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Building the Best Breeding Pens?
Don:
Susan, I really like the coops that you and Barry have built. What size are they and what size out door coop do you allow each group of how many LF? Do you have to make provisions for extra ventilation during those steamy SC summers? I have one where I think I need to have a "screen door" for the summer months. I like what I think is a wooden slide bolt on the full doors. You and Barry must be quite handy.
Susan Mouw:
The coops are 42" square and the runs are 8' x 8'. I use them for a trio or quad and it has worked nicely.
Barry is the handyman, not me! gotta give credit where it is due. lol
I was concerned about ventilation in the coops, but he's got it where air flows from the pop door, up and out over the top of the doors in the back (double doors). They are amazing cool - even now with 80+ degree heat. Of course, the runs are all roofed now, too, so that helps considerably.
DeWayne Edgin:
Here are some of mine. I need to get pictures of my outside coops yet. These are 4` by 4` pens that use to breed trios. I have a total of 14 breeding pens in these pics also.
Birdcrazy:
--- Quote from: Susan Mouw on May 02, 2016, 01:33:15 PM ---The coops are 42" square and the runs are 8' x 8'. I use them for a trio or quad and it has worked nicely.
Barry is the handyman, not me! gotta give credit where it is due. lol
I was concerned about ventilation in the coops, but he's got it where air flows from the pop door, up and out over the top of the doors in the back (double doors). They are amazing cool - even now with 80+ degree heat. Of course, the runs are all roofed now, too, so that helps considerably.
--- End quote ---
Pretty snazzy Susan. Do you ship? I'm only 1200 miles away.
Don:
Nice breeding condos DeWayne. I like those quite a bit and they look they would work well for a trio. John Marshall has a building set up similar to those. I could use a dozen of those. What size pen do you use for young bird grow outs? The exterior pics would be great too when you have time.
Gordon, I will be glad to deliver the coops from Susan to you. Just mileage, food and hotels. Should be cheap enough don't you think. On second thought, it might be cheaper to have Susan rent Barry out for coop building.
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