DaisyG2317
Crowing
Hello!
I am a longtime lurker, first time poster. My husband surprised me with a chicken coop after having expressed my desire for chickens for about 10 years, haha. It is not particularly what I would have chosen; I have done countless amounts of research and looking at all the great designs on here I had many ideas on what we should build. But bless his heart, he was being sweet. The coop in question is the "pueblo grande" coop by Rugged Ranch from our local farm and feed store. I know the shortcomings of prefab coops and have worked to remedy those, however, the size has me somewhat concerned. We have 4 ISA Brown chicks at the moment that are still in their brooder. This coop claims to hold something like 8+ chickens and I know the number these manufactures claim is never accurate. Does the coop itself seem adequate size-wise for 4 ISA's? We have a roughly 10x10 run that we made and attached to the coop. I plan on also letting them free range when I can watch them; we are on an acre in the woods and it is predatorville out there so I don't want them out unattended. Once a bobcat chased my cat in broad daylight in my yard
Here is the coop in question, third one down called "pueblo grande":
http://www.ruggedranch.net/wood-chicken-coops.html
Thank you!
I am a longtime lurker, first time poster. My husband surprised me with a chicken coop after having expressed my desire for chickens for about 10 years, haha. It is not particularly what I would have chosen; I have done countless amounts of research and looking at all the great designs on here I had many ideas on what we should build. But bless his heart, he was being sweet. The coop in question is the "pueblo grande" coop by Rugged Ranch from our local farm and feed store. I know the shortcomings of prefab coops and have worked to remedy those, however, the size has me somewhat concerned. We have 4 ISA Brown chicks at the moment that are still in their brooder. This coop claims to hold something like 8+ chickens and I know the number these manufactures claim is never accurate. Does the coop itself seem adequate size-wise for 4 ISA's? We have a roughly 10x10 run that we made and attached to the coop. I plan on also letting them free range when I can watch them; we are on an acre in the woods and it is predatorville out there so I don't want them out unattended. Once a bobcat chased my cat in broad daylight in my yard
Here is the coop in question, third one down called "pueblo grande":
http://www.ruggedranch.net/wood-chicken-coops.html
Thank you!
