chuckmum6 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I have a 5 meter cube train, with perching tables, a log, trug dust baths and a full width perch. This is home to 5 bantams and a Legbar, do you think I could add two more bantams? They do free range part time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Most people will disagree with me now but this is how I work out how many birds. 2m x 1m = 2/3 Big Hens 3/5 Bantams So 5m x 1m (roughly) could hold 9/10 bantams? You have 5 Bantams and 1 LF, lets call it 7 Bantams. So yes, I think you could add 2/3 medium/small bantams quite easily if you follow a slow introduction process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 Thanks, I have just bought a Forsham ark 2nd hand for introduction, so two little bantie wyandottes will be my Mothers Day present, better than a bunch of flowers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Good Good What colours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I have 14 in a 7m cube choo choo train with free ranging and have no problems (apart from more broodies than I can break ) My train, like yours has perches, tables and also one of the extension has a sqaure rabbit run in it so they have an upstairs/downstairs section. My lot also tend to "hang out" together so only seem to use 2m at a time but never then same 2m I would recommend additional nestboxes if increasing chook numbers as i had ques and extreme silkie screeching as a result I use plastic cat boxes As Tom has said and I agree....it is all about the introductions!! I was lucky enough to get my hands on spare door panels so I put a door in the last metre of extension and pop the newbies in there with a little wooden house and let introductions take as long as need be OOOHHHH Bantie dottes! What colours!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 I have one spare side run, which I thought I could use to split the train with the newbies and ark in one side. Initially they can sit in the ark next to the cube. I'm planning a two week intro and then I have a 3 week holiday so I can supervise them! Dotties possibly: a partridge and buff laced, I have a silver laced and a blue laced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
