Eglus free to a good home

[quickcluck]

Hi guys, my new run is fab, we are loving it

 

the plan is to add 4 large girls in with the existing 8 hybrids.... will it be big enough?

 

It's 21ft x 9ft

 

Thanks

 

K

[Redwing]

I would say so, it seems plenty of room to me

[Ain't Nobody Here]

My maths isn't up to much but a conversion site came up with this ...

 

Answer: 189 ft² = 17.5586 m²

 

As recommended space is 1m² per chicken, looks like you should be fine with 12 .

[Yolky]

I was always told it was 2m square per chook?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Oops . Is it? I just plucked (!) that out of my head . Chances are I'm wrong then . Sorry .

[atsw]

I was always told it was 2m square per chook?

I'm with ANH, I always thought it was 1m2 per chook, unless there was absolutely no opportunity to ever free range, in which case then 2m square.

 

Andrew

[quickcluck]

Mine wont be free ranging much, more in the autumn winter. will I still be ok?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I've just been having another look at your run to remind myself . It looks huge to me and fine for that number of hens (not that I'm an expert, only having 3 and a small WIR ). I tried to make extra "floor" space for my girls with a bench and branches and my eglu on a table. You've obviously done the same with your fab jungle gym so perhaps you could invent more high-rise hentertainment to increase the surface area?

[quickcluck]

Funnily enough the eglu is now on a table!!!! It's been funny watching the new girls tackle it. Last night Molly got all the way up only to over balence back the other way! Poor thing.

 

The big girls aren't coming until july/aug as they are on order from the wernlas....

 

Fingers crossed all will be well, but I am feeling a little daunted and overwelmed about it all....