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Recommendations for coops please.

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LittleB · 10/01/2009 23:01

we're hoping to get chickens in March, so i'm currently researching coops. I've had a look at alot of the advertised companies in practical poultry and country smallholding and can see some lovely quality ones for £250 upwards, I can also see much cheaper ones on e-bay, including a rather nice looking house with a 10yr guarantee for £130. What would you go for? I'm planning on keeping 3 chickens, but want to make sure they've got plenty of room, and we might add a couple more in a couple of years, so need one with 2 nestboxes to accomaodate about 6. I'm going to build my own run, and once settled they will free-range the top of our garden. How good a quality do you go for, are the e-bay 'quality' ones ok or steer well clear? Although I like the eglus we have a traditional cottage garden and it would look very out of place, DH really doesn't like them too, so definitely looking for wood. Any advice appreciated, Thanks!

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Takver · 11/01/2009 11:21

Personally I wouldn't spend loads of money - IME if they are going to have lots of outside room during the daytime chickens will do just fine living in pretty much anything providing you can keep it utterly and totally fox proof & it is reasonably easy to clean out. Our chicken houses have mostly been home-made or (atm) a freecycled ancient ark which dh has reclaimed.

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