Mar 29, 2018 #1 M Mart In the Brooder Mar 29, 2018 1 9 14 I am building a 6x4 chicken coop, a foot will be for 3 nesting boxes, are 3 nest boxes enough for 6 chickens? and is coop large enough too?
I am building a 6x4 chicken coop, a foot will be for 3 nesting boxes, are 3 nest boxes enough for 6 chickens? and is coop large enough too?
Mar 29, 2018 #2 ronott1 A chicken will always remember the egg Project Manager Premium Feather Member 13 Years Mar 31, 2011 74,339 228,999 2,072 Woodland, CA My Coop My Coop Mart said: I am building a 6x4 chicken coop, a foot will be for 3 nesting boxes, are 3 nest boxes enough for 6 chickens? and is coop large enough too? Click to expand... Plenty of nest boxes! They will likely only use one of them
Mart said: I am building a 6x4 chicken coop, a foot will be for 3 nesting boxes, are 3 nest boxes enough for 6 chickens? and is coop large enough too? Click to expand... Plenty of nest boxes! They will likely only use one of them
Mar 29, 2018 #3 Kessel23 Hi Bug 6 Years Feb 6, 2018 2,563 72,470 1,262 Wisconsin 3 nesting boxes is enough for six hens, the coop might be a little small but i'm not positive.
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Mar 29, 2018 #5 Joeschooks Just clucking around Feb 7, 2018 3,170 10,511 752 Hampshire, UK My Coop My Coop Hello and 3 is plenty for 6 chickens. You need about 1 box for every 3 hens. Coop space is a minimum of 4sq ft per hen so you are dot on that with your 6x4! Bigger is always better but that will be fine
Hello and 3 is plenty for 6 chickens. You need about 1 box for every 3 hens. Coop space is a minimum of 4sq ft per hen so you are dot on that with your 6x4! Bigger is always better but that will be fine
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Mar 29, 2018 #9 Jetblack2004 Free Ranging 7 Years Feb 22, 2016 2,050 8,274 562 South East England My Coop My Coop 3 nest boxes is plenty! We're glad you joined!
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Mar 29, 2018 #8 Graciesing2us Songster 5 Years May 13, 2015 201 100 141 We built my girls lovely nest boxes, they decided they'd rather sleep in the old rabbit hutch we used when they were little!! Can't please everyone
We built my girls lovely nest boxes, they decided they'd rather sleep in the old rabbit hutch we used when they were little!! Can't please everyone
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