fatherofclucks
Hatching
- Sep 30, 2015
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We are attempting our first chicken coop. We are making it a 4x12 4' tall. Think I may have mad a mistake and would like your options on it, if you do not mind. I have a four nesting box on the outside in the middle. Two doors, one on each end for easy clean out. One vent on back wall that's 6' long by 8" high, and one in the front that's 8' long by 8" high, and a 4"x4" at the top of the gable on both sides. We are getting 8 Rhode Island Reds, 4 Ameraucanas. I was thinking about butting my perches on the opposite side of the nesting boxes on the south wall. I was thinking of putting a long 10' perch a foot off the bottom and a 6' perch about 14" higher just below the south wall vent. I was told that would not be enough. I also put linoleum down on the floor to wash out easier. We are going to paint the entire inside so it can be washed off easier as well. I think were I went wrong was not making it a little wider and taller.
Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. We have not gotten the chickens yet. Plan on buying some that's a week away from laying.
Thanks, Earl and Patricia
Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. We have not gotten the chickens yet. Plan on buying some that's a week away from laying.
Thanks, Earl and Patricia
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