Hen house

[mailee]

Just finished this one. Bit of a rush job so no WIP's I'm afraid. Simple joinery nothing startling but had to build it as a self assembly job to get it on site. Will be the new home of Scramble, Poach, and Fry. Can you tell it is for a woman? :lol: Used up some old shiplap I had left and a couple of lengths of pine. Customer was very happy with it. Not quite up to Cranbrooks style but acceptable I think.

 

[wizer]

oh very nice. How did you handle fox prevention?

 

[mailee]

Shotgun!! Well not really. Unless the fox can open up the door I think they might be ok.

 

[9fingers]

Will be the new home of Scramble, Poach, and Fry. Can you tell it is for a woman? :lol:

Eggscellent work Mailee!

 

[dennis]

Very nice Mailee. How do you clean it out, does the roof lift off or is there a larger door. I presume the nest box lid lifts to hopefully collect all the eggs.

Dennis

 

[mailee]

Yes Dennis, the roof is hinged in the centre and the nest box roof lifts off for access. :wink:

 

[lemonjeff]

Nice Job Mailee,
What's the rough size of it?

Jeff.

 

[mailee]

It stands 39" high and is 48" wide by 36" deep not including the nesting box. I read that the chickens need about 1sq foot each so I gave them a little more. Inside there are removable bays for the the nesting area and a two level shelf for the chickens to sit.

 

[Smudger]

Very nice. You'd get £400 a month for that round here...

 

[dennis]

Mailee

Given the option chickens would use a perch rather than a shelf to roost. I believe that they feel safer on a perch, as they have the inborn yen to roost in trees out of most predators way.

Dennis

 

[OPJ]

Looks very tidy, nicely done, Mailee.

 

[Digit]

I'll go with Dennis on his comment Mailee, a perch rather than a shelf. I normally put a loose tray underneath to catch droppings then lift the tray out and dump the contents on the compost heap.
An extremely nice job though.

Roy.

 

[Woodmagnet]

Will be the new home of Scramble, Poach, and Fry. Can you tell it is for a woman? :lol:

Eggscellent work Mailee!

I agree, Cracking job mate. :lol:

 

[Corset]

I am shell shocked how well housed the chickens of today are. :lol:

 

[Woodmagnet]

:lol: :lol: :lol: