Thanks folks I am much happier now. Whilst I do like most domestic animals, I worry about their waste products, especially when growing foods in the same soil.
Living where we do, right on the side of the canal, we get visits from the fox, our last dog Bobby used to play with them, so I will have to supervise hens when let out on the loose so to speak, on the bottom lawn.
I would like to build my own fox proof hen house, for maybe two birds, so would be grateful for any simple plans or advice. I can get lots of second hand timber, and am a keen recycler, even bending nails straight
Dan