Chicken Coop Part 2
I was given some free egg laying hens. I went to work building the coop. An improvised usable door, nesting boxes from an old cabinet, and stucco cloth for c…
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Older chickens like to roost at least 3 to 4 feet up usually. If a predator
were to get in your coop, hopefully they are high enough to be safe. This
will depend on where you live, if these are urban chickens in a backyard,
you probably only need to worry about coons and opossums.
Older chickens like to roost at least 3 to 4 feet up usually. If a predator
were to get in your coop, hopefully they are high enough to be safe. This
will depend on where you live, if these are urban chickens in a backyard,
you probably only need to worry about coons and opossums.
I didn’t know that about older chickens. Thanks. Luckily the egg trick did
work and they nest in the cabinet like I hoped.
Older chickens like to roost at least 3 to 4 feet up usually. If a predator
were to get in your coop, hopefully they are high enough to be safe. This
will depend on where you live, if these are urban chickens in a backyard,
you probably only need to worry about coons and opossums. You may be able
to convince them to lay eggs in your cabinets if you have the eggs in
there, and then put them up in there to nest.