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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: twizzel on March 28, 2015, 02:51:56 pm

Title: Project chicken house is now completed
Post by: twizzel on March 28, 2015, 02:51:56 pm

We had to move the chicken to a new part on the farm so took the opportunity to build a new house as their old shed had serious red mite issues last year. 3 weeks after starting, we completed it yesterday. Being a farmer my partner is a dab hand at making things. Just need to put some DE on the perches and it's good to go... move in day is tomorrow morning  :excited: My plan is to put bark/wood chippings down once they have scratched the grass away.

Title: Re: Project chicken house is now completed
Post by: Dave C on March 28, 2015, 07:29:25 pm

Nice job

And nice looking Spaniel as well  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Project chicken house is now completed
Post by: twizzel on March 28, 2015, 07:58:44 pm

Good old Rosie, been through the mill recently with a caesarean in November and spay in February... her daughter was running around somewhere in the pen too- digging holes probably :roflanim:

Looking forward to getting the chooks in now :excited:

Title: Re: Project chicken house is now completed
Post by: Eve on March 29, 2015, 09:22:56 am

Yay, well done. What's the floor made of? Does it rest on pallets?
And where did you get those funky plastic boxes? All I could find as nest boxes is boring beige cat carriers.

Title: Re: Project chicken house is now completed
Post by: twizzel on March 29, 2015, 10:26:57 am

It's screwed to 2 pallets so you can pick it up with the tractor and move if necessary. Should also stop the floor rotting out being off the ground.

I got the litter boxes from the range, a tenner each I think was money well spent ???? moved the hens this morning, they approve of their new living quarters????