DIY Chicken House

[Hinksy]

As on earlier post I had looked into getting a Eglu, was about £350, have now decided to build my own.
Building the run will be easy enough as I built a run for the Guinea pigs and Rabbits years ago, building the main house though and nest box, how do I go about doing this, and are there any plans that anyone might have or about on the internet?

Any help would be great thanks.

[MaureenHall]

Bramble Poultry has posted some plans for building your own on here. Lots of us have just converted a shed though, add perches inside, put in some boxes for nesting and Bob's your Uncle Think about fox and vermin -proofing when you're doing it

[woody2k4]

there are some plans on the internet you can find.

[Suechooks]

I've built one from Bramble's plans and have nearly finished a second so they are really good! I'm no joiner! The finished one has stayed dry even in this foul weather. Well worth a look - I've bought 2 books and some plans from internet but found Mike's easiest to follow.

[pdblake]

Wow, £350! I built ours for less than £50 There's a rough guide on my website (in my sig).

[RichmondHens]

My OH builds ours for about £50 each. Single skin external grade ply "boxes" on legs, silicone sealed joints so nowhere for mite to hide. Lift out slats/perches for easy cleaning. Each house takes about 12 full sized birds.

[Bramble-Poultry]

do you know what sue, i am looking for the link to those plans and cant find it! can you post me a link to my plans to help me out with me alzhiemers!!

I have another plan or two to post up, and "upstairs downstairs" house and a bank of isolation / quarantine houses which amke good rabbit hutches or even quail units.....

cheers

[Suechooks]

do you know what sue, i am looking for the link to those plans and cant find it! can you post me a link to my plans to help me out with me alzhiemers!!

I have another plan or two to post up, and "upstairs downstairs" house and a bank of isolation / quarantine houses which amke good rabbit hutches or even quail units.....

cheers

I couldn't get them off the link so you emailed them direct! Will email them back!
Tis done!
The link is called Standard designs for housing

[bluemoon]

We build our own and although I wasn't impressed with the idea at first as I quite fancied on of those chi-chi ones you see advertized. I am now so glad we did. Not only are they larger and far more robust than many that you see, we've painted them bright colours to satisfy our grandson who was yearning for a yellow eglu. They were made from marine quality ply and although they are on a very exposed lottie I know they can take whatever the weather throws at them.

[tlck9]

I was so lucky, my hubby built me this one recently




And their home built slide

[Hinksy]

Thanks for the replies people, not been about since so only just able to check, but the above hosue looks great.


Oh and Thanks Bramble, found the plans and downloaded them tonight ready to give them a go next week when I'm not on nights!!

Thanks again.

[Snadger]

I was so lucky, my hubby built me this one recently




And their home built slide

Nice chicken coop tick9..........but I have to ask..............what is the perspex or glass panel in the middle of the roosting frame for?

[tlck9]

Nice chicken coop tick9..........but I have to ask..............what is the perspex or glass panel in the middle of the roosting frame for?

To keep them dry thought they needed a bit more shelter when it was raining

the slide, keeps them occupied for hours, running round climbing up and then sliding down. Had to move it away from the fence, so they didnt get their leg caught as they whizzed down!

[Snadger]

To keep them dry thought they needed a bit more shelter when it was raining

the slide, keeps them occupied for hours, running round climbing up and then sliding down. Had to move it away from the fence, so they didnt get their leg caught as they whizzed down!

Ah, see what you mean now!