Pigeon coop xfer to chicken coop

[HippieChic71]

Hey All,
My father bought the house next to mine, it has a brand new pigeon coop that was only used for a year. It has been empty for almost 2yrs. We are going to make it into a chicken coop for our chicks. We will be adding a covered kennel as a run attached to the coop for outdoor run. It is a pretty large coop, and will be making adjustments for perches and nest. Is there any other ideas we should know about? Or any suggestions?

TIA!!! -Lanie (aka: HippieChic71)

 

[Boonie Stomper]

Can you give us a look at it?

 

[cavemanrich]

I suggest you leave pigeon coop ALONE.
BUILD A CHICKEN COOP AND get some pigeons.
This way you will have TWICE THE FUN. If you check out my posts, you will find that I also keep pigeons. Although none at moment
WISHING YOU BEST..

 

[Hokum Coco]

brand new pigeon coop OH NO DO NOT DO ANYTHING FOOLISH

Granted chickens are about the only animal able to poop you breakfast. If given a choice to choose between chickens and pigeons (I currently have both) Pigeons would win HANDS DOWN.

Check out these two videos done on yours truly.

 

[Ridgerunner]

It's kind of hard to make specific recommendations when you don't know what you are working with. Some photos to give a general idea of what it looks like would help. Some physical dimensions could help, not knowing how many chickens and pretty large doesn't really tell me much. A little about your goals might help. Are you just going to have some hens for eggs, will you keep a rooster and have broodies hatch and raise chicks, will it be for meaties? Will you be integrating chicks or adults in the future? Will you feed and/or water inside or in the run? Does it have electricity? You gave us your location which helps, thanks for that.

In general, reusing something existing is often a great move. For a coop you need nests, roosts, a way for them to get to the run, and access to clean it and collect eggs or chickens no matter where they might be in there. They need protection from predators and the weather. The feed needs to stay dry whether it is in the coop or run. To me how much room you need in the coop or run has a lot more to do with your goals and planned management techniques than just a square foot per bird number. The more room the better but quality of that room is extremely important. Some natural light helps, if you can see what you are doing without lights they can too.

Each of us are unique in our goals, experience, flock make-up, weather, management techniques, the list goes on and on. There area lot of different ways to do about anything, you don't have to do it the way I do it. As long as you meet the basics you should do fine.

 

[HippieChic71]

Thank you everyone. I just did not think about pictures. I will post some tomorrow.