Eglu cube or go up with 2m run

[chuckmum6]

I am planning a wir but I want to pay someone to make and build it. I have had a quote from avaries4u and hadn't realised how pricy it was going to be £850 + for a 5m x 2.5m x 1.8m. Does anyone know any other places I could try, as I really don't want to pay £850, more around 500ish. I am beginning to think that the chickens will be living in their cube train forever, as although I love them, I can't justify the high price. Please let me know any good places you know of Thank you

Edited February 6, 2011 by Guest

[Lewis]

Mine is 15x6x6 and was £256 delivered from **West Hagley Aviaries**

 

Photos if you click the photo in my sig

[Aunty e]

Bay animal housing do cheaper runs, I got mine second hand from eBay, but there's plenty of adverts for new ones to be built to your specs - just search Eglu or walk in run and then send them a message.

[scarlettohara]

Try Chirpy Coops - they often have special offers Mine in my sig is from them.

[Donna C]

I have a quote from bay, chirpy coops and averies for you. Tried to get a quote from west hagley but keeps bouncing back Does anybody have any ideas why?

[Lewis]

Not sure why

 

The prices are there for the panels so I just phoned them up and said how many panels I needed and asked about delivery

 

 

Then Harry the little old man makes the panels and delivers them

[Donna C]

Will Harry put them together and sort solid roof though??

[the-real-tinkerbell]

this is mine they delived it and put it up 2 days after i ordered ,if you phone them they will do it to the size you want

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260719943180&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[Angie]

Whitebarn animal housing...do search they did mine and i have an enduline solid roof.

[Lewis]

Nope, don't think they build them!

[chuckmum6]

Nope, don't think they build them!

That's a shame I really want someone, ideally the firm that made them, to put it up for me, thanks for the posts though.

[Donna C]

Same here, i'll keep hunting

[Omletina Kyckling]

this is mine they delived it and put it up 2 days after i ordered ,if you phone them they will do it to the size you want

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260719943180&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

I got mine from these people too, although they also sell on Ebay under a new name

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHICKEN-FERRETT-PIGEON-BIRD-AVIARY-RUN-UK-DELIVERY_W0QQitemZ160535673460QQcategoryZ46292QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D260719943180%252B260719943180%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6803088636576405661#

 

They were very helpful, changed things to suit me i.e. mesh on the inside, inward opening door and they delivered it to Huddersfield and built it for me for £50 so can't fault them. I've had it about 4-5 months now and am really pleased with it.

 

Here is mine

[Redwing]

I've just had a run built by Chirpy Coops and am very pleased indeed with it, the service was very good and no fuss at all with a couple of special requirements.

 

They came back yesterday and put an extension on it for me, again no fuss and no problems and the extension looks like part of the original run

 

The run is 18 x 6 and split in to four sections each with its own door, the roof is Onduline and the whole thing looks great

 

[Donna C]

Have had a quote from them. Would it be hard to put you're own roof on a run??

[chuckmum6]

I'm looking at Chirpy Coop's and am just wondering what does the security door do? I'm just wondering if need one or if I can save £45.

[Lewis]

Haven't seen what you mean but a security door is normally a 2nd inner door (for parrots, owls, monkeys etc) so you can open the first door, shut it behind you, then open the next door ... just so they don't escape.

 

If that is what they mean, I think you can save your money

[Sam]

If that what a security door is, then it sounds good Mine always queue up at the door, so as soon as I go in to collect eggs they squeeze around my legs and escape Doesn't help that the door opens outwards either... It could be one of those things that once you get the WIR built, you wish you spent that little bit extra to make it perfect.

[Lewis]

Can you not just ask to have the door opening inwards?

Or is that what you mean, theres an extra cost?

[Sam]

Didn't think of that!! We didn't consider what way it opens when getting ours built, didn't assume they would all try to escape

[chuckmum6]

I am trying different companies to give me quotes, must say they all are fairly similar, a lot of money!

My next question to you all is; I have an 11ft square concrete perimeter, on which an old greenhouse used to stand. It currently has a deep layer of gravel and large trampoline on it, which has Omlet wire around the outside and makes up part of my girls stomping ground. I am now thinking of a 10th square wir for them, fitted inside the concrete square, ideal protection against the fox, but is pea gravel a good base for them, topped off with wood chip or something else?

My girls currently have a long cube train 6m run which they are hardly ever shut in, I have 9 chickens (8 bandies). They have free range of a large chunk of my garden at least 40ft x15ft, this is behind a wooden fence and included by Omlet netting. The problem is OH is moaning about the state of the garden because of my chokes, I am secretly planning more, but wondering if they were more contained that he wouldn't mind as much. I would still let them out when I was at home.

So after all that waffle, do you think gravel is ok? Would a 10ft squared wir be big enough for some more home grown Wyandotte banties? Or should I stick to the 15ft x 6ft run, which would need a base perimeter slabbing at more cost? All requires a lot of thought!

[Henergy]

Running off now to google all your ideas !!

[SteveC]

Just saw this thread - and see lots of references to Chirpy Coops.

 

Before using them, please look at the separate thread entitled something like WARNING - CHIRPY COOPS. There have been several people (myself included) who have had serious problems with them. I was lucky enough to get a refund from Paypal when they failed to deliver my ordered WIR.

 

Please do not part with any money to Chirpy Coops unless you're really confident they will deliver!

[chuckmum6]

Just saw this thread - and see lots of references to Chirpy Coops.

 

Before using them, please look at the separate thread entitled something like WARNING - CHIRPY COOPS. There have been several people (myself included) who have had serious problems with them. I was lucky enough to get a refund from Paypal when they failed to deliver my ordered WIR.

 

Please do not part with any money to Chirpy Coops unless you're really confident they will deliver!

 

Yes, indeed I too have seen the thread a definate no no! Thanks for putting it on here SteveC.