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[tom123]

Well, I have now been offered a very large plot of unused land behind my friend's stables which I am going to build a massive WIR on and this will have a shed inside for about 11-12 hens and 1 of my GL Orpingtons cockerels, Kellogs. What I would like to know is what people have/would put inside a shed for them? Do they need they're own entrance? what to use for a nest box? What shall I do with the window?

 

Thanks

Tom

 

PICS WOULD BE GREAT

[abwsco]

Hi Tom we converted our shed. Will find the pics and post if you want.

 

We took off the felt roof and put onduline on instead. Cut a pop hole in it to the side of the door staright into the WIR and for the windows we painted them with timber treatment to darken them but have also now covered them with some ply to make it darker. Bung in a perch at the end opposite the door and some nesting boxes along one side and Bob's your uncle

 

We've since removed the nest box area as I found red mite there and use plastic recycling boxes on the floor instead.

[tom123]

OK sounds great. It would be fantastic if you could post the pictures please

 

Thanks

Tom

[Falkor]

Tom....if you venture over to the Prac Poultry forum I think you will find pics of converted sheds there

[abwsco]

Found them Mine are also on forum somewhere - or were before the crash anyway.

 

 

They didn't use the ramp so we took it away.

 

 

This was when it was a work in progress

 

Hope they help Tom

[Redwing]

Thats cool

 

Tom - someone else on here also converted their shed to good effect, their user name has completely escaped me though! they liked rallying and had a rally car they posted some really good pics of the shed too

[Lewis]

I 'converted' a wendy house into a hen house for Matilda + Theodore. I built a nest box which sits under the window by the door, and put a perch across the back with a poo board under it, which I can just take out more often than doing a big clean .

 

They just use the door on the wendy house, which is normally bolted overnight, but left when its really hot.

 

I'm planning on moving it and adding 2 more perches replacing the existing one and have 4 Joist hangers, 2 for each perch, so that I can take them out to clean them and the rest of the house, and replace them more easily.

I've seen coops for sale which are smaller than mine which can hold 12-15 birds, so at least I know they have plenty of space to fit more in

[tom123]

Thanks guys, great pics and ideas

 

Lewis do you have any pics?

 

Thanks

[atsw]

There was *this post* a few weeks back which would be worth a read.

 

Andrew

[Lewis]

No photos sorry.

 

I haven't put the joist hangers in yet, but when (or if )it gets done I'll get some