Smart Feeder - Light sensor values

[Chicken deficient]

How big is your walk in run and how many chickens do you keep in it?

 

I'm not planning on stuffing ours to capacity or anything, I was just curious!

 

Ours is 6m x 3m and currently has 8 bantams in it.

[Redwing]

I have two

 

One is 3m x 2m and houses 6 bantams

 

One is 2.5 x 2.5 and also houses 6 bantams

[Egluntyne]

Mine is 9ft by 18ft and currently has14 of my hens in it.

[Olly]

3m x 2m, and I have 4 hens at the moment - started off with 5, though.

[Janty]

I have two WIRs for the chickens.

 

The first is 5m x 7m and houses 27 ( mixture of LF, hybrids & bantams).

 

The second is 2m x 5m and houses 15 pekin (not my choice). I had nine pekins in there but they free range every day with another six pekins. At the end of every day they all choose to go to bed together. I have given up trying to put them in a separate eglu each night now. Instead, I've built mezzanine levels to increase floor space.

[Redwing]

I have two WIRs for the chickens.

 

The first is 5m x 7m and houses 27 ( mixture of LF, hybrids & bantams).

 

 

thats bigger than the ground floor of my house!

[Plum]

Bigger than ground and first of mine!

 

11' x 7' 6" and I have 2 hybrids and 2 bantams. I think the rule is a maximum of 1 per sq metre.

[Janty]

I have two WIRs for the chickens.

 

The first is 5m x 7m and houses 27 ( mixture of LF, hybrids & bantams).

 

 

thats bigger than the ground floor of my house!

 

But the chickens do appreciate it

 

[stripeybunny]

Our WIR is approx 13 square metres and we have 3 chickens. Planning to get another 2 in the spring.

[Janty]

I think you need at least 4

 

[beach chick]

our WIR is 12' square and houses 10 chooks and 2 rabbits - but they also have 12sqm of electric fencing for all day everyday FR. the best thing I find about the WIR is that if I dont want to go out first thing in the morning to let them out, I dont have to. and despite all that FR area, they spend a LOT of time in the nice cosy WIR!!

the quail are also going to go into the WIR (in a 2 tier rabbit hutch) after this morning's disaster (see chicken memorials and my thread on the quail board if you want to know more)

[Seagazer]

Mine is 12 ft by 7 ft and I have 5 chickens

[docsquid]

8.75 sq metres and I have three big girls and three bantams. There is masses of room in there for them and I could probably have another three big girls or four/five banties without problem. However I like that they have plenty of space, and I'd confine myself to maybe one or two more big girls at max.

[Omletina Kyckling]

Mine is 9ft x 6ft and I have 7 girls in at the moment......

[scarlettohara]

One is 18ft x 6ft and has 8 LF, the other is 8ft x 6ft and has 6 bantams