ali-s Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Andy brought home a B&Q garden catalogue today and in the pet section there are two types of Hen coops for sale One is low to the ground and I think it would be perfect for a couple of ducks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Shows how popular henkeeping has become if B&Q are selling housing for them Sainsbury's will be selling layers pellets soon Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Found one of them! http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=hen+houses&selected=products&x=0&y=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Found one of them! http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=hen+houses&selected=products&x=0&y=0 That is the one I saw and thought, Ducks The other has a ramp up to the house and an external nest box, housed up to 6 birds. I think it was about £400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Here's the other one http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9546502&fh_view_size=6&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=coop&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1211393932195&isSearch=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Must be a bandwagon thing, as we had a leaflet through the door from Gardenlands and they have a bantam house that you can buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 OMG I still prefer the Eglu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surferdog Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 OMG I still prefer the Eglu Me too and I don't get why people say eglu's are expensive compared to the wooden ones. £400 and you still have to buy drinkers, feeders, shades, etc, etc and paint it every year. Don't quite follow the logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 The second one looks alright, that first one looked a bit small - not much room for them to walk about. Plus, not only would you have to paint it every year as already stated, but where would you buy such funky orange paint? Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Plus, not only would you have to paint it every year as already stated, but where would you buy such funky orange paint? Or pink, purple, lilac, blue, green, red, yellow and brown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Ok, you have convinced me. I will save up for another Eglu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda-and-evadne Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Ok, you have convinced me. I will save up for another Eglu Bonus - you will not have the problems with red mite that people who buy wooden coops will have to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 OMG I still prefer the Eglu You took the words right out of my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 That big one looks nice (not as nice as an eglu ) but it looks like there's more head room than ground room - good for humans to get into the run but not much use for the chickens . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 AND you don't get the fox proofing extra skirt that you do with the eglu and cube, so that would be extra expense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 It looks nice as chicken related and makes me want more chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Looking at those I'm sooo glad I've got a cube I don't think its weldmesh either.... Aahhh looking forward to my painless 30min scrub down of my hen house tomorrow Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 It's really expensive imo and nowhere near as good as my setup. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/2449250303_48359ab2f5.jpg?v=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yup! Give me the eglu any day! I'm not sure if I would have ever got chickens if it hadn't been for Omlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
