Does the chickens need to be all strussed up with buchers twine>
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Yes!!!!! A lot of twine. Since there's is only two Rods the chicken will move in all kinds of direction if not properly held down
603975
I have six chickens and two boxes. When I first installed the nesting boxes, I had them staggered with one higher than the other. I found the higher box was not used. When I lowered the boxes to be at the same height and nearly touching, I found an egg in both boxes the next afternoon. My girls love them!
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I would say so. I feed rolled corn to my horse and I grind it up with mine because he is old and doesn't have many teeth left. You can set the plates however close together to get the right size for your chickens.
2106294
It's big enough, but not worth the money, dose not hold up in weather, you can fence off a section of your chicken yard just for chicks, that way they are safe from big chickens and they are still with the group.
861254
There are 2 zippered openings on the top- one on each side- that you use to put the chickens in. I have 6 hens, so it's a 2 person operation- one to hold the bird, the other to unzip, then rezip after you put it in. No, there is no bottom, so they can peck and scratch in the grass or dirt. It includes some tent stakes and loops to stake it in, but it's not really critter proof (or in my case, dog proof).
58744
We used ours with full grown chickens and really did not notice any large amount of water left on the ground. We haven't tried it on any chicks yet.
2232616
Depending on the spacing, I believe they would. When they abut one another it gets too wide, lap them over to work better. It certainly has stopped the birds from nesting.
1600409
not sure. i built my own setup. the hole in the center of these takes a round 7/16 rod perfectly, with just a slight clearance for grease and skin etc. they are very nicely made and nice and long. i got six to do three chickens at once on my grill. make sure you put a pan of water under the chickens to catch grease so they don't flare up. i get the cheap ones from the dollar store and then just throw them out. make sure you string the wings and legs to the bird so they don't flop around. good luck to you!
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Kathy, since you place these underground, they could potentially be okay. What I did observe in one case, the critter actually pushed the 1/2 poison block to the surface. In that case, it would be a problem for free range chicks.
134500
I don't think that it would be the best thing for them. Its very small. The picture makes it look WAYYYYY bigger than it actually is. I don't think it would be big enough for them to be comfortable. It was fine for my 9 chickens when they were chicks but we had to make a lot of modifications to it and we had to build on. The wood is actually very cheap and it is thin wood. It's not pressure treated for the weather. Ours is falling apart and warpes.
1434317
I do not. I just make sure there is water in there at all times. I hatch chickens and turkeys.
709916
Not really. I have three pullets and I still had to build them a bigger run. The coop also doesn't have enough roosting space for six chickens.
2103617
Good question.We have a few hens & the old (2year) do lay some double yolkers & some quite large, 100 gram, & they don't fit. It is sturdy & well made but taking the eggs out is not the easiest.Chuck
1672875
Can always modify it. We just added a 15×15 run. This coop is small tho. Good for 2-3 chickens. I have 5 & is very cramped. Thank goodness it was winter so they kept each other warm lol
127284
No, and they don't need it. The bluebird boxes we have are deep and look just like this one, the birds fill up the inside. you can find some bird cams insideboxes on YouTube to see how they do it. it's a good box.
1154479
I didn't use mine for chickens. You would have to make nesting boxes and I would say no morethan 3 small or 2 larger
1738609
No, this unit needs to be inside, out of the weather. The string would be in the way of the chickens. I use mine to raise and lower the door on the inside.