we took six ex bat hens ,two months ago a cost of 50p per bird,we normally get 4 eggs per day we purchased a hen coop on ebay brand new last december price 58£ 30£ postage they have settled well but be warned choose your site well, down wind because no matter what you do when it rains they stinkif you have fussy neighbours you might fall out food is cheap fresh eggs daily and sell spare eggs £1 six,no matter what you use for the floor run they like to scratch and dig