Hello Folks. Thank you everyone for being such nice people and answering my novice questions.
I'm getting very excited! I'm getting my peeps this coming Monday. In the meantime, I built my own nesting boxes - I think I overdid it, though. I made a row of six, and I am only getting five chickens to start. I guess I'll plan to expand! Anyway, I was reading some of the posts about height of nesting boxes and roosts. Here 's a couple more questions:
1. Do the chickens all climb one ladder and then just move across the roost until they find their "spot" on it?
(I'm thinking that my roost will probably be about four or five feet high,maybe?)
2. How close in proximity should the nesting boxes be to the roost? I know that they shouldn't be right underneath it, but my shed is pretty good sized (9 feet by 15 feet approx.).
3. My chicken coop is actually a cinder block shed (approx. 9 feet wide by 15 feet). I plan to put a good number of windows in it. Will this be warm enough in the winter?? The shed floor is concrete.
4. What is the best way to make those screen boxes to catch all the chicken poop??
Thanks again everyone. I appreciate the advice and information.
Craig
I'm getting very excited! I'm getting my peeps this coming Monday. In the meantime, I built my own nesting boxes - I think I overdid it, though. I made a row of six, and I am only getting five chickens to start. I guess I'll plan to expand! Anyway, I was reading some of the posts about height of nesting boxes and roosts. Here 's a couple more questions:
1. Do the chickens all climb one ladder and then just move across the roost until they find their "spot" on it?
(I'm thinking that my roost will probably be about four or five feet high,maybe?)
2. How close in proximity should the nesting boxes be to the roost? I know that they shouldn't be right underneath it, but my shed is pretty good sized (9 feet by 15 feet approx.).
3. My chicken coop is actually a cinder block shed (approx. 9 feet wide by 15 feet). I plan to put a good number of windows in it. Will this be warm enough in the winter?? The shed floor is concrete.
4. What is the best way to make those screen boxes to catch all the chicken poop??
Thanks again everyone. I appreciate the advice and information.
Craig