Housing Your Pullets: Four Options and Other Considerations - Cooperative Extension: 4-H - University of Maine Cooperative Extension

1.0Cooperative Extension: 4-Hhttps://extension.umaine.edu/4hHousing Your Pullets: Four Options and Other Considerations - Cooperative Extension: 4-H - University of Maine Cooperative Extensionrich900600<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="w5Mn5TmpWP"><a href="https://extension.umaine.edu/4h/egg-business-project/housing-your-pullets/">Housing Your Pullets: Four Options and Other Considerations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://extension.umaine.edu/4h/egg-business-project/housing-your-pullets/embed/#?secret=w5Mn5TmpWP" width="100%" height="338" title="“Housing Your Pullets: Four Options and Other Considerations” — Cooperative Extension: 4-H" data-secret="w5Mn5TmpWP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> By Richard Brzozowski, Poultry Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, richard.brzozowski@maine.edu Housing Options for Your Small Flock Following are four possible options for housing your hens. The appropriate option will be determined by your situation. This housing ought to be ready well before you obtain the pullets. Hens require about 3 square feet per bird. […]https://extension.umaine.edu/4h/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2015/02/poultry-coop-2-300x201.jpg