Re: Building coop

From: Joel (nospam_at_nospam.mil)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:15:01 -0500

I can't add a lot to Jill's response, other than note that in the three
weeks my chooks have been laying that I've found droppings in a nesting box
just once.

Also - when my pullets were moved out of their box in the basement into the
hen house, the first night the majority slept on the floor. The next night I
put them on the roost after they had bedded down. Every night after that
they got up on the roost by themselves.

An advantage to using a 2x4 rounded on the corners for a roost is that the
bird then covers its feet with its feathers as it sleeps, keeping the feet
from getting frostbite.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Need to catch our rooster
    ... coup to roost. ... He has a ball of monofiliment fishing line tangled ... around one of his feet and we want to try to catch him to remove it. ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: See yll later
    ... Good luck Chief - get back on your feet soon and obey those who rule the ...
    (alt.support.arthritis)