Hospital/isolation coop

I always liked a single storey coop for isolation/recovery just in case they couldn't walk up the ramp - something like this would do:-

http://www.happyhutch.co.uk/poultry-houses-chicken-coops/116

it would also be good as a broody coop 

Before using it make sure you treat it with a wood preservative and then diatom slurry 

No worries helen's-hens. Happy for the hijack.

I must say I'd though of the dog crate idea but was thinking of the cost involved and even second hand they hold their value as I know from selling one long before we had chooks.

You could probably put some woodchip in the bottom to allow for some scratching around.

Joyfull, I wanted to go for the off the ground option for space (and rat proofing) as wherever I end up putting the spare coop it will not have a lot of room. It would also give access to grass or whatever substarte it is sat on.

I do however appreciate your point on a ground sitting one making it easier for a poorly hen to get into. The good thing about the coop I flagged up is that I hope it would be free or very cheap. It's been sitting empty in the garden of the house of a local chap that died for at least a year. The developer who has done it up is looking to sell the property again so I thought I would offer to take it off his hands.

Maybe I should ask some other neighbours if they have plans for their old guinea pig hutch and run