Newbie from Bedworth

[Bickerton]

Hi guys, lurked for a little while, thought I'd register.

I'm Paul, the wife and I are looking at converting an old brick kennel in the garden (thread to follow) to house some chickens after seeing the success the brother in law has had with his.

 

[Marigold]

Hi Paul, good to hear from you both, and welcome to the Forum. Glad to hear you've now taken the plunge, we'll look forward to hearing about your plans,

 

[chrismahon]

Hi Bickerton and welcome to the forum. I worked in Nuneaton for 5 years but never crossed the border into Bedworth. Brick sounds good so long as it has a DPC, otherwise respiratory problems is a possibility, even with good ventilation as sometimes there is no wind. It will take lime wash inside against red mite instead of loads of chemicals.

 

[Bickerton]

Cheers guys, was trying to put a post up with the plans but seems I need to resize all my pics so will do that tomorrow when I'm not using my phone.

 

[Bickerton]

Dimensions are

The base dimensions are 11ft 6" x 8ft 6 "
House dimensions 4ft x 8ft 6"
House is a peaked roof Height = 4ft 9" at the lowest point and 7ft 4" at the highest point
Yard dimension 7ft 4" x 8ft 6" with a 4ft wall round it.

Hard to picture it I guess will sort the pics out properly tomorrow

 

[chrismahon]

The yard is only 6 square metres so I wouldn't put more than 3 large hens in there Bickerton. Any more and you will get stress related problems, the severity depends on the level of overcrowding.

 

[Bickerton]

Just to give you an idea till later.

 

[Bickerton]

Have managed to resize some more photos and explain a little more what i am wanting to do in this thread.

http://poultrykeeperforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7269

Any input greatly appreciated.