New Breeding Coop Plan *LOOK* please

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

This is what I think I will do for my breeding Coop the inside walls keeping the Girls, Boys and Babies separate would be made of chicken wire but the outside wall be soild! Look Good??

And yes there will be food and water in with the girls I forgot to draw that in

Thanks,

Happy-Hens

 

[tigercreek]

Happy hens,
I like your lay - out, it's always a good idea to start with a plan and seek advice. Personally, I think you need to make your pen twice as big, at least 12 X 8. That is still less than 10 square feet per bird. If you could go to 12X12, that would be even better. .......stan

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

No they would go out to a run/free range everyday!

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

That is just where they would stay at night

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Cool look that was my 1000th Post

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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I thought this was a breeding pen, so how can you control the breeding if they all free range during the day?

Congrats on the 1000 post!

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

No some will be in the run and some will be in the pens and others can be free rangeing

 

[allieloveschickens]

Looks like a nice plan- do you have a separate run for the boys? - just saw your new post question answered! Look forward to seeing it built!

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Ok the main Thing is the roosters will be in will the hens most of the time and the Boys Pen+the baby pen will be used by the growing babies then 8 weeks befor showing season comes around the boys go to there pen some of the babies will be kept the rest Sold after most of the shows are over the boys will be but back with the girls and breeding will continue.

Did you get all of that?...

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

And yes I will have a different run For the Boys also when the babies are 3 weekers I think I will let the boys in with them and the boys and the babies will share a run together and there part of the Coop