timhenman Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 please i am a bit confused to if i should purchase a lightsforall chicken house, the actual dimentians seem to be aproproate however i do not no if it is really suitable fof the 6 chickens i hope to get. please if anyone has ever purchased the same house can i have some advice whether it would be suitable and not a big scam and fall apart after 6 weeks! thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Is there a website we could look at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Is this what you mean, tim? http://stores.ebay.co.uk/LIGHTSFORALL Sorry, don't know anything about these - there are folk on here with wooden coops who might have tried them. They look big enough for six chickens but you would need a secure run as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 How about converting a shed then you'd have no worries about the size or quality issue. I have 8 girls in a 6ft x 4ft shed and could easily fit quite a few more in. There are some pics of my setup in my signature link and if you would like to see internal photos of the shed I could take some today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhenman Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 yes thats the one do you know anything about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Hiya, Just done some maths and it should be big enough for 6 hens. Ideally you should have 1 square foot for each hen, so 61cm x 90cm is roughly 2 foot x 3 foot. This multiplies out to have an area of 6 square foot. Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Looking at the picture, I would say: a) It looks awkward to clean - you can't fuilly acccess one side of it, just through those doors? It's much easier if you can completely access the inside, e.g. with a lift-down panel. b) Is there only one nest-box? I would say that isn't enough for six birds, you really want at least 2 for that number of chickens c) What is it like inside? I mean, you want smooth ply not overlap board inside the house. This is because red mite will find lots of nooks and crannies to live in if it's that "tongue and groove" effect inside. d) Personally I like houses that are off the ground enough that the chickens can use the area underneath as part of their run, also discourages vermin from nesting underneath, and easier to access for egg collection/ cleaning etc. It looks robust and a nice house, though, and there are certainly plenty worse out there! But as I said, I've never used one or seen one for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhenman Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 thank you very much for all your help and advice i have just contacted a guy who makes chicken houses to the customers requirement thanks again for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
