Solitary chicken - need advice

[rarara]

I'd love to see them!

[Plum]

Look just sell your bed and get your coop your chickens are waiting

[rarara]

I hear you ;)7ft of bed trumped the chooks though . I have to live vicariously until I can afford them Not only that I change my mind daily about what type of housing I will buy

[Plum]

I got the cube but I always thought these looked and you can extend with runs - http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/chickenhouses/Cottage_Hen_House_2.html

 

Are you going to make one?

[rarara]

I got the cube but I always thought these looked and you can extend with runs - http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/chickenhouses/Cottage_Hen_House_2.html

 

Are you going to make one?

 

Make one? If you knew me you would know how funny that questionswas In fact you would feel sorry for any hen that may live in my home made house

I'd say cost and convienience (and nickability) are the most important factors for me. I don't live in the nicest area and I found some lovely children 'scrumping' apples from my tree (Is that a term). I live in an inner city terrace house. So i'm worried about owning a classic eglu/go as they are easy to 'half inch' in the big sceme of things (i think). A cube or wooden house may suit me better. But the cube ain't cheep (sorry couldn't help it ) but the ease of use is right up my street.

Maybe i'm worrying about nothing as apples are the only thing i've ever had pinched from my garden and my sons toys sit out there all day every day.

I digress, yes that house looks beeutiful. There are soooo many to choose from.

I went to a large pet store and got to see a cheap one and the quality is abysmal.

I like the look of these

http://www.dorsetcottagearks.co.uk/Elevated_Lodge_%26_Run.html

and this http://www.woldstimberbuildings.co.uk/penthouse.html among others.

Then I ask myself, how many birds do I want? Well it seems from every chicken forum that you can never have enough!

Ygerna - you have a lot to answer for

[Plum]

I used to go scrumping

[Chook n Boo Mum]

I used to go scrumping

 

....but I bet you were a nice, polite scrumper not "lovely" as I've just read rarara's post

 

Good luck in your hunt for a suitable house.........or a small lottery win to fund a cube quickly

 

Sha x

[eggregiousness]

Here you are

 

[rarara]

I used to go scrumping

lol! I might have know

 

....but I bet you were a nice, polite scrumper not "lovely" as I've just read rarara's post

 

Good luck in your hunt for a suitable house.........or a small lottery win to fund a cube quickly

 

Sha x

Yes, a lottery win would be perfect!

 

eggregiousness, loving your chicube I'm supposed to be taking a trip to see them. Must make plans! I think I need to see a cube in the flesh too

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Where are you rarara, you're welcome to come & see my rainbow of cubes & eglus near Chichester....

 

Sha x

[rarara]

Where are you rarara, you're welcome to come & see my rainbow of cubes & eglus near Chichester....

 

Sha x

 

You are lovely Sha I'm oop North in Manchester though If I ever find myself down there I'll let you know

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Oooo yes that's a bit of a distance, anytime you are down here though get in touch, there's usually cake on the go..........

 

Sha x

[lyd119]

 

 

We just added nest boxes and a removable perch (after the pics were taken) to our old shed and added a fold down flap onto it.

 

It makes cleaning out a lot easier because you have a lot of headroom plus it gives you more room for feeders and drinkers. Plus it's cheap and easy.

 

Lydia

[rarara]

Unfortunately lyd119 I can't see your pics