new shed up????????????

[banty]

hi everyone
i will be putting my new shed up this weekend with lots of help from friends
i want to use it to keep my show birds in so they stay nice and clean ,
i also want to keep trios in there and i wondered if any one had any plans for the interier of my new chickem mansion
it is 18x8 ft
so is very big , and i was thinking about haing seperet pens one on top of the other,
do you have any ideas of pics of the interier of your sheds
thanks guys

[banty]

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[HYNDBURN HENS]

Nice pic...I know how you must be feeling as we have been putting new sheds up for a week now..
In the 16x8 we have just erected we split it into 3 sections with wire netting and doors for our Polish...

[banty]

thats a good idea, have you got any pics im a bit at a loss as to what do do with the intereia of this huge shed lol
thanks banty

[Sandy]

Also if you can put down a solid floor for easy cleaning.. concrete or pavers or something.. you will be glad you did

Also if you get really cold weather you might want to think about putting together what they call 'Deep Litter'

This will keep your birds warm during winter and give you some pretty nice compost for the spring planting

You will need to have some sort of wire mesh above the deep litter to keep the hens off it

This is the directions on how to make it up

Deep Litter:
Prior to the cold weather setting in, make up a hot house using the compost method, the hen house will heat up and keep your chickens cosy and warm
Make sure your chickens always have thawed water to drink, put a 25 watt globe under the water tray to keep it from freezing

A thick layer of bedding in your chicken coop can help to keep your chickens warm
The manure on the floor can actually help to generate heat, but you do not want them in direct contact with the manure or deep litter, or they may get wet and freeze
If possible put a layer of mesh between the litter and your chickens
Try to eliminate all draft in really cold weather, straw has an excellent insulation factor, but if you are using a heat lamp, make sure you don’t put the straw any place near that or you will end up with a fire

It would be a good idea in really cold weather to increase your feed to your poultry to help keep them warm, or all their energy will go into just surviving and trying to keep themselves warm
Don’t put ducks into this sort of hen house, they are very messy and they tend to make the litter too damp, and it stops working

Begin your deep litter two months prior to Winter, start with 15 cm (6 inches) to 30 cm (12 inches) deep, then add clean bedding every few days and stir it up, or just fork it a bit.
Many people let it build up to 60 to 90 cm (24 to 36 inches) and higher
The end result will be a brown moist compost that you can add to your garden.
It looks and smells like fresh soil
If you are having a problem getting to start to break down, add some yeast and it should work like a charm.

Sandy

[banty]

hi sandy
thats a realy good idea thank you

[HYNDBURN HENS]

I will try and take some pics tomorrow

[banty]

thank you i cant wait

[Admin]

You will have to wait for him lol

[Nellie]

I dont know if it any help, but here is few pics of the inside of my new shed it is 16ft by 8ft. We have just finished putting electric in - 2 lights and 3 double plug sockets.


Excuss the mess of last picture it looks like a building site !!! Or mud bath we have lots of machinery in there and along with the rain and human wellies we have a mess ! the only ones comfortable are the chooks on there nice fresh bark!!

[banty]

it looks great nellie
well done

[Admin]

Very good,i see you are getting there!

[Nellie]

Yep getting there slowly but surely its lambing time now so not as much is getting done to it but we are managing to get 7 hours a week on it so hopefully wont be long till its finished !! ;D