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HennyPenny
Joined: 04 Apr 2008
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 Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 10:21 am Post subject: Size of pop holes |
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Sorry everyone - searched this forum and links but can't find anyone who gives sizes, always generalisations. Three poultry books we bought don't tell us either.
So: how big should the pop holes be for our home-built housing? This is for ordinary hens, not bantams, just the local brown jobs.
Many thanks for any help. |
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JC
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Location: Sussex
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Theres no exact size. Just make sure they can fit through. id say roughly 10 by 14 inches... mines kinda that size |
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Itsybitsy
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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Location: Leicestershire
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I think I've made mine either 12" x 12" or 14" x 14".
You don't want them too tight a squeeze.
Itsybitsy |
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HennyPenny
Joined: 04 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks both - hard to estimate when you haven't for a chicken to go by! |
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vanessa
Joined: 24 Sep 2005
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Location: Correze
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| It's been mentioned on here a couple of times (but searching can be tricky) ... a little bit smaller than an A4 sheet of paper is a good size. |
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Magpie
Joined: 28 Aug 2007
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Location: Norfolk
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| vanessa wrote: | | It's been mentioned on here a couple of times (but searching can be tricky) ... a little bit smaller than an A4 sheet of paper is a good size. |
I use a sheet of A4 paper as a guide for bantams but make LF ones bigger, Appenzeller cocks need a taller door or they will scrape their tail on the top all the time, or bump their crest  I think I did 10" x 14" for the LF.
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HennyPenny
Joined: 04 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Many thanks all - OH has successfully made the incision....... |
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