Author Topic: Chicken coop (Read 11009 times)

Small Plot Big Ideas · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2012, 09:09:27 pm »

Just to add to the other replies - we only started with chickens about 2/3 months ago and so we got one from Chicken Coops Direct ((http://www.chickencoopsdirect.com/chicken-coops-kent.htm).

I kind of expected the house and run to be a bit cheap and nasty but was pleasantly surprised in the end. As has been suggested in other posts, I don't think this will last more than 2 or maybe 3 years (if we're careful) but I accepted that right at the start and didn't want anything more serious until we got settled with the whole idea!

Of course, now we can't imagine not having chickens so we were obviously just being too cautious at the start

Possum · « **Reply #16 on:** May 15, 2012, 01:23:02 pm »

Sylvia - can you tell me the name of the person in South Devon who builds your chicken arks? They sound just right for me.

Sylvia · « **Reply #17 on:** May 15, 2012, 03:13:10 pm »

Quote from: Possum on May 15, 2012, 01:23:02 pm

Sylvia - can you tell me the name of the person in South Devon who builds your chicken arks? They sound just right for me.
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I can't remember his name( I'll forget my own next and that'll be that ) but his number is07707134893. I'm really pleased with the one I've got

plt102 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 15, 2012, 09:27:18 pm »

we got a large chicken shed from these guys

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/cars4quids/?_trksid=p4340.l2559

They are in Cumbria and build a number of types. we got this one. Great if you want a few birds. We have 10 bantams in it and they have loads of space, We could easily have 20 birds in it. It is pricey though but you get a lot of wood for your bucks. We built a run to fit on the front.

Picture attached.

Possum · « **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2012, 10:11:47 am »

Thanks Sylvia. I'll give him a ring.

IvyHouseFarm · « **Reply #20 on:** May 29, 2012, 09:30:39 am »

Couldn't agree more with comments about cheap chicken coops on ebay being rubbish.

A friend bought one last year (against my advice I must add!) and after last winter it has just fallen apart.

I bought one 6 years ago from http://www.moorlandspoultry.co.uk locally and although it was quite pricey, it's still going strong despite our severe winters up here in the Peak District.

You definitely get what you pay for...