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biffabear
Joined: 08 Jul 2008
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Location: england
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 Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: new housing |
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| Can you recommend an internet site to buy a new house for 4-6 birds . Is it best to have the house raised above the ground .? Should I construct my own . ( Newbee to this game ) |
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www.woodenart.org.uk
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 53
Location: shropshire
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| We make all of our Hen Houses raised, for several reasons. |
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chicken_house_man
Joined: 15 Apr 2005
Posts: 124
Location: Brynmawr
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:42 am Post subject: |
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3 good reasons for raising a house off the ground
1 - less likely to have rats living underneath
2 - some sheltered for the hens
3 - have you tried kneeling in chicken poo? |
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Elly
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Posts: 335
Location: Norfolk
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: |
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It will all depend on a)how much you have to spend
b) how good you are at DIY 
I got a fantastic house from: www.woodenart.org.uk
They are very well built and the gentlemen who make them also deliver and erect them.
If you make you own it is best thst the coop is raised and you want easy cleaning access. Nest boxes that can be open from the outside are also easier. I'll try and post a pic here of one my hubby built when we needed one in a hurry.
Keep smilin
Elly |
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Pekinout
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Posts: 1196
Location: Cornwall
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Mine isnt off the ground, but its stood on concrete paving slabs so unless the rat's got a pneumatic drill there's no way he could get into the house. |
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pjred
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 243
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I pick the Birds up on Friday, the coop is on paving slabs + I also have a metal floor in the bottom of it. If I get into this new hobby, (Reading your comments I probably will) It will be my intention to make something a little larger |
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Pekinout
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Posts: 1196
Location: Cornwall
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Way to go!!! Chicken coops are dead easy to make, if I can make them so can you LOL
Good luck with the birds friday |
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