The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Moleskins on August 20, 2012, 04:42:14 pm
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Can anyone think why I shouldn't convert a pig arc to use for hens. Can't see us having any pigs for a while, so if I give it a good clean out, put some perches in and some boxes for egg laying at the back, would that about do it?
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Don't see why not. The biggest problem I can see is your back after a few days of crouching down to get the eggs, and even worse cleaning it out. Unless of course you can tip it upside down to clean it.
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My husband converted an old wardrobe and that works really well!!!! :)
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I've seen a filing cabinet converted!
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If you do deep litter you would only need to clean it once or twice a year as they scratch the poop down to the bottom where is decomposes.
You can convert anything, anyone seen the car converted to a hen house? Check out Green Renaissance on facebook they have AMAZING ideas!
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Wouldnt that be perfect for rats underneath? I always like my henhouses on stilts for that single reason.
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Love the car - good point about the stilts though.
Rats are a damn nuisance, we've got them in the garden after the bird food. I shoot, poison and trap them every so often and we don't see any for ages then back they come.
Lots of restaurants in the village so food scraps abound.
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We use Pig Arks for our chickens, we put pallets down as a base (one section fully based with a ply top)
In regards to rats - we then put chicken wire as a base under the pallets and monitor it on a regular basis