Needing building advice

[janiedoe]

Another thing I'd mention is rooster relationships with other species. I've seen rooster try and breed a female cat. No problem, the cat could hold her own, but I don't believe a bunny or pig could, and they might get injured.
And someone else mentioned the feed situation. You don't want the animals eating each others food or pooping in it either.
It's a romantic idea, housing them all together, but doesn't seem practical to me. If you decide to do so, I'd love to know how it works out.

 

[pnweingart]

If your run/enclosure is hot-wired at the bottom and protected from ariel predators, but hooked to a coop, plus your ground cover, it'd be their choice to go in the coop or not. Chickens would most likely. The others probably happy to stay outside underneath or inside something to feel secure.

I'd be sure no dogs, cats, fox, weasels, or other predators can get at them though by using 1/2" hardware cloth.

Thank you.

 

[pnweingart]

It is, but it will be expensive. My runs are predator proof (thus far) I leave my coop doors open to the runs. I've thousands invested in my chicken habitats, everything is covered in 19ga, 1/2" hardware cloth from top of the roofs to the bottoms. I don't put hardware cloth on the ground of the runs, but I do put dig proof wire in the ground and around the base.

Ok, thank you.

 

[pnweingart]

Another thing I'd mention is rooster relationships with other species. I've seen rooster try and breed a female cat. No problem, the cat could hold her own, but I don't believe a bunny or pig could, and they might get injured.
And someone else mentioned the feed situation. You don't want the animals eating each others food or pooping in it either.
It's a romantic idea, housing them all together, but doesn't seem practical to me. If you decide to do so, I'd love to know how it works out.

Stay tuned. I've seen man made covers that only the rabbits and guinea pigs could get under...that is one thought about the roosters. But stay tuned...it definitely will be an expensive experiment.

 

[pnweingart]

Have you checked the pallet thread?

I will. Thank you.

 

[Tookie]

Hello, welcome! Nice to meet you. Good luck with all your plans!

 

[triciayoung]

Yes that is the idea. But I'm trying to think of a way to make daily chores as easy as possible. Is it practical to think we could build a 100 x 40 ft inclosure, hot wire the bottom for ground predators, aerial predators...still thinking on that....nest boxes, roosting areas and ground cover for the rabbits and guinea pigs to hide under and not put them all in a coop at night?

I hawk netted in a 50x60 foot area. I used 6-ft Tposts with 10 foot 2x2's attached with zip ties and a plastic bowl on top to keep the netting high.

 

[triciayoung]

If your run/enclosure is hot-wired at the bottom and protected from ariel predators, but hooked to a coop, plus your ground cover, it'd be their choice to go in the coop or not. Chickens would most likely. The others probably happy to stay outside underneath or inside something to feel secure.

I'd be sure no dogs, cats, fox, weasels, or other predators can get at them though by using 1/2" hardware cloth.

I agree with @Debbie292d, in order to make sure the chickens are protected while the others are staying outside - your entire run area would need to be protected with 1/2 inch hardware cloth with an apron for digging predators.

 

[triciayoung]

Thank you...here is my early thought.....I'm trying to think of a way to make daily chores as easy as possible. Is it practical to think we could build a 100 x 40 ft inclosure, hot wire the bottom for ground predators, aerial predators...still thinking on that....nest boxes, roosting areas and ground cover for the rabbits and guinea pigs to hide under and not put them all in a coop at night?

I get it, but, sometimes trying to make daily chores easier results in making it harder all the way around. If you introduce illnesses, that otherwise may not be an issue - this is really time-consuming and for long periods of time.