Ribh's D'Coopage

[RoyalChick]

The one feather tail wonder.
All my moulters are looking absolutely dreadful. ​

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And guess who saw the camera was out & started photo bombing!
Plus that door was sorta open & she thought she could squeeze through the gap!

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The one tail feather look looks particularly distressing on a Vorwerk!

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[bruceha2000]

The one tail feather look looks particularly distressing on a Vorwerk!

Any chicken! They really look better after that one lonely tail feather falls out.

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning/evening everyone

 

[Ribh]

Any chicken! They really look better after that one lonely tail feather falls out.

I have to agree. I keep wanting to give it a tug so we'll both feel better.

 

[LozzyR]

That looks like a lovely set up but don't your girls roost on the clean towels?

Someone pooped a lot over the top towel once, but it might have been someone trying to go over the top to avoid Tegan. It looks like if Tegan doesn’t leave the coop first, nobody leaves. They were all still in there this morning, when they’ve been letting themselves out.

There were also some bloody poops yesterday, but none today.

 

[micstrachan]

I think that is right - the middle tall bit is really just the people passage way - though I am sure some roosts could be retro-fit in that area if desired (though would need to think about clean up).
Personally I am suspicious about these pull out trays - they look like a genius idea but I always worry that reality will be messier!

The prefab coop I keep in the run for isolation gas one of those teays. Deeper would be better, but nobody goes into that coop.

 

[micstrachan]

Yes, I looked @ that one too but even reducing the number of birds I have @ present I need a bigger coop than just for one or 2 hens. The most trouble I ever had with my girls was a small tribe of just 5 when I started out. They seem happier in a bigger tribe.

None of the bigger pre fabs are cheap ~ & ventilation is often really, really bad. That's just the way it is. When the time comes I may be somewhere where I can get a chippie @ a reasonable cost to build me something but it is always fun to look & consider ideas & options because when the time comes I'll be in a better position to make a good decision.

I like the large prefab you’ve selected, Ribh.

 

[micstrachan]

For a flat pack, it seems to provide excellent accessibility i like it! it does seem expensive, but I wouldn't let that stop me if I thought it was the best option.

Fir doesn't last very long, so you might like to put a proper exterior paint on it - I know the ad says it's already painted but I doubt they'd have put the best exterior paint on.

The cut outs to the roost are a very odd design choice. In the way of cleaning and not helpful if a roosting squabble breaks out. Maybe it was designed by someone who'd never kept chooks before.

One of my chums has one similar to this on a sloping block and of course all the joins failed sooner than you'd think, so placing it on flat ground would be a good plan.

All good advice here!

 

[MaryJanet]

Good evening folks

@Aussie-Chookmum was last seen on 4/13, hope all is well.

While we're on the topic, it's been a while since we heard from @Scrambles83 too.