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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: 3mmett29 on March 10, 2009, 07:16

Title: Chicken coop?
Post by: 3mmett29 on March 10, 2009, 07:16: Does anyone know where i can get a decent chicken coop under £120.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Chicken coop?
Post by: Sparr0wman on March 10, 2009, 08:45: I was searching everywhere for best value chicken coops. What i found was around that price was really low quality and it won't last. but ebay seem to have a lot around 120 - 200.
if your good with DIY, my materials cost me around 60 quid and this could have been done much cheaper as i chose thicker wood than was needed (i want it to last) and after reading on here for a few weeks, i have built it too big for what i need. ( its 5 foot hight and 4ft width )
Title: Re: Chicken coop?
Post by: LittleRedHen on March 10, 2009, 09:22: We have one of those Ebay integrated house/run and have been well pleased with it. They only hold two chickens comfortably though - maybe three if they aren't big stonking things. Great for Bantams! You could probably have 4 or 5 of them in one. It was easy to construct, no gaps, very nice. So nice, infact, that we purchased a second one to attach to the first so we could have four large chickens. The hens are coming over Easter break. Oh! And the house/run arrived in three days' time!
Title: Re: Chicken coop?
Post by: shiatsusu on March 10, 2009, 20:56: We got our coop from ebay. It cost about £90, is wooden, sits on legs so off the ground, was really easy to assemble and is very simple to keep clean and the girls love it ::) (I have 5 in it comfortably).
Title: Re: Chicken coop?
Post by: Vember on March 10, 2009, 21:05: Quote from: shiatsusu on March 10, 2009, 20:56
We got our coop from ebay. It cost about £90, is wooden, sits on legs so off the ground, was really easy to assemble and is very simple to keep clean and the girls love it ::) (I have 5 in it comfortably).

Do they live in it 24/7 Susu?
Or do they have free range during the day?

I think alot of the problems from what I've read/seen with the above runs is that they have adequate sleeping quarters but not enough room in the run area.

Sarah :D
Title: Re: Chicken coop?
Post by: poultrygeist on March 10, 2009, 21:08: What Vember says :)

Rob 8)
Title: Re: Chicken coop?
Post by: shiatsusu on March 11, 2009, 09:11: Hi R and S- no it's just a house for sleeping in. They have a big run and also free range in the garden wherever possible ::)