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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: suzie b on May 19, 2012, 09:23:19 am

Title: is it big enough???
Post by: suzie b on May 19, 2012, 09:23:19 am

Good morning all. Can someone tell me if this is big enough for my 6 hens. Its 12ft long by 6ft wide. They'll also have access to a 40ft long run (when not bucketing down). I'd love them to have the entire garden but just not possible. What do you think? :-\

Title: Re: is it big enough???
Post by: doganjo on May 19, 2012, 09:32:45 am

Looks very luxurious to me - 40 feet is ample for 6 of them and 12 feet is fine for shorter periods

Title: Re: is it big enough???
Post by: manian on May 19, 2012, 09:38:17 am

yep looks fine to me
 ;D :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook:
Mx

Title: Re: is it big enough???
Post by: suzie b on May 19, 2012, 09:56:40 am

Great thanks! x

Title: Re: is it big enough???
Post by: in the hills on May 19, 2012, 03:21:48 pm

 :thumbsup:  Looks great to me.

Title: Re: is it big enough???
Post by: chrismahon on May 19, 2012, 08:30:57 pm

Bit of a squeeze at just over 1 square metre each Suzie, so they will be chomping at the wire to get into the main run. Having said that, that's all ours get as they don't get let out if its raining solid -they go stupid and get soaked to the skin whilst forraging. The older ones are a bit wiser now though and do go under shelter if it's too bad.

Title: Re: is it big enough???
Post by: goosepimple on May 19, 2012, 08:53:47 pm

That's plenty space and you look like you've made a good job of it - if only everyone was as concerned as to their chooks welfare.  Good luck Suzie b, hope they repay you with good health and lots of eggs. :thumbsup: