newbie advice please

me4243 · « **on:** October 30, 2011, 11:00 »

Hi,

I have been thinking about keeping chickens for a few months now and would like to ask a question.. apologies if it seems silly but if you dont ask you dont know...

I have an unused greenhouse in which is a large rabbit hutch 5 ft long with usual bedding area..

My partner thought that this might be able to be used as a night time house for the chickens, greenhouse and hutch. They will have free range of a very large garden space during the day.
I also have a free range pet rabbit

thought it might be able to but wasnt sure if the glass would be a problem...

any advice would be appreciated

Thanks

mr.mellow · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2011, 14:12 »

I have a large 18'x10' greenhouse that had seen better days, so I took all the glass out and covered it with weldmesh. The coop is pushed up close to the greenhouse and the chickens enter through a weldmesh tunnel. One side is fitted with a potting table 14'x3' so they have that extra space to use as well . I can and do open the door so that they can freerange the garden. This works well for me as well as the chickens as I can still do my potting up in there.

izzy · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2011, 15:00 »

best to take the glass out can get too hot

Sassy · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2011, 17:28 »

Quote from: mr.mellow on October 30, 2011, 14:12

I have a large 18'x10' greenhouse that had seen better days, so I took all the glass out and covered it with weldmesh. The coop is pushed up close to the greenhouse and the chickens enter through a weldmesh tunnel. One side is fitted with a potting table 14'x3' so they have that extra space to use as well . I can and do open the door so that they can freerange the garden. This works well for me as well as the chickens as I can still do my potting up in there.

Excellent use of an old greenhouse. I like it

silkiechick · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2011, 13:46 »

I thought about at doing this as winter housing for my chickens but noticed that the greenhouse gets a lot of condensation which I understand is bad for them? Also I was a bit concerned about the glass as a fox might try to get in (one stunned itself running at my sister's patio door which is thicker than the glass you get in a greenhouse). In the end I'm building a new run with polycarbonate and mesh

stan deakin · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2011, 13:59 »

i personally think the green house will be fine just leave a bit of small amount of air space for them a mate of mine who is sadly now gone kept his bantams in a green house for years

deak

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