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billy wiz

Joined: 10 Feb 2007
Posts: 50
Location: Anglesey

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 07 7:12 pm Post subject: Hen house plans
I would like to a have a go at building a hen house for just a couple of Bantams, has anyone got plans that they could forward to me. I thought of converting a rabbit hutch, has anyone done this?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 07 8:37 pm Post subject:

If you have a search you might be able to find some suitable plans online although I think I've only found one set of decent ones.

If you can get hold of a copy a good book to give you some ideas on methods, sizes etc is:

Poultry House Construction by Michael Roberts ISBN 0947870 210

It has plans for arks, fold units, houses etc from 1 to 10 hens. It's a small book but I found it an ok beginners guide. You might want to read some of the comments on Amazon before you decide to buy a copy.

It's published by: www.goldcockerelbooks.co.uk and they have other useful books. (The books may be cheaper elsewhere)

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 5:25 pm Post subject:
I've just found this site and it has links to various free chicken house plans. I've not looked at them all but should be useful. https://www.freeww.com/chickencoops.html Seems to have plans from an ark to large barns and even a "Dead poultry composting facility for 120000 birds."

SarahB

Joined: 09 Sep 2007
Posts: 869
Location: South Wales

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: Hen house plans

billy wiz wrote:

I thought of converting a rabbit hutch, has anyone done this?

I did!
I just widened the access to the small sleeping bit to make a nest box, added a ramp and put new bolts on. Not much work needed really.
The hens are very happy in it - we have 3 ex battery hens.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 09 8:09 pm Post subject:
My pekins live in exactly the same set-up as soapnutters - a three foot rabbit hutch. Only I've boarded up the two wire doors to three quarters height. Five fitted in comfortably. If you raise it up on legs a few inches they have a dry dust-bathing area underneath.

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