The chicken house or coop is usually considerably more expensive than the chickens who will live in it. While the choice of chicken houses has never been wider, and purchasing one has never been simpler, it’s never been easier to make a costly mistake. Poor quality or workmanship will not …
I have always said “you get what you pay for” with chicken houses after seeing a number of really cheap chicken coops bought from Ebay that fell apart in the first 12 months of use and were far from fox proof, however somebody that I’ve got to know well set …
As the weather starts to warm up and I open the vents up on my chicken houses, I realise that this has to be one of the most important factors of any chicken house design.
One of the biggest expenses when you decide to start keeping chickens is that of the housing. Your chickens may be relatively cheap, but if you’re looking to buy a coop you can expect to pay anything from a hundred to several hundred pounds. It can be eye watering, and makes a lie of the ‘cheap supply of eggs’ waffle spouted by enthusiasts like me. So if you’re in any way handy, building your own hen accommodation can be a much more viable alternative. Chris Gleason’s ‘Art Of The Chicken Coop’ attempts to offer some inspiration.
The ‘cheap’ Chicken or Duck house cost me about £25 to build, yet is the most sturdy, well-insulated house I have! Normally my advice to people looking to buy a chicken house is to spend a little more on the house as very cheap houses tend to need replacing after …
Buying a Chicken House is a big investment. Get the wrong hen house and you can find yourself repeating the exercise before too long. After buying a Flyte So Fancy Maggie’s Dozen hen house some years ago (pictured above) we thought it was time to go back and ask one of …
A hen house (or chicken Coop) is probably the biggest investment you will make. Assuming your hens will be able to come out of the chicken house into a run or free range in part of the garden, then their house will only normally be used for laying eggs during the day …
