How big of a opening from coop to flight pen for a Peafowl?

[Joe.G]

Hi, I need to cut the opening from the coop into the pen, I have a Human door that does into the Pen and another that goes into the coop, I was not planing on making a human door from coop to pen, SO how big of a opening should I cu in the wall to allow them to go in and out on there own? Thanks

 

[zazouse]

Big enough to fly threw or small enough to walk threw.

My peas fly threw the doorways sometimes when they get spooked, i have seen them fly threw my 100 foot barn and my truck is parked at one end of it, freaks me out,

i just know one day one of them are going to hit something, it is dark in there in the middle

 

[Joe.G]

I want it to be big enough for tehm to walk though, I don't want it to big so that in the winter it won't let a big draft in, I have a wire screen door and some windows I am going to cut in also to help keep it cool in summer, I figure they will be outside most of the time.

 

[chicks4kids]

I believe my peafowl door is about 18" wide and roughly 2 ft. tall. We're getting bombarded with snow right now, so off hand, I believe that's what it is.

 

[frenchblackcopper]

I only cut 2 doors for exiting into the breeding pens since most of my aviary isn't next to the building but I think I made them 16" by 24".If your cutting thru sheet metal siding the only way you will not get any drafts is to save a larger piece and use it to cover the opening because once you cut the wall metal,there will always be a gap caused by the width of your circular saw blade.I thought of using metal screws and a 3/4"x4" board to reborder the cut out piece with to cover this gap but because of the corrugation every 8" it was much easier to use a scrap piece 2' wide and 30" tall.

 

[Joe.G]

I didn't meassure mine yet but I just cut it open, It is prob some where in area of 16 inch wide by 2 ft tall. I'll leave it open, Maybe block it with some hay or a board next winter. I though about using some kind of material to hang there but teh Peas prob would not waklk though it then.