[22fox]

is any one using the river cottage high rise option? where the chooks climb the ladder to get in the box which is on top of a wooden pole?

if so how do u find  it?

answers on a post card please

p.s just joined hi to all the members!                                   

[joyfull]

not seen it or tried it sorry.
Why don't you nip over to the welcome section and introduce yourself 22fox, such as where you are, types of birds etc etc - we do like to know who we are chatting to as we are incredibally very nosey 

[North Devon Dumpling]

We don't have a hen house in the sky, but our hens (hen at the moment) do have a ladder to climb up as their pop hole is an old window in a small outbuilding we have got.  They got the hang of it pretty quicky (there is also one inside to help them get up and down in the house - they can jump up but one or two to start with had a bit of trouble with this one.  The 'ladder' is a plank of wood with 'rungs' nailed on at about 2 inch intervals so they have something to climb up.  They do struggle a bit when it is icy but generally seem to like it.  Infact when it is time for bed if you open the outbuilding door they won't go in that way, the way to bed is up the ladder!

[chooksbury]

Ours are in a lenham which is on a stand so they have to climb a ladder to get in .. and love to use the underneath as their dust bath.  I remember Hugh's "chicken heaven" idea well ..

[dizzylizzie]

Are these them? they do look cool...like penthouses for hens
http://www.housesforhens.co.uk/Fox_Safe_Hen_Houses/Tudor_style_hen_house

[janet12000]

I wouldn't fancy climbing that ladder if I were a chicken!........but I'm not

[dizzylizzie]

I wouldn't fancy climbing that ladder if I were a chicken!........but I'm not

OMG! thank goodness we are not chickens...chicken or not i would still have to have my JD! ...imagine trying to climb it after a Jack daniels! ....

[janet12000]

I would almost certainly need a handrail.

[karlooben]

i have seen what he uses on the progamme and i quite like them but i cant see my girls using one 

[dizzylizzie]

I would almost certainly need a handrail.

lol 
i'd have a stanner stairlift or a travolator

[karlooben]

he used a proper ladder in the progamme once to looked into one of his houses  i manage to full of the first step of a portable ladder let alone going up a normal one .

[janet12000]

I am  too short to close the pop hole on one of those. 

[dizzylizzie]

Treat yourself to an automatic one... ....................................................................................
.................. or a trampoline

[IMOmimey]

I have this picture in my head of a chicken climbing into a sort of tiny chair lift, eating breakfast corn to make her heavier, thus the chair lowers her to the ground, then, carefully aiming over the edge, pooping to make it go up to bed.  

[dizzylizzie]

 :blink: i want some of what your on please