I want to get 25 Rhode Island Red Hens, and 25 Black Giant Hens, and 3 RIR Roosters, 3 BG Roosters, and 3 Male Royal Purple Guineafowl for protection... But RIR and JG require different needs, such as roost height(I just want to cut a wooden ladder and place it on the sides diagonally), nesting boxes height and size...Cant I just place a nesting boxes 1" off the ground for both breeds? and the top layer could only be accessed by RIRs? I will buy the chicks online, and the Guineas from a breeder around here(San Antonio TX), online you can't just buy 3.
All Chickens will be free ranging during the day, and locked up at night. They will use a little door I want to install into the coop, but I don't know what size to make it so it will fit both the largest birds, which would be JG Roos and male Guineas.
Also, can 3 male Guineas and 6 roosters live together? Would they kill each other? I will keep them in the coop for 1 week to coop train them, then afte the week. Let them come out for 1 hour a day and then making them return to the coop every day for another week, then finally letting them free-range all day.
Will this nesting boxes be enough for 50 RIRs and JGs? Is the size right?
http://www.amazon.com/Double-Hole-Galva ... esting+box
Thanks!
All Chickens will be free ranging during the day, and locked up at night. They will use a little door I want to install into the coop, but I don't know what size to make it so it will fit both the largest birds, which would be JG Roos and male Guineas.
Also, can 3 male Guineas and 6 roosters live together? Would they kill each other? I will keep them in the coop for 1 week to coop train them, then afte the week. Let them come out for 1 hour a day and then making them return to the coop every day for another week, then finally letting them free-range all day.
Will this nesting boxes be enough for 50 RIRs and JGs? Is the size right?
http://www.amazon.com/Double-Hole-Galva ... esting+box
Thanks!
