jeffreybas
Hatching
- Feb 27, 2017
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So I don't have any chickens yet since I want to really research it a bit more first and need to make some room in my backyard. I currently am raising meat rabbits and wanted to start raising a couple chickens as well. My goal for right now is to get 2-3 chickens to test the water out and get some experience in before we move in a year or two and have a lot more room to raise many more animals for our own personal use.
I've looked at some prefab coops and even read a little bit here about how cheaply made they really are in the long run. For 2-3 chickens what should I aim for in size? I'd like to have something similar to this
But I do have some pretty decent wire pen I made for my rabbits I plan to attach to a side door and letting the chickens have more room during the day to wander outside this.
My rabbits are in cages about 30" or so off the ground if I let the chickens run under these cages will they mess with the rabbits?
Due to the way my backyard is set up I plan to have the main coop on concrete and the pen will lead to the grass/dirt next to it. I can't keep the coop on the dirt due to the sprinklers and don't want to deal with our Gardner so I plan to close the side door and move the wire pen on those days.
So I guess any advice, tips and suggestions would greatly help me out before I jump in on this. I don't have a set start date yet as I still need to downsize my rabbits a bit and see what the start up costs are gonna be
I've looked at some prefab coops and even read a little bit here about how cheaply made they really are in the long run. For 2-3 chickens what should I aim for in size? I'd like to have something similar to this
But I do have some pretty decent wire pen I made for my rabbits I plan to attach to a side door and letting the chickens have more room during the day to wander outside this.
My rabbits are in cages about 30" or so off the ground if I let the chickens run under these cages will they mess with the rabbits?
Due to the way my backyard is set up I plan to have the main coop on concrete and the pen will lead to the grass/dirt next to it. I can't keep the coop on the dirt due to the sprinklers and don't want to deal with our Gardner so I plan to close the side door and move the wire pen on those days.
So I guess any advice, tips and suggestions would greatly help me out before I jump in on this. I don't have a set start date yet as I still need to downsize my rabbits a bit and see what the start up costs are gonna be