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The Official Forum of the Ameraucana Breeders Club => Housing, Health & Hatching => Topic started by: John on March 14, 2014, 06:57:04 PM

Title: coops for extra cocks
Post by: John on March 14, 2014, 06:57:04 PM

A few weeks ago I built an 8' long, 6 section, coop to house extra cocks.  Generally twice a week a one cock will be moved from the breeding pen to one of these small coops, while the other takes his turn with the hens.
This was a fairly simple design, with partitions extended between the coops to avoid fighting.  The "warm" LED lights are on for 16 hours/day for all the breeders...hens & cocks.

Title: Re: coops for extra cocks
Post by: Mike Gilbert on March 14, 2014, 08:33:28 PM

  It looks like the front's fold down for access?    Looks like a convenient setup.   My extra roosters run together in the pole barn deer pen in the winter, but I'll either have to get rid of a bunch of them or do something similar this spring, as I'll need the space for growing out my new large fowl crop.

Title: Re: coops for extra cocks
Post by: Jeffery and Cheryl Vance on March 19, 2014, 10:10:37 PM

John what are u using for latches on top? This is very creative, looks like u move the 2x on the bottom and top so there were no waste so they can't see each other were the extensions are .