My eco solution to rat problems

[Ladylucan]

Ok, i have decided i want a Cube but know i have to wait till after my holiday, but can anyone tell me, what is the max amount of chickens you can put in there?,

[Jaime]

It all depends.....

 

Have you ordered the cube and one run section - Then 5 chooks max if they are in the run most of the time.

 

Cube + 2 sections I'd say Max 7 Chooks if they are in the run most of the time.

 

If you have the 2 sections and all the freerange time in the world I'd say the Cube comfortably would sleep 10 and maybe at a push 1 or 2 more.

 

If they are bantams you could up the numbers by 1 or 2

 

But that's only my opinion others might think differently!

[Martin B]

I recon that in the cube (not including run) you could fit in 15.

 

But perhaps only 5 in the run.

[BeckyBoo]

I pretty much agree, we've got 7 in a cube with a run and extension and before we let them out it was starting to look a bit crowded, they're out almost every day for a few hours so once they're back in they don't seem to ming - Rainbow's even stopped pulling everyone elses feathers out. The cube would easily sleep 10 or even 12 chooks - our 7 only take up about 2/3 of the space - the run is the issue.

 

Mrs Bertie

[Jaime]

once they're back in they don't seem to ming

 

Mine ming at the moment - the ground is so soggy that they can only stay in one place for about 3 days or else the place absolutely stinks

[BeckyBoo]

I didn't mean ming!! I meant mind - they don't seem to mind! Ours do actually ming a bit tho - cleaned out the run and everything the other day - boy, that did ming after a month of rain!

 

Mrs B

[Ladylucan]

Well i have 5 big girls, 2 bantams, and if all the chicks are girls then i wil have 5 more, but they are poland bantams so will have 12 in total, plus i do have 2 creme legbars on order which should be arrriving the end of the month, so in total 14, ... i darnt have anymore.......

 

I havent ordered it yet, at the mo i am on holiday end of October, but once i sort out finances then will def place my order, the hardest thing to decide if i can fit in all the girls is what colour to have,....

 

decisions decisions.

[BeckyBoo]

ORANGE!

 

Mrs B

[Ladylucan]

Plus i want to get the run with the extended bit on it, they are only in the run till i get up as i normally leave the eglu door open or used to should i say in the warmer weather, then once i get up i let them out into their normal uncovered run, then just lock them up at night. unless we are away or out all day then they stay in their run, ( though which is very rare)