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Ex batts- how many?

 
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Lily



Joined: 21 Oct 2007
Posts: 238
Location: Carmarthen West Wales
PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:05 pm    Post subject: Ex batts- how many? Reply with quote
I've got a coop & I am getting some batties from Lampeter.
Now I would like your thoughts on how many I can get in it. O/H will be making a much larger house & run in a few months time.
They will free range in a very large garden (1 acre) during the day.
Here is the coop. Please give me your thoughts on it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHICKEN-COOP-HEN-HOUSE-POULTRY-ARK-HOME-NEST-BOX-COUP_W0QQitemZ170227274540QQihZ007QQcategoryZ46292QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
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mojo



Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 9699
Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Measure your house and run then reckon on 1 square foot in house and 1 square yard in run absolute minimum per bird...twice that is better........also reccomend buy in odd numbers 3/5/7/9/ etc it seems to work better
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Pekinout



Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Posts: 307
Location: Cornwall
PostPosted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd say about 8 ex batts in there. They're used to being really cramped in battery cages, so they would still think that house is a palace after what they've been used to. And if your OH is building a bigger house for them, they won't be in there that long.

It'll also keep them warm at night being huddled together, as they're used to quite high temperatures in battery houses.
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