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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Heather B on August 19, 2013, 05:05:21 pm

Title: European coops!
Post by: Heather B on August 19, 2013, 05:05:21 pm

Just thought I would share the attached photo - when visiting the Alpajurras recently in Spain we discovered hen keeping on the side of the road in what can only be described as a cage!

Title: Re: European coops!
Post by: colliewobbles on August 19, 2013, 05:16:37 pm

 :-[

Title: Re: European coops!
Post by: Womble on August 19, 2013, 10:11:52 pm

It's interesting to see how the mesh is mortared in at the bottom - I wouldn't have thought to try that.  It does look a bit cramped though.

Title: Re: European coops!
Post by: Steph Hen on August 20, 2013, 07:53:14 am

Quote from: Womble on August 19, 2013, 10:11:52 pm

It does look a bit cramped though.

Cramped is mostly comparative. I'm always amazed how far hens and geese roam. When i had them years ago, they'd go 250m in different directions, so a range of 500m within a day, and everywhere inbetween. Mine I have now stay around the garden, yard and sheds, maybe 2 acres.

So I feel a bit bad seeing hens in lawn runs and eglos, but they seem quite happy. Compared to battery hans, these have a penthouse suit. It's tricky to know what they need when they're so adaptable!

Title: Re: European coops!
Post by: Clansman on August 20, 2013, 11:35:36 am

On the plus side, predators are not going to get them in there