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loubielou
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Location: North Devon
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 Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: Opinions on this house and run? |
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I am intending to purchase this house and run as it looks exactly want I want and large enough so I wouldn't have to free range my 2-3 hens if I didn't want to. Can anyone experienced give me their opinion?
Also, do hens need to feel 'cosy' in their house, and would they mind one this big??? Thanks, Lou |
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loubielou
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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Location: North Devon
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Tarka
Joined: 21 Dec 2007
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IMO it's 100% perfect to house 2-3 hens .
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Gilly C
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
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Location: South Cumbria
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| but very expensive look at childrens playhouses at the sheds even with a run almost cut the price in half ! |
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Barny_Velder
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Location: North Wales Coast
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Why buy from a seller that has an advert full of bullshit?
Craftsmen built? In China? flatpacked? Not even in stock?
bahhh don't get me started on this imported junk. |
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Dixie Chicks
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Location: South West Cumbria
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You do need to be very careful buying poultry housing on ebay - there are some horror stories around about poor build quality and materials. There are some genuine suppliers out there - try this chap as he has a very good reputation and has been around for a few years http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/poultry_housing.htm.
The only other advice I'd give would be to buy the biggest you can, because you won't stop at two or three hens.  |
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Dopey
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| His neg feedback dont look too good |
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loubielou
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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Location: North Devon
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| I know I asked for opinions, but some of these I consider rather rude. I thought this was a friendly forum where I could ask for help? Maybe I was mistaken.... |
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Dixie Chicks
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Sorry if my post offended you Loubielou, it wasn't my intention.  |
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loubielou
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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| No, not yours, it was helpful thanks. I will be asking the seller on Ebay about the origin of his coops and trying to contact some of the buyers of previous sales, also thinking about asking if someone local can make one identical for me. It has all the elements of a chicken house and run that suit our garden, and I thought, our potential 2-3 hens. Lou X |
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loubielou
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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Location: North Devon
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| BTW Dixie, do you think the sliding metal tray on the floor of the house is a good idea? It was one of the elements that attracted me as it looked ideal for easy cleaning out? |
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Woodburner
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
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| loubielou wrote: | | BTW Dixie, do you think the sliding metal tray on the floor of the house is a good idea? It was one of the elements that attracted me as it looked ideal for easy cleaning out? |
I'm not Dixie  but I don't like the look of that tray, it's got corners that are surely going to be hard to clean. Also if any water gets on it it's going to soak into the wood at the edge where the metal fits into the sides. |
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Dixie Chicks
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A droppings tray will make cleaning out easier, but I'm not sure about having a metal tray??? Whatever the flooring was made of, I'd put something over it anyway, like newspaper, woodshavings, aubiose etc.
I bought my first ark locally from an old boy who made them as a hobby and to supplement his pension. It did the job for a couple of years, by which time I'd inspected just about every type of poultry housing known to man and was better placed to make an informed decision on what best suited my needs. I suspect a lot of us have done the same.  |
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loubielou
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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Location: North Devon
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I actually thought I would put newspaper down on the tray, I thought metal would be cold and uncomfortable. I want a big house and combined run as I don't want to have to free range them all the time as my garden is not too big and is used alot by my two young boys.
I don't really understand the comment above about water on the tray? Why would it be a problem if most sheds have wood at the bottom anyway? What am I missing? |
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Gilly C
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I have a metal dropping tray, very eay to keep clean tried it with newspaper but too much hassle mine is not at floor level but a shelf about a foot from the ground and a foot underneath the perches keeps the shavings on the hut floor clean  |
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