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[noble]

The wateringsystem dose everything rabbits, quail , pheasants , chickens, ducks

 

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[Sylvester017]

Ok now I'm embraced lol. You guys have beautiful coops. I livery in buras Louisiana and it doesn't get that cold for them and they only roost in the coop at night.

[/URL] the chickens and duck's free range all day and the quail, pheasants, and rabbits stay in the lean to all the time

Our SoCalif climate is relatively mild also and the kind of heavily-walled insulated coops and covered runs used in the cold regions of the USA would wind up suffocating our hens if we used the same style. Having a lot of open wire is necessary for our coop. For the hot humid summers I ordered an open-wire slide out coop floor to use for more summer ventilation. Our temps seldom get to freezing. If we get a particularly chilly or windy night we just throw a tarp over the coop to keep out wind coming thru any cracks. The hens do a good job of keeping each other warm.

This is our new Barn Coop and still needs to have its 4x4 heavy wire kennel run attached to it when it's placed in its final location.


Room with a view - I wonder if the hens will vie for a window perch?



The new coop will be relocated to a patio with a roof over it but for now during our annoying construction we use a tarp on chilly nights or when it rains - and unfortunately we've been having too many rainy days and remodeling is at a stand-still - Argh!!

 

[JackE]

Our SoCalif climate is relatively mild also and the kind of heavily-walled insulated coops and covered runs used in the cold regions of the USA would wind up suffocating our hens if we used the same style. Having a lot of open wire is necessary for our coop. For the hot humid summers I ordered an open-wire slide out coop floor to use for more summer ventilation. Our temps seldom get to freezing. If we get a particularly chilly or windy night we just throw a tarp over the coop to keep out wind coming thru any cracks. The hens do a good job of keeping each other warm.

This is our new Barn Coop and still needs to have its 4x4 heavy wire kennel run attached to it when it's placed in its final location.


Room with a view - I wonder if the hens will vie for a window perch?



The new coop will be relocated to a patio with a roof over it but for now during our annoying construction we use a tarp on chilly nights or when it rains - and unfortunately we've been having too many rainy days and remodeling is at a stand-still - Argh!!

I live in a region that can get cold, and my coop is un-insulated, and the walls are but a half inch thick. And, my coop is far more open, and ventilated than yours. We can get winter temps to zero (Not including any windchill) and the front of my coop is wide open, covered only with hardware cloth.

 

[lynnehd]

I live in a region that can get cold, and my coop is un-insulated, and the walls are but a half inch thick. And, my coop is far more open, and ventilated than yours. We can get winter temps to zero (Not including any windchill) and the front of my coop is wide open, covered only with hardware cloth.

I do find the 'open coop' ideas intriguing.
The open side in yours is likely facing away from the harsh weather/winds? If you get a 'gale wind', do you temporarily cover the open side to protect from drafts?

 

[JackE]

I do find the 'open coop' ideas intriguing.
The open side in yours is likely facing away from the harsh weather/winds? If you get a 'gale wind', do you temporarily cover the open side to protect from drafts?

No, I don't, the wall is open, always. The wall is facing south-southeast. I have had 30 MPH+ winds blow directly at the open wall. But it is as calm and still in the coop as it is in your living room watching TV. Reason being, is that there is no pathway through the coop, for the wind to go. When the coop is in winter mode, the side windows, and the upper transom windows are shut. I get max fresh air exchange, and the birds are never chilled by any drafts. I'll tell you one thing though, if the wind is blowing strongly at the open front, I better have a good grip on the door handle when I go into the coop, because the wind is going to use that pathway.

 

[Deleon98]

Would this be to small for my 6 chicks once they grow up?Im thinking it might be If so.how many could i keep in this one?

 

[amyg6]

Converted horse stall

 

[perchie.girl]

Converted horse stall

I love it...

 

[lynnehd]

Would this be to small for my 6 chicks once they grow up?Im thinking it might be If so.how many could i keep in this one?

Those are quite small. Maybe two bantam hens? Because you live in Florida, I'd focus instead on a simple coop, perhaps open on one side (with rain protection), and then add a decent sized run.
If they can free range part of the time, so much the better.