would this item be good for 2 hatching hens? I just want to make sure there will be plenty of room!
1141965
I don't think it would be big enough for a chicken, unless it is a couple of Bantums. I wouldn't put my full sized chicken in there. I hope that helps.
1141966
If they are full grown hens, I would only put one in this cage. but would do good for chicks alone.
1141967
Depends on what you use it for. If you are just keeping your outdoor chickens in for the night then it will probably be OK. otherwise it will be too small. They won't have much room to move around. The coop is a lot smaller than it appears in the picture. Hope this helps.
2053936
Yes, it would be very good for chickens. I actually own chickens, and though we already had a coop built for them, I bought this one for our new pup. It would be ideal for chickens too.
2238263
7 duck eggs should fit in there with the turner according to Brinsea website. I've only hatched chicken eggs in it & there is plenty of room so I would say 7 duck eggs would fit as well
1899565
Yes it would easily be big enough for two. It is very large and easy to clean. Very nice cage. In fact I bought it because the breeder I purchased my Mini Lops from had one and highly recommended it.
1418378
This cage is perfect as a breeder for a pair of finches. I would not put a larger bird such as a cockatiel in here.
1987178
I have done two large eggs, and there was plenty of room. I would just try it with extra large eggs, and see how it turns out.
529592
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.
2107168
I'd say yes. I've had this coop for about 6 months. It works well for my 4 hens. That said, there are a few things I don't like about this coop. The run is small. I don't have the heart to confine my hens in it during the day and I've been letting them free range which puts them at risk from predators. This spring I'll be building a larger run for them t be safer and still comfortable. The coop also is a risk for determined predators like raccoons. There is no lock on the nesting box. Lastly, I had to modify the height of the roosting poles as they were lower than the nesting box. Hens will naturally roost on the highest possible spot within the coop. So my hens would roost in the nesting box and poop in it all night. I raised the poles and it's been fine since. Hope this was helpful.
368615
I would say that a pair of homing pigeons could use this nesting box - but I do not have any experience at all with Pigeons but some of our hens are quite large.
2103617
Good question.We have a few hens & the old (2year) do lay some double yolkers & some quite large, 100 gram, & they don't fit. It is sturdy & well made but taking the eggs out is not the easiest.Chuck
726223
Not in my opinion. Remember there is a dividing wall that separates the cage into two. We own two cages (stacked on top of each other) with a total of 5 canaries--the two babies are in 1/2 cage together. On the negative side, the openings in the cage do not seem to be standard, many feeding containers and nest boxes do not easily fit. We're still working to find a way to keep more of the seeds in the cage and off the floor. But the cages are very sturdy and overall we're pleased.
1672874
Not really. All the panels are preassembled. You would be better off building a custom with the amount of work it would take to stretch this out! But it is adequate for 3-4 hens as is.
1716354
I often have 2 hens in a nest at a time. It is perfectly ok. They lay their eggs and are perfectly happy. The box is big enough for the 2 hens actually, unless they are Giants.
1704176
I used it for chickens and it was a nice housing unit the one issue I did have was with the nesting box. The floor of it can be easily pushed up by predators that get under it. You would have to reinforce this area.
1530255
It will hold up to 2 chickens comfortably if you are going to use the enclosure. I bought it with 6 chicks, but when they grew, it got overcrowded.
867488
This would be too small for a large chicken for very long. I use it for silkies with chicks, or chicks that dont need a hen anymore.
1722600
It is adequate for four hens. The only problem I had with assembly was that the floor wasn't perfectly rectangle, so the slats that covered the floor kept falling to the ground. I just nailed in a 1 x 1 inch remnant to each side and the slats stayed fine after that. Other than that, I found it very easy to assemble, although it goes much faster if you have 2 people. It is surprisingly light and easy to move, also.