The Poultry Keeper

debcat · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject:

I'd love to see Bendix's converted chest of drawers Very Happy

Sue B · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 383 Location: Lincolnshire

Moral of this thread..."Just build a HUGE chicken run in the first place because if you don't you soon will!!! Laughing

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(Deb has edited the smiley Sue posted on here. I think she ooopsed and posted the wrong one. I pm'd her but she logged off too soon without seeing it. Wink

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Sue B · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 383 Location: Lincolnshire

Thanks Deb I wasn't paying attention Embarassed

chicken_house_man · Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 124 Location: Brynmawr

My currrent house looks like this -

It's home to about 18 birds although I let them out to roam

This was the design I used before

This is a development of my first house. It will house 3 hens ok.

This is my new house. When it's finished it will take about 35 birds. I might change the roof to an apex one. Once I've finished the build and I'm happy with the layout I'll change the plywood for t&g

wee_scot_chick · Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 86 Location: isle of lewis

the scotties neuk shed.

custom made muck heap, great fun to dig though, goat muck, wahey!

all with chooks in front on high rise perch

fenwoman · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject:

Here is a standard ark which I make. I use featheredge board. Inside the house there is no perch and the nestbox is a large cat litter tray. it is 8 feet long in total and 3 feet wide,the house is 20 inches long. This houses 3 small bantams.
I do a larger one for larger bantams.

I am going to modify the design slightly. I built a large one and stapled featheredge right across one side meaning it is way more sheltered from the lements, shade in sunny weather and keeps the run dry in wet weather.
I have a hinged triangular door at each end.

Knobby · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject:

Very Nice, do you sell ??

fenwoman · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject:

Bhindi · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:57 pm Post subject:

Although I will be selling my forsham ark soon,( when the replacements fully erected) for the winter I have placed a piece of clear carpet protecter on the side mesh to give wind and rain protection. It works very well and was very cheep it replaced a mini version of a fence panel which plunged one end of the ark into darkness.

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:44 pm Post subject:

[img]http://gallery.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk/v/uppercollholls/Chooks/Chooks 001.jpg.html[/img]

This is a pic of the run, the new nest box on side of coop and the free range area beyond (still to be fenced in, but Ian's away for a month offshore!)

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:52 pm Post subject:

argh, img thing not working.... It's all in the gallery under the album 'wir chuckneys'

Deb_Moderator · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661

(You posted the actual web address of your pic, not the properties address. Wink

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Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject:

Doh! Feel so dumb.... Confused

Thanks Deb for sorting me out!

chrislee765 · Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 47 Location: Hayling Island

My new run is pretty much finished now. Ill post some pics tomorrow when i can take some pics in the light.

Issy · Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Posts: 371 Location: somerset