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    My hens sleep/lay in a wooden chicken house - approx 8x6 - tall enough for me to walk in (no rude comments ). Its really too big for 2 hens - and takes me longer to clean than a smaller coop would.
    I can't justify buying an eglu but I'm toying with buying one of these instead. Plastic Dog Kennel | Great deals at zooplus! The side panel drops down so it would be easy to clean out the droppings.
    It would need a "door" to close them in at night, and a perch and a tray for a nest box.
    Waddya reckon?

  • #2
    Looks great VC
    Nannys make memories

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    • #3
      I think that would work very well with the few miner adjustments you've already thought of. Go on VC get your girls a new house. Then you will have your shed back, to fill with seeds!

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      • #4
        I'd probably use the shed for storing their dustbins of food and wood shavings, which are in their run and in the tool shed - so I'd gain more room in the tool shed to fill with summat

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        • #5
          How about getting more ladies? 2 seems very lonely If not the kennel looks great
          I grow 70% for us and 30% for the snails, then the neighbours eats them

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          • #6
            it looks very nice. Where would you put it? Inside a secure run? Otherwise I'd be a little concerned that a fox may be able to get its teeth into the ventilation grill and prise it off, I bet it only pops onto studs.
            I'd want to know how firmly it "clicks" together first. After all, it's a kennel, the manufacturers are not expecting an animal to try and pull it apart from the outside.

            Don't mind me, eternal pessimist - born that way - sorry
            Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
            Endless wonder.

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            • #7
              There were 3 laydees last week Last year, there were 5
              Problem is, I don't eat enough eggs so end up giving the surplus away.
              With 2 hens, I'd probably need to get 3 new girls, so I'd end up with 5.
              More chooks = more money on food = more poo to clean out = more eggs to give away.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by mothhawk View Post
                it looks very nice. Where would you put it? Inside a secure run? Otherwise I'd be a little concerned that a fox may be able to get its teeth into the ventilation grill and prise it off, I bet it only pops onto studs.
                I'd want to know how firmly it "clicks" together first. After all, it's a kennel, the manufacturers are not expecting an animal to try and pull it apart from the outside.

                Don't mind me, eternal pessimist - born that way - sorry
                It would be inside the secure run that they use now. Never had a fox in there, yet!! In the day they have access to other runs that lead off it.

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                • #9
                  I'm wondering whether it will be UV stable. Those plastic boxes you can buy shatter after a year out in the sun.

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                  • #10
                    Start baking VC!

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                      It would be inside the secure run that they use now. Never had a fox in there, yet!! In the day they have access to other runs that lead off it.
                      In that case, it would be great. You could make a door by adding a hinged ramp, hinges at the bottom and a clip of some sort at the top to hold it shut.
                      Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
                      Endless wonder.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
                        I'm wondering whether it will be UV stable. Those plastic boxes you can buy shatter after a year out in the sun.
                        But it's a kennel. It's supposed to be outside in the sun.
                        Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
                        Endless wonder.

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                        • #13
                          ^^^yes, I should read all the blurb before opening my mouth

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by mothhawk View Post
                            In that case, it would be great. You could make a door by adding a hinged ramp, hinges at the bottom and a clip of some sort at the top to hold it shut.
                            Or, possibly easier, you could completely block off the dog entrance, and use the let down side as a door-cum-ramp instead.
                            Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
                            Endless wonder.

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                            • #15
                              Thanks all - I appreciate your comments apart from the Start baking one!!
                              The run is roofed so its quite dry in there and it doesn't get a lot of direct sun.
                              At the moment, I'm thinking of putting it up on a base - maybe a couple of pallets, and attaching the hinged ramp/ladder/door to the pallets. then, as you suggest MH, pulling it up at night and fastening across the entrance (similar to the current chicken shed).

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