Anyone using this for chickens? Is there a nesting box, easy access to eggs?
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I didn't use mine for chickens. You would have to make nesting boxes and I would say no morethan 3 small or 2 larger
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It would be easy to get into eggs but there is no box but a place to put one. Big enough for maybe 2-3 hens?
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I think there is room in the medium for a nest box. The only 2 doors are on the front but I think a nest box would go there, look like heck though.
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I have six chickens and two boxes. When I first installed the nesting boxes, I had them staggered with one higher than the other. I found the higher box was not used. When I lowered the boxes to be at the same height and nearly touching, I found an egg in both boxes the next afternoon. My girls love them!
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I only used it briefly when the chickens were little as I only had a small coop for the babies. I have Isa Browns and Black Sex links, and they were able to figure it out and get water. I put a 5 gallon barrel on top of the coop, so it would keep it filled. But I actually prefer the old fashioned chicken water elevated a little bit off the ground just because I was never sure if the barrel was getting low. I use a flat bottom bowl to elevate the waterer a little bit to help keep dirt and pine shavings out of it, and so the water level is a little higher that just on the ground....I prefer the old tin waterer type because you can just look at it and see if it's clean water and filled. But I did keep my oasis fountainhead, as I would hook it up again if I was going to be gone for a few days, because I could connect it to a large water reservoir so they would always have water when I am gone. And I don't know of any way to keep the dirt and bird crap out of the tin water container - I've tried elevating them a little and it doesn't help - they still find a way to crap in their water reservoir!
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We have four that share the space. I can't imagine more than that in this sized coop. The side box is used as the nest where they lay their eggs. They do a good job of sharing time in the nest and their eggs are easy to get out of the coop by just lifting the small roof.
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I had chickens so I'm not sure--I would imagine that it would work for ducklings. As for the Brooder box... we used a large Rubbermaid-type container and it would have been awfully big for that size.
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I really don't know if it is cost friendly...by the time you pay for both plus shipping te cost comes to $400! You can build a better and bigger coop with more nesting bosses for tat kind f money. This was nice for a two or three hens but I wouldn't buy it again. As it is, I am moving and leaving it behind.
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Chickens absolutely cannot stay in there all day! This coop is for sleeping and to lay eggs in. If it is very cold, rainy or snowy they may choose to spend some time inside, in which case they might appreciate food and water inside, and yes you can use a nest box for that. They need a minimum of 4 square feet per hen to wander, scratch, peck, look for bugs, stretch their wings, and have a dry dust bath.There are plenty of helpful chicken books on Amazon, or your local feed store and library.
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Mine will lay eggs in there too but then they prefer to sleep in the home I got them for their first year with me-- a Formex snap-lock chicken house. I've recently put the Fontana up on blocks and will start to pull some out of the Formex coop and put some into the Fontana so they aren't overcrowded like last winter!
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I have 3 bantams and it is too small along with an attached running pen. I wouldn't keep more than 2 small grown chickens. They also don't use the roost that is provided and sleep in the tray or nests upstairs. My hens should be laying next month...it will be interesting if they use the nests for laying eggs. The pen is not designed to be moved or relocated...I've had mine a few months and it is starting to crack and the end door has been replaced with longer screws several times! The coop is made of light material and won't last very long especially if you relocate your birds to new grasses. Also, the nests are getting loose with no use!! From one grandma to another, you get quality with what you pay.
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If there the size of quail eggs you will need quail rack. Im using ggame fowl eggs which are smaller than most chickens so I assume it will work.
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There is no nesting door. The top can be left open or closed with a sliding tray, which is used as a play area.
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There is a vertically sliding door that you can adjust the opening. It comes with a wing but for adjusting. I just bought 2 more of these because they are perfect for chickens.
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I'll go out tomorrow and check for you. But now that I know a lot more about chicken care (we knew nothing when I bought this) I would spend the money on building supplies to build a much bigger coop that is tall enough to walk into and gives the hens plenty of room. It takes awhile to build and is very difficult to clean the floor because ya just can't get in due to the size. Also, the ladder up to their coop kept falling and we really had to reconstruct it to keep it from collapsing on the poor dears when they walked on it. This Pawhut is cute as a bug when it's all built but you'll never be able to have more than 4 hens in it, and that's pushing it. Look at some home made chicken enclosures and coops and seriously consider building one yourself that you can walk into and around in and expand your chicken family if you want to. These girls (hens) are pretty addicting and are so fun. I just wish I was not limited to 4. BTW, it definitely looks a lot bigger in the photo than it really is.
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I use it for my chickens. I have pine shavings down for them and they lay eggs in the top section. I have multiple coops so usually only the younger chickens actually sleep in it since there is no roost. This coop wouldn't offer much protection against predators on it's own but I have it inside a much larger run that is secure so it doesn't matter much. This coop does make an excellent coop for chicks. I use this as my brooder, putting a light on one end on the ground with a tarp over it to keep the heat in and leave the other end open for them to cool off when needed. Works out perfectly.
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Not unless you cut a hole into it, I thought the same thing when I bought it. :( BUT it does work great for Momma setting or with NEW chicks or just new chicks! I ended up CUTTING mine and putting them together. IT DOES HAVE a door at one end,...But it did not work with my coop.
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This house is for nesting.... which I have had birds in it 1/2 hour after I put it up.... think I have had about 3 sets of babies in there so far..... Also have birds using it in the Winter here in Canada