pop-hole

[RachaelC]

Hi, we're on with building our chicken coop.

Can anyone tell me the standard size of a pop hole please? We don't have any chickens yet to compare the size to.

Cheers

[yoanbob]

25cm by 25cm should do the trick

[Paul Wagland]

That sounds right to me.

One thing I would suggest is having the door sliding upwards, rather then sideways. Ours does the latter and it means we can't use an auto-opener if we want to.

The hen-house was a freebie, but I wish I'd built my own!

[minskey]

Hi Paul,
Do you mean an 'auto opener' which works on a sensor?

[vicky]

They work on a light sensor - close at dusk, open at dawn - great invention!
Downside is £75 (Wells Poultry/Ascott)
But it means your life does not centre around tucking them in at night!

[minskey]

Hi Vicky,

Thanks for that; great for me as I work all sorts of odd hours & when I finally get my chooks I want them to be safe even though I am not sure if we do have foxes around here

[RachaelC]

Hi, Thanks for the help.

I think £75 is a bit much for us at the moment, we're trying to do this on a budget, hence building our own, I would have loved an Eglu cube, but alas it wasn't to be.

It's going well though, and it's grown, it's 6'6" wide at the moment!!!!

[Paul Wagland]

Hi Paul,
Do you mean an 'auto opener' which works on a sensor?

They work on a light sensor - close at dusk, open at dawn - great invention!

Exactly, thanks Vicky. Worth saving up for I think... or watching for on ebay maybe?

[minskey]

Cheers Paul,

I'll keep my eyes peeled on that famous auction website. Or maybe get my brain in gear and see what I can come up with, keep ypu all posted....................