Jersey Giants coop

[RosetheHufflepuff]

Hello, I currently have 5 3-month-old Jersey Giants residing at my parent's house while we are in the process of buying our own home. They are free range for the most part right now so their coop is perfect for them. But when we move we will be living in a city, I've already checked the ordinances and know the requirements. My question is though with Jersey Giants what size coop would be best. At this point in time, I have no plans on buying additional chicks. We do live in New York state so winter can be pretty harsh.

 

[cavemanrich]

If you are only intending to keep 3 chickens, there is no need to get much more than this. I know many peeps will like to criticize prefab coops. I feel it is a good starting point for the beginner. I also know that the manufacturers always over-rate the capacity. They may suggest it is good for 6 chickens. In reality, 6 chickens would overcrowd this coop. Maybe 6 Serama bantams would fit OK. .
This coop will last a few years, and at that point, you may make decision to get more chickens, and larger coop. OR Jump out of chicken keeping.

When you get this set up, you may find the need to enclose everything in a secure run. All depends on the predators present where you live.
IMHO I think this will house your 3 chickens sufficiently.
$210 is not a BUDGET BREAKER.
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and

 

[Acre4Me]

If your JG are standard size (13lbs or more for the male), your biggest concerns will be the pop-door and nest boxes, and not too wide of a roost bar.

We have 2 BJG, one male and one femaleZ. They are big, and male was nearly 11 lbs at 11 months old. They grow till about 18 months.

We have 16” nest boxes that BJG female uses, but does not use the smaller boxes. The pop for is also about 16-18” tall, and they move through fine.

Roost bars: go with round or with narrow side of 2x4. Our male got a terrible breast blister from the wide roost we had. We turned the roost bats to the narrow side, which he uses fine.

Cold: we are also quite cold here. During the polar vortex, the BJG male suffered frostbite on his comb and wattles, but a single comb is more susceptible to frostbite.