Expert chicken enablers needed

[Beaus plus baby Bunny]

Very nice birds!

not my birds

but i wish they were i dont have any breeder quality cochins rn
only 2 hatchery buff cochins

 

[SpotTheCat]

i have something worth possible interest

have you heard of cochins

they are round soft feathered foot birds,

they are very gentle and quiet and they also lay through winter
here are some photos of some cochins.

not to mention the fluff
another thing they are too chonky to escape you coop
also they are so fluffing adorable as babies
im specifically talking about largefowl


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I have! I do really like how round they are!



I don't know whether I would want more normal size chickens or bantams

 

[Bsmac]

not my birds

but i wish they were i dont have any breeder quality cochins rn
only 2 hatchery buff cochins
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Ooops!

 

[Beaus plus baby Bunny]

ugh those photos are blurry

 

[Beaus plus baby Bunny]

I have! I do really like how round they are!



I don't know whether I would want more normal size chickens or bantams

normal size = more floof

 

[Beaus plus baby Bunny]

another thing about cochins they are excellent mothers

spring just started so im basically waiting on death row

never know when wanna go broody

 

[SpotTheCat]

normal size = more floof

That is true!

 

[Beaus plus baby Bunny]

i had a cochin named bunny who died from coccidiosis at 5 months old


shes reason i got a passion for poultry


my cousin whos in 4h and ffa said she could won champion if she had made it to her prime

 

[NatJ]

Its about 166cm wide (something more the 5ft) and 347cm long (more then 10ft because that was the length of my measuring tape)

Any ideas on where to put things or what things are helpful to put in it welcome

I would probably put in one long roost across the back. Between 1 and 2 feet from the back wall (30 to 60 cm from the back wall). I would not bother with a poop board underneath, just let the droppings land on the floor underneath (cover them with fresh bedding as needed, and clean out when it gets too deep. Chickens will often keep the droppings mixed into the bedding for you.)

The roost would probably be between knee high and waist high on me: high enough to let chickens walk underneath, but not too high because I wouldn't want chickens running into a wall when they try to fly down in the morning.

Then I'd put a few nestboxes in one or both of the front corners, either attached to the wall or on the floor. The nestboxes would be lower than the roosts, because I wouldn't want hens sleeping in them. I would aim for about 1 nestbox for each 4 laying hens you expect to have, maybe with a few extras if you want to let broody hens set in them.

I would put the waterer in the middle front, feeder to one side so it has a little more shelter from rain blowing in the door. Hanging feeder and maybe hanging waterer are nice because you can adjust the height: low for chicks or bantams, higher for large chickens that waste feed or scratch bedding into it. Or it might work to put waterer and feeder outside the coop.

Of course this is just one of many ways to arrange it. Chickens aren't too picky

 

[SpotTheCat]

I would probably put in one long roost across the back. Between 1 and 2 feet from the back wall (30 to 60 cm from the back wall). I would not bother with a poop board underneath, just let the droppings land on the floor underneath (cover them with fresh bedding as needed, and clean out when it gets too deep. Chickens will often keep the droppings mixed into the bedding for you.)

The roost would probably be between knee high and waist high on me: high enough to let chickens walk underneath, but not too high because I wouldn't want chickens running into a wall when they try to fly down in the morning.

Then I'd put a few nestboxes in one or both of the front corners, either attached to the wall or on the floor. The nestboxes would be lower than the roosts, because I wouldn't want hens sleeping in them. I would aim for about 1 nestbox for each 4 laying hens you expect to have, maybe with a few extras if you want to let broody hens set in them.

I would put the waterer in the middle front, feeder to one side so it has a little more shelter from rain blowing in the door. Hanging feeder and maybe hanging waterer are nice because you can adjust the height: low for chicks or bantams, higher for large chickens that waste feed or scratch bedding into it. Or it might work to put waterer and feeder outside the coop.

Of course this is just one of many ways to arrange it. Chickens aren't too picky

I forgot to mention it will be split into 2 separate coops (probably in half). I keep thinking about the poop board. They sound like they might be inconvenient but then again I struggle with bending and shovelling so it might be easier on my joints, or it could be just plain more work