The Dogmother Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 That really is a thing of beauty, but I think they are a tad optimistic about it being ok for 12 birds! I make it 36sq ft so only big enough for 3ish.. I think they went to the Omlet school of arithmetic! I have seen Framebow coops in the flesh so to speak and they really are lovely. I didn't get to inspect them too closely, nor fiddle though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty_76 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Henergy have you had anymore luck deciding on a coop? I am in the same dilemma as you still! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Henergy have you had anymore luck deciding on a coop? I am in the same dilemma as you still! My DH likes the Feathers Thomas & I like the FSF Maggie 6 lonlegged with run. We are going to visit SF next week to have a good look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Hi, I tried to post this separately, but still don't have the answer really, how many hens should ideally be kept in the cube run? We have 5 in a 3m run, tbh they are happy and not fighting and move round as a group, but I wouldn't have more than 6 in the space, just by eye really. Ours are all ex batts and seem perfectly happy but am getting a bit paranoid now and am thinking about trying to give them a 2nd tier for some more space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 There's an interesting article in this month's Your Chickens about keeping chickens in a confined space. It suggests that ex-bats are the perfect choice if space is limited as it's much better than what they're used to. It makes sense if you think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Hi, I tried to post this separately, but still don't have the answer really, how many hens should ideally be kept in the cube run? We have 5 in a 3m run, tbh they are happy and not fighting and move round as a group, but I wouldn't have more than 6 in the space, just by eye really. Ours are all ex batts and seem perfectly happy but am getting a bit paranoid now and am thinking about trying to give them a 2nd tier for some more space. In a 3m run three is good, four should be fine, five is possibly pushing it but if they seem happy then leave them to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Thanks. Thats what I thought, it seems omlet are a bit naughty about their run sizes too! Mine do have some fr time every day and like I say seem happy, but I could easily have had too many for the space without realising it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzen7 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 We have just bought one of these and it really is beautiful but we have 4 hens and would probably go up to 6 but no more than that - and that is with them free ranging as much as possible. I have to say that although as a small company Framebow staff are very sweet, they were not great at giving any sort of accurate information - like when to expect the coop which was 4 weeks after what they initially said. I did a lot of chasing rather than them contacting me. So unless you are a very patient person you may end up feeling very frustrated. I think they have a great product - a bit different, beautifully crafted etc - but they need to sort out their business and customer information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 Would love to see a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
