colokiwi
In the Brooder
Kia Ora! Hello from New Zealand! I have recently acquired 3 chickens. Two laying Black Orpington's and 1 bantam mix pullet (I think that's what she is). We inherited the bantam pullet when she was a chick (with a cockerel that we have since passed on to a friend), but now with the two big Orpington's, our dog kennel converted into a chicken coop isn't big enough.
I am on the hunt for plans for an appropriate and easy coop for these three ladies. My husband has great building skills, but doesn't want to spend forever on this project. We have a bunch of pallets that we'd love to use if possible as the price of wood in NZ is outrageous right now. So is buying a pre-fab coop of any kind. Using the pallets is not a deal breaker though!
We have plenty of yard space so we could do a coop + run, or a coop over run design.
Our climate:
-Temperate oceanic
-Summer rarely above 30C (85F), Strong sun and lots of it
-Will drop below 0C (32F) only once or twice during the winter, at night
-Similar rainfall to somewhere like Portland, Oregon (2-4"/month)
-But occasionally very very heavy rain. Though or backyard drains very well because we live close to the beach
-No snow, ever
-No frost at our house
-Very few predators (no coyotes, raccoons, etc in NZ. Rats and possums possible, and also neighbourhood dogs and cats)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
colokiwi
I am on the hunt for plans for an appropriate and easy coop for these three ladies. My husband has great building skills, but doesn't want to spend forever on this project. We have a bunch of pallets that we'd love to use if possible as the price of wood in NZ is outrageous right now. So is buying a pre-fab coop of any kind. Using the pallets is not a deal breaker though!
We have plenty of yard space so we could do a coop + run, or a coop over run design.
Our climate:
-Temperate oceanic
-Summer rarely above 30C (85F), Strong sun and lots of it
-Will drop below 0C (32F) only once or twice during the winter, at night
-Similar rainfall to somewhere like Portland, Oregon (2-4"/month)
-But occasionally very very heavy rain. Though or backyard drains very well because we live close to the beach
-No snow, ever
-No frost at our house
-Very few predators (no coyotes, raccoons, etc in NZ. Rats and possums possible, and also neighbourhood dogs and cats)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
colokiwi