Monday, September 21, 2009

Breeding coop is done

Well I finally have time to start updating my blog. I have finished my 2nd coop. The 2nd coop is 2 stories and is only 4x4x10ft high. The top is an enclosed area with a sliding pop door in the floor and the bottom is open with hardware cloth on all four sides and nailed to the bottom. This coop will how birds that we purposely want to breed, meaning we will pick a breeding trio to put in there so we know what we are getting for eggs.
My 1st coop is 8x8x10ft high and is for general population, at 8x8 (64 sq ft) I can comfortably house 16 birds in this coop without overcrowding. This coop has the ability to be divided in half by a hinged wall so I can separate roosters, if need be, the coop also has 2 pop doors so when the seperating wall is up I can let each side into the 8x16 ft run independantly.
The next step is to run electricity out to the main coop so we will have light and heat in the winter. I am also going to insulate the big coop and will stop breeding during the winter months. I will resume hatching in March.

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