4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[funky-chicken]

What do you use as a 'hospital' cage, pen, coop? After having to separate one of our girls this morning I think a second home is a must for any future separations. I've been thinking along the lines of something like a second sleeping coop but then there's extra space and even more expense involved. A rabbit hutch, dog kennel? Any ideas would be gratefully received.

 

Jan.

[Space Chick]

Lots of people use rabbit hutches with runs, the only concern would be if its fox proof.

[Lewis]

I have a rabbit hutch, and also a spare tortoise table type thing. I made it a few years ago and the tortoise has never used it so I use that, and its used as a brooder.

[Egluntyne]

I use a spare Eglu. You could use a dog crate or similar. As has been said, fox proofing it would be important.

[Falkor]

I have a guinlu run with weldmesh cable-tied to the back (including a skirt) and just popped a catbox inside. This then goes inside my WIR. But I have had it in the middle of the lawn with tent pegs holding it down.

 

I think the guinlu run can be purchased on it's own from Omlet.

[Redwing]

I bought this to use as hospital accom, (hopefully you can see it)

 

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The idea was to put a small shelf in it that the chicken could roost on or under and they would have a bit of room away from the elements to move about as its an ok size

 

I now have so many chickens that this will now be pressed in to service as a full time chook home for the table birds but the plan was good!

[Lydia]

I use my 2 spare eglus and at least 1 is always on loan to someone else. Failing that the downstairs loo/bathroom serves as sick bay.

[tidygirlsuk]

My sick bay is indoors in a dog crate with a pet carrier to sleep in side it to sleep in.

[Olly]

spare Eglu run (wired on to the side of Cube, to close up the open end) with a cat-basket for roosting/laying in. This is really for introductions/bullying - a sick chook would be in the cat-basket in the downstairs loo. I haven't had one that needed a long-term hospital ward so far, I'd have to improvise if that happens.

[Tulip]

We're currently using a small kennel in a sectioned-off bit of the WIR for Chive and her babies. A sick chook would probably be inside the house in the kennel

[Woodcat]

hey

 

 

I have a spare eglu plus multiple different rabbit runs if they are out in the garden and if they have to be in then i have a very very very large i think rat cage, it's even got it's own perch, that moves round the house depending on whos in it and how they are doing.