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HennyPenny



Joined: 04 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 10:21 am    Post subject: Size of pop holes Reply with quote
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
Posts: 1103
Location: Sussex
PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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
PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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
PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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
PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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 Rolling Eyes I think I did 10" x 14" for the LF.

Tim
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HennyPenny



Joined: 04 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Many thanks all - OH has successfully made the incision.......
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