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hi,

am trying to purchase chicken house and run, does anyone know of any suppliers on internet that sell them. I have looked at a few but most are so expensive. the eglu's are expensive but also very small i think.

any ideas? thanx

Hi Angel,

I know of a HUGE supplier on ebay, but be warned they are expensive too! Not quite as expensive as the eglu's, but you're still talking around £140-£350. You can find him by doing a search on ebay for chicken houses...trust me, his stuff will appear. His user name is albanypets I believe.

I know this isn't much help, but hopefully it's a start!

Good luck!

Hi Angelat,

I purchased my hen house on ebay from the company called Albany pets. Luckily It was a bid for item which I managed to get for about £66.00 but then there was postage of £30.00 on top. It did work out quite a lot cheaper than their buy it now prices.

have a look on P&T poultry site they have just brought out an economy range which look great. Hope you get fixed up.

Where is the economy range? I can only see their usual range...and the price tags to match them! Ouch!

We have an Omlet Eglu. Many on this forum happy with that brand. But it is not cheap.

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Albany is near me in Essex, I have heard 'things' about them...
Where abouts are you angelat?
If you let us know maybe someone in your area can recommend somewhere, then you can avoid postage?

Try the Chicken House Man (aka Wells Poultry), Simon Wells' houses are first class and the service is brilliant too.

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Hi - I have just purchased a coop and run from pads4pets on ebay. The guy is really lovely and helpful and will build what you want him to. He made me an extended version of one of his coops and runs on ebay.

Again - cost me £354 and £55 postage but worth every penny. Not some rubbish !!

Tebbsie

QUOTE=Bephlam;270429]Hi Angel,

I know of a HUGE supplier on ebay, but be warned they are expensive too! Not quite as expensive as the eglu's, but you're still talking around £140-£350. You can find him by doing a search on ebay for chicken houses...trust me, his stuff will appear. His user name is albanypets I believe.

I know this isn't much help, but hopefully it's a start!

Good luck![/quote]

what have you "heard" about albany pets, I was discussing something with a friend and telling them I had bought from ebay and they said - "Was it Albany Pets"?

See my message below about pads4pets from ebay. Brilliant service.

I bought my "posh" coop from Albany Pets. With p&p it came to around £98. I was a bit suspicious after I'd agreed to buy as when I looked at the feedback there seemed to be lots of "sales" to the same person. Also, mine was a second chance offer as I'd been outbid by this same person. I'm happy with the coop though, and it did arrive within a couple of days

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I bought my run and housing from Wells Poultry, they gave me a delivery of 3 months, despite lots of phone calls and emails, it actually took over 5 months. I've still not received everything.

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"Also, mine was a second chance offer as I'd been outbid by this same person"

I would report that to eBay. may be innocent, but sounds more like shill-bidding to me.

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P.S. Also bidding in the last few seconds of the auction will help counter that - not if they have placed a shill bid without regard to actually getting a real punter to succeed, but if its just bidding to drive the price up they won't have time after you place your bid at the end of the auction.

Whenever I get a Second Chance I consider it to mean "They are prepared to sell cheaper than I bid" so I consider re-bidding lower, rather than taking the second chance. Or just mailing them and making them an offer ...

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When bidding on ebay I put in the bid at the price I am prepared to pay. If someone wants to pay more, they can have the thing. I only once got a 'second chance' offer, and I ended up paying the same amount as my last bid. That was my ice-cream machine.....

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That's a shame - they have been recommended by lots of people. I can only think that your order got caught up in their recent business move to larger premises and they are probably still a bit disorganised with the move.

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On another forum there was a discussion about Albany, basically if you collect and check there and then they're fine but if you get it delivered you only get half the bits and the finish wasn't great. I only took notice cos it's very near me but I've never heard of it and it made me suspicious they weren't advertising round here, just on Ebay... Having said that it was a while ago so things may have changed!

Mine's a 7 x 7 shed that I got second hand for £50. His lordship put in perches for me and a local market trader gave me some fruit boxes to use for nesting.
My girls are happy enough with that

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Is that a boxer I spy in your avatar Kirsty?

Chickens don't watch all the lifestyle programmes on the telly do they - reckon they are happy as long as you cater for their needs and make them comfortable. I think we probably worry more about the appearances than they do

I have a drive full of about 30 or so pallets (the neighbours must be so happy) and I would just love someone to knock me up a run for some chooks......

If there's any young fit hunks around, why not try the "helpless female" trick . Go out with a hammer and nail-puller thingy and start trying to take the pallets apart. Make sure you make lots of audible sighs and ouches, and maybe someone will come to your rescue
Alternatively, put an ad in the local shop asking if any youngsters would like to help and offer a reward of a barbecue when the job's done. Might work, but I'm afraid round here the kids want money, and not just a little bit, for any help they give.
Good luck, let us know how you get on

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I have one son still left at home. He can lift and navvy like the best of them (you should see the stuff he has to move at work) but sadly he is about as gifted as me in the DIY skills!

I have forked out and bought a circular saw and cut some up ready for raised beds (me and saw did spark curiousity in passing by neighbours but no offers) But construction - nope don't think I even dare. Its quite *windy* here and it would be gone over the hills in an instant!

For the moment I am enjoying reading everyone's exploits on here - albeit a bit wistfully!

Perhaps its more of a confidence thing that I need to overcome. Maybe I will find that I have a natural flair for carpentry! LOL!