TominWa
Songster
You know more about chickens then I ever will. Most of us here are your typical "Backyard Chickens" people. There is a big difference between large flock management and keeping a few birds in your back yard. I am speaking to the back yard issue. I state again. I just don't see the reason for the angst so many people go through that can be solved by simply nailing a few boards together and stapling some wire over them. It seems that I read thread after thread of trying to justify not doing it.
I had a guy send me an article he wrote when I was asking the "sq Ft" question that all of us seem to ask. It explained it to me so clearly. There are two issues. The coup, which can be pretty darn small, but the run is a social dynamic all unto itself. The bigger the better.
I spent a good deal of time building it right. Pretty happy little flock of 8. It really bothered me when I went over yesterday and saw one of those little feed store pre fab coups they convince people are big enough. Those birds have nowhere to go or get away from a bully bird. Having to live an entire life like that just bothers me. When we take on the responsibly of an animal, any animal, it is my opinion that we do it right.
Again, big difference between people running large flocks and us little backyard types.
I had a guy send me an article he wrote when I was asking the "sq Ft" question that all of us seem to ask. It explained it to me so clearly. There are two issues. The coup, which can be pretty darn small, but the run is a social dynamic all unto itself. The bigger the better.
I spent a good deal of time building it right. Pretty happy little flock of 8. It really bothered me when I went over yesterday and saw one of those little feed store pre fab coups they convince people are big enough. Those birds have nowhere to go or get away from a bully bird. Having to live an entire life like that just bothers me. When we take on the responsibly of an animal, any animal, it is my opinion that we do it right.
Again, big difference between people running large flocks and us little backyard types.