Last night I began building my chicken coop so it would be ready in the spring for new baby chicks.
I tend to "over-engineer" things I build, and follow the advice that you shouldn't build something to fit your current needs, but those you may not even forsee for the future. I didn't realize until I staked out on the ground just how big I planned it though.
It is 24'x16'. 16'x16' for the chickens and 8'x16' for ducks and/or geese. Following these numbers, my new coop should be able to hold:
16'x16': 128 large chickens, or 170 laying hens.
and
8'x16': 43 ducks or 21 geese.
Yup, it's kind of big for what I expect a small flock of 12 hens and a pair or two of geese. Guess I'll have lots of room for storage and my beekeeping equipment which is in the same fenced in area.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Chesno Coop
Posted by Chesno Slova at 7:26 AM
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This reminds me of that song "Grandma's Feather Bed"...
My grandparents raised pigeons and chickens for decades. And during that time they had a few overnight trips, but I can only think of two times that they were gone more than that. Having animals that need daily care will chain you to the house even more than a kid because with children you can pack 'em up and go.
Mmm... now I'm hungry for my grandma's squab dinner.
Not necessarily.
The beauty of living in a rural area is that there are plenty of 4H kids in the "neighborhood" with their own animals and plenty of knowledge to take care of them for you.
Besides, I refuse to allow the small 5% of the time I am away from my home to dictate what I will do in the 95% of the time I am there. Everything can be worked out!
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