So you’ve decided to build your own – a very wise choice, you can have a lot of fun from it and it means ultimately you have your perfect coop. There are things which have to be considered first when planning.
The first is to PLAN!! Planning ahead is the key to achieving a great coop. You need to know exactly what you’re aiming for and what the outcome will be. When my Dad and I made our first coop I couldn’t say how many hours work we put into the designing stage and we kept coming up with new clever things we could include. It ended almost like our house with its own gutter, self sufficient watering system and doors that opened at sunlight. But once it was finished we were incredibly proud of ourselves.
So the ”Buy or Build question”. It’s one of the first things everyone has to think about and ultimately one of the most important question’s to consider.
There are many good arguments to both. The main thing you need to consider is whether the time you put into building it is worth the extra money it would cost to get a pre-built one.
Buying- the benefits of having a pre-built one is that they are already complete and you usually have the security of knowing that they are foolproof and usually under some kind of guarantee if anything should go wrong. They come in all kinds of shapes and sizes so there’s no need to worry about getting the perfect one.
I am pleased to report that Point Of Lay Hens For Sale dot Co dot UK is coming under new management. Although I initially offered the site for sale on eBay I am reasonably pleased that it did not sell, despite being on offer at an exceptionally good price.
This now gives me the opportunity to write about one of my favourite beasts, the common or garden domestic hen. By the end of June this site will be buzzin’!
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It has been brought to my attention (okay, the wife said Oi! Ken! Lookatthis) that B&Q are now selling chicken coops in their current catalogue.
Tesco, who recently bought Dobbies the garden centres, is selling not only coops but chickens at their Edinburgh centre. The hens are kept down near the fruit trees and generally do not get as far as the bedding plants, but they laugh at the three foot high fence around their run.
