New coop questions

Hi Alan. inside they have a perch in the middle, and 4 nest boxes, 2 on each side, which can be accessed by lifting the lids. the centre section has a slide out base, so all the muck drops to the floor for easier cleaning, as with the nest boxes, the bases lift out.
there is a slide door which slots through the front and can be padlocked.
its all very easy to maintain. no hiding place for mites!!

thanks for the tip with pics. Gary.

I really like the look of Gary's coop and the slotting together idea is genius. Could we possibly see a pic of the inside too please Gary?
Out of curiosity I've just looked Doodle Houses up on the Companies House website. If it's the same company their address is 10 Wellington Street Cambridge CB1 1HW and they filed company accounts this July, so might still be in business.

sorry but the use of creosote for use by the general public has been banned and therefor we cannot advocate it's use on this forum.

Hi Carla. you will find all chickens can fly onto perches. i have a few thick tree branches in my enclosure, and they all fly/jump onto them. its the same in their house, as long as you have enough head room for them!!. dont put one perch under another, because of the mess, if a chicken is above another, if you know what i mean!!
as for the house, ther is not much chance of taking any pics of the inside, but suffice to say, it is a central area about 1 sq metre, and off that there are 2 nests on each side. i bit like a large box with 2 smaller boxes on each side. it has a perch in the central area, and thats it. will keep you updated with the plans soon.

Got an email from doodlehouses:

Hi Alan

Thank you for your enquiry.

We will be relaunching at the Grand Designs Exhibition at the Birmingham NEC 8th - 10th October.  We are really excited as Doodlehouses have had a total revamp using recycled material and funky designs as well as the traditional coop.  We will also be offering loads of accessories such as weatherproof covers, runs and lots of other exciting products.  We are also totally British made and British designed with the coops being manufactured by my team here in Cambridgeshire and even our new material is made in the UK.  We are working very hard to be a carbon neutral company.  Even the printing process is vegetable based, not oil based - the health of your hens and the health of the environment are very important to us!

I hope this helps and if you do come to the Grand Designs Exhibition, please pop over to the stand and say hello.

With many thanks and kind regards

Celesta