Dutch doors on run

[dansanddogs]

I've been having a terrible time keeping my dogs out of my chicken feed (inside my run). So my hubs had a brilliant idea (I thought it was brilliant anyway) and made a Dutch door to solve the problem. So we could just open the top part of the door for the chickens to fly in and out...except...they don't seem to know how to do that. It's only been a day. Will they figure this out on their own or do I need to make a ladder for them? Any advice is very appreciated.

 

[jolly wattles]

How high is the bottom part of the Dutch door?

 

[jolly wattles]

And if you're dogs are free to enter how are you keeping out predators?

 

[dansanddogs]

How high is the bottom part of the Dutch door?

It's around 3 ft high.

 

[dansanddogs]

And if you're dogs are free to enter how are you keeping out predators?

 

[jolly wattles]

It's around 3 ft high.

Make sure the top has a platform for them to land on.

 

[dansanddogs]

I close the run door every night and have never had a problem with predators...just my dogs

 

[lynnehd]

@dansanddogs , 3 feet high should be OK with a platform to land on. Chickens hate flying over something when they can't see the other side. So this way they could scope it out.
Some heavier chickens may prefer a ramp or ladder; might be safer for these chickens to prevent injury.

 

[cacknballs]

shoot the dogs.


i'm kidding... it's a joke from another thread.

: )

 

[dansanddogs]

shoot the dogs.


i'm kidding... it's a joke from another thread.

: )