Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) Hi everyone as you know cheryl passed away a few weeks ago, and i was thinking about saving some lives, of ex batts. i'm currently planning and getting building materials to build a huge WIR, so they can go out without me being in, with no worrys that the fox may get them.. i'm building the WIR on this space.. not mesured it up yet, will post the mesurements later. it will be sectioned off for the ex batts, so they can get fit, and then slowly introduced. heres the land. in the wir will be.. 2 pekin bantams 2 pilkies 2 silkies 2 warrens they will free range when im there i'm looking to use ALL this space.. but adding ?how many? ex batts be honest, what do you think? how many birds can fit here? thankyou. edited to put in more info. Edited May 30, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Oh by the way, the third picture please excuse the pool covers and mess! i'm talking about all the area inside that wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 wow what a huge garden you could fit loads more in there than that when do you get the WIR? I cant wait to see "development" photos cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Fourtunatly i have a big garden! it goes all the way around my house. this is where the girls currently FR. and here are the chicken houses. but they are now going around the back since my neice is crawling and doesnt want chicken poop on her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Well we hope to be starting next week end, as it is a big job and my dad is on holiday, so no help! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Oh Mollie you can have hundreds, I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on Is your dad designing the run for you? Will it be roofed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Yep hes planning it, even on holiday! haha. i'm really excited. its going to have a concreate outline, about 15 cm up, so no foxes can get under, and no hemcore can be kicked out by the chooks. it is going to have a roof so the place doesnt get muddy, they can have grass, untill it gets ruined them replaced with hemcore! i will put my 2 coops in the run, along with another one for the ex batts. im afraid it might take a few weeks to get started, though. then maybe after we've done the run, we could replace the wooden coopes with 2 cubes! wow, very expensive! haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Wow it's gonna be a Whopper Royale!!! Lucky lucky chooks. And yes, you can squeeze a few more in there. And then some more Can't wait to see some photos of your progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Yep! huge. how many ex batts should i get? 3? 5? maybe 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 how many ex batts should i get? 3? 5? maybe 6? MORE!!!!! I would say all of them but you need to leave some for the rest of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 mmm.. i'd like to rescue as many as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I'd say no more than the number of large fowl you have at the moment, or your current girls will be outnumbered and rescued girlies can be aggressive (all down to their need to fight for food and space in the farm )... Unless of course you permanently separate them to protect your current girls, so in effect have 2 WIR under one roof! Then you could have literally dozens! Might be a bit smelly though hehe What will you do with all the excess eggs though One thing to be aware of is that older girls' eggs sometimes aren't the quality of young girls - my ex-barnies eggs are wrinkly, have blood spots in (which makes me as I'm a veggie so blood just seems wrong ) and the whites can be runny/gloopy. Fine for baking though (but I still remove the blood spots which is fiddly! Actually, I prefer them boiled as they're easier to remove). Hmm, sorry, waffling!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Hi, What i was thinking of is doing this, and getting about 6 ex batts? i'd give the eggs away, is that ok? i hope people wont be put off by the fact there ex batts.. i understand that some don't lay alot, but i think ill need to stock up on egg boxes. heres a quick plan on paint i've jsut done. its a bit rubbish, but a rough idea. will it be okay that the girls can see eachother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 i've only got 2 large fowl.. the rest are bantams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
