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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: nicky d on May 04, 2010, 13:44

Title: opinions please on coup
Post by: nicky d on May 04, 2010, 13:44
ive decided i need to get a bigger coup, my three girls live in a dog kennel at the mo, and although it is fab i really do think they need something bigger, just seen this, wot do you all think .   nickyx

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPERB-CHICKEN-POULTRY-HEN-COOP-COUP-HOUSE-NEW-C12-NEW-/400062651841?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Poultry&hash=item5d25979dc1
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: TeaPots on May 04, 2010, 13:48
I like it  :D the wood looks a bit thin, so it would probably need to be in a sheltered area, but it has my approval  :D reasonable price too. Not the silly £200 a lot are going for.
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: nicky d on May 04, 2010, 15:05
if i decide to get it, it will be going under a conifer tree so it will be shelterd, i didnt even think about thickness of wood.   nickyx
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: carolbriar on May 04, 2010, 15:13
Hi Nicky, it looks great but it isn't very wide?  770mm is only about 2ft and a little bit wide.  It is about 4ft ish long and about 4 ft ish high at the highest bit. (Sorry about the feet and inches but still work in those to get an idea of how big or small something is) ::)  If you are thinking at any time of getting more girls it could be a bit small? ;)
Carol
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: carolbriar on May 04, 2010, 15:30
Just looked on that ebay site again and the same seller is selling this house -is it worth looking at?  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPERB-CHICKEN-POULTRY-HEN-COOP-COUP-HOUSE-NEW-C12-NEW-/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400117584913
Carol
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: nicky d on May 04, 2010, 17:24
Just looked on that ebay site again and the same seller is selling this house -is it worth looking at?  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPERB-CHICKEN-POULTRY-HEN-COOP-COUP-HOUSE-NEW-C12-NEW-/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400117584913
Carol


hiya carol, thats a lovely coup but its too low on the ground, i think the point is hun that its not that big so it wont encourage me to get more girls :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:, i like the other coup as its high of the ground,    nickyx
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: carolbriar on May 04, 2010, 17:53
Good point!  The other one looks fine :D
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: nicky d on May 04, 2010, 19:51
Good point!  The other one looks fine :D

 :D :D :D :D :D i knew you would say that :D :D :D :D nickyx
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: joyfull on May 04, 2010, 20:07
make sure you treat it with preservative first Nicky as sometimes they are only stained and the wood isn't properly seasoned. Repeat the treatment every year  :)
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: grinling on May 04, 2010, 20:30
I got mine of ebay, probably the same importer. There was more than one selling from the same place, so I went with the one I could collect.  Found there was a piece missing when got home, but it did not matter. We did use decking screws in places. The sliding drawer I waxed to make it easier.
P&P is a fair price as it is very heavy, but get a quote for your postcode.
Title: Re: opinions please on coup
Post by: nicky d on May 04, 2010, 21:59
thanks for the advice,  the postage to me is £24, which is to be expected, everything sent to northern ireland costs a fourtune :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:, ive decided to go for it and im gonna order it, have to be end of the month though as we have just shelled out a whopping £720 on getting our car fixed, gees could you imagine the coup i could have bought for that amount of money ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)  nickyx