[dt400]

Hi
From Sutherland.

Just permanently moved to a smallholding after struggling  for the last 16 months to sell our house in West Yorkshire,
First livestock we are going to get are 3/4 chickens, any advice housing them or a good supplyer for coops would be appreciated.

Thanks Clive

[HappyHippy]

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire, welcome to TAS 
I think the best chicken coop you can get is a 6x4 shed  Cut a pop hole door for them, add your perches (divide it in 2 so you can store their bits and bobs in it - until you feel the need to expand numbers) pop in a couple of old drawers for nest boxes and there you have it 
Solway recycling do nice recycled plastic ones, some with runs attached and you might find your local agri-store sells them or can point you in the direction of someone local. My one tip would be if you're buying a coop, buy it from someone who keeps chickens as they'll have tweaked their design to suit the birds 
Karen 

[Fowlman]

Hello from Wiltshire. Yep you cant beat a shed for a coop in my opinion, a few modifications and job done. Gives you room to expand your flock at some point.

[Rosemary]

Wait until September and come to the Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival in Forfar on the 30th. There will be lots of poultry stuff there 

Slipped up there, HH 

[Lesley Silvester]

   Hi and welcome from the sea of Shropshire - no dry land to be seen.

[lill]

Hi and welcome to the forum 

[Birdie Wife]

Hello neighbour, from a fellow Sutherland-ite  I'm in Golspie. Got a bunch of chooks, no land, but lots of crofting pals. It's hard work!! Can't give you much advice on where to buy a coop 'cos my hubbie makes mine  but for 3-4 hens you don't need much.

[Bert]

Hi from the Isle of Mull 

[Mammyshaz]

Hello from Durham 

[dt400]

Hi all,

Thanks for all your coments.

Clive

[The Mobile Butcher]

hello from Whitby - North Yorkshire

[ppd]

Hi from an other one from Sutherland