the new location?
Materials used with success?
*I like the idea of temporary, becuase it is budget friendly for start-up* maybe we can grown into a permanent structure once we get the feel for this whole system***
THANKYOU!!!
