Nest box problems

We have the Flyte so Fancy Hobby Hen House.  It was our first house and now with the benefit of experiencing the daily chicken tasks, and routing cleaning (groan) I would choose a different house.

http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/chickenhouses/Hobby_Hen_House.html  If you scroll down you can see a photo of the inside of the house.


I love the style, and I love the fact that it is on wheels (we paid extra for that), it is also great quality.

But it is so impractical to clean.  The nest box at the back is really cumbersome and you need to lift it out to get to the front and poo pick.  You also need to get the whole of the back door off to lift it out.  You end up with pieces of wood scattered all around the garden.  

Short of convincing my husband to cut our losses and get a more practical house (which he is resisting although I'm sure we'd get a good price for it and its run) can anyone think of any way I can make it more practical?

I've looked into the idea of buying a stand alone 'roll away egg box' that I could permanently replace the wooden nest box with, but it says that it should be positioned off the floor, not sure why.  Obviously because of the sides sloping I can't fix anything to side walls.

I'd really appreciate anyone's advice on this one!

Had a look and yes it is a bit of a fiddle isnt it. The only thing I can suggest is raising the coop off the ground to waist level. At leas you wont have to bend down to clean it.

What a shame.  That does look like lot of hassle.  I got 1 from ebay (shock shock horror) and am very happy with it so far.  We have made a few small alterations but it has kept the girls dry in torrential rain and melting snow and is easy to clean. 
Jinty

all my sheds for my chickens are second-hand garden sheds,big enough to stand up in to clean, dropping tray which is positioned under perches on back wall these can be removed , nest boxes on wall under window, with all these high up it makes for easy cleaning and still allows floor space for birds,shed is stood on blocks to stop vermin hiding under it, i find that to buy a poultry shed from a supplier that could provide what mine does would cost a fortune, and some where to shelter when it rains when seeing to birds

i have problems with my new hen house too its this one http://www.thepetpads.co.uk/shop/all-chicken-coops/the-hereford--%7C8223/
first its too small says 8 standard hens ....well we have 6 two of them are bantam and i still feel its too small. My other issues are that the ramp has just fallen off and the lock came off in my hand just now gonna get OH to give them a call see what they say

@ASD1: I'm sorry you hare having a poor experience with your new hen house.  Be assured it is not your fault, it is with the company who advertise these poorly made imported houses.

Depending on the roosting arrangements, the house itself is probably big enough for 8 hens (each hen needing 12ins/30cm of roosting space.  But the covered run provided is big enough for (according to DEFRA guidelines) 3 hens but by the time you add an enrichment area (dust bath, perches, food and waterers, it is be enough only for 1 hen.

I would strongly recommend, that if you do not already do so, then allow your hens to free range in your garden for severl hours a day.  If this is not possible, then a larger fenced area around the house should be made.  With  6 hens, you really need a space of 12 - 18sqm, and note that even in this space 6 hens will trash the ground in no time at all.

A movable elecrtic fence would be a good idea, or if this is not financially viable, then it doesn't cost much to make movable hurdles with roofing battens and weldmesh

Good luck!