@oldhenlikesdogs
Well...
That's really 2 different places. I started out with the hen shed. The first 2 photos in that post are outside in a dog kennel run attached to the shed - in winter obviously. We got it for $250 from Habit Re-Store and husband put in divider walls, nest boxes accessible from the "people side", etc. Some photos below. They wouldn't go out of the run in winter; snow was deep. The shed is only 12 x 8 and was pretty tight for winter - especially when younger birds are on the scene and the olders want to chase them out in the cold.
Then last year we decided to try having them in an area in the pole barn where they had more indoor room and the youngers wouldn't get banned outside in teens and below weather. It worked out pretty well - just got some dog kennels (all kennel panels from watching CL and getting them when they're available.) I didn't end up moving them back over to the shed this summer for various reasons so they were in the barn all summer. Not as convenient for me as there's not an auto door so I have to open and close.
"Mister" is a Swedish Flower Hen. He was a very good boy. I don't have him anymore but he is living in OH still with another flock. I'm currently roosterless - but hoping to get a good one next spring with new littles.
Shed Photos
One of my daughters.
Here's inside the pole barn. The kennels make 12 x 16 and there is a 6x6 area I can divide off if I need to separate for some reason.
Well...
That's really 2 different places. I started out with the hen shed. The first 2 photos in that post are outside in a dog kennel run attached to the shed - in winter obviously. We got it for $250 from Habit Re-Store and husband put in divider walls, nest boxes accessible from the "people side", etc. Some photos below. They wouldn't go out of the run in winter; snow was deep. The shed is only 12 x 8 and was pretty tight for winter - especially when younger birds are on the scene and the olders want to chase them out in the cold.
Then last year we decided to try having them in an area in the pole barn where they had more indoor room and the youngers wouldn't get banned outside in teens and below weather. It worked out pretty well - just got some dog kennels (all kennel panels from watching CL and getting them when they're available.) I didn't end up moving them back over to the shed this summer for various reasons so they were in the barn all summer. Not as convenient for me as there's not an auto door so I have to open and close.
"Mister" is a Swedish Flower Hen. He was a very good boy. I don't have him anymore but he is living in OH still with another flock. I'm currently roosterless - but hoping to get a good one next spring with new littles.
Shed Photos
One of my daughters.
Here's inside the pole barn. The kennels make 12 x 16 and there is a 6x6 area I can divide off if I need to separate for some reason.
