Great coop
Super easy to built and clean. Looks good. Low maintenance. Sturdy. Would highly recommend.
Our Chicken House Large is made from recycled plastic and will hold a maximum of 8 large fowl or 15 bantams. It has 2 nest boxes and 2 removable wooden perches.The door is designed so that it won't trap dirt in the door slots, and it can be easily opened and closed, either manually or with a Chickenguard auto-opener. Access to inspect the birds can be gained via a full width back door which detaches using quick release pins. When the door is removed, there is no 'lip' on the floor edge. This, and the fact that the roof removes in seconds as well, makes regular cleaning a breeze. Access to the nesting box is quick and easy - just remove two quick release pins and lift off the lid. The entire nest box can be completely removed for cleaning by undoing more quick release pins.This lodge has permanent under-eave ventilation, as well as two adjustable circular vents. Even though the sides are made from black plastic, the house remains surprisingly cool, even in strong, direct summer sunlight.Being plastic, the houses require no maintenance. There are few crevices for pests (such as red mite) to hide in, and the house can be thoroughly cleaned very easily - in seconds if you have a pressure washer. And it will dry out very quickly, too.Carry handles are cut into the roof, so it is easy to move. If you need to dismantle your hen house for any reason, perhaps because you are moving house for example, you can easily do so and then rebuild it just as easily. Your hen house will not be damaged by this process.
AUTOMATIC OPENER.
This house has been designed to work with a Chickenguard Automatic Opener. This simply bolts to the front of the house (holes are pre-drilled for you) and the cord attaches to a split ring in the door, replacing the manual draw cord and handle.
We supply the Chickenguard Premium opener, which has the following features:
- Auto Open - Specify Time or Light Level
- Auto Close - Specify Time or Light Level
- Manual Open and Close - Large Buttons
- Simple to set up and reliable to use
- Weatherproof housing
- Runs on 4 x AA batteries with low battery warning
- UK designed and manufactured
- 3 Year warranty
The Chickenguard opener can be bought with this product, or can be bought later (see our Spares/Accessories section). It costs more to buy later, as extra shipping costs will be incurred.
LEG SET & WHEEL SET
These options are not available for the Large House
DROPPINGS TRAY
The Droppings Tray is an ideal accessory for the Large House.
CAPACITY
Poultry Club of Great Britain Guidelines indicate that this house would be suitable for 8 large fowl or 15 bantams. However, we prefer Soil Association Guidelines which require a little more space per bird, and suggest that it is ideal for up to 6 larger birds or 10 bantams.
CONSTRUCTION
The house is made primarily from 9mm thick recycled polyethylene (the roofs and nest box lids are made from 6mm). It is delivered flat-packed and can be quickly assembled by following the comprehensive instructions in our User Guide - you should allow about an hour for this if it is the first time you have assembled one of our houses. Most parts are held together using clips made from our own waste plastic, though quick release clips (linch pins) and some other parts are metal.
DIMENSIONS
Overall Dimensions: 141 (w) x 100 (h) x 137 (d) cm (including ramp, roof overhang and nest boxes)
House Dimensions: 141 (w) x 78 (h) x 100 (d) cm (excluding ramp, including nest boxes)
Internal Floorspace: 91 (w) x 80 (d) cm (excluding nest boxes)
Perches: 2 wooden perches, each 91cm usable length
Nest Boxes: 2, each 28 (w) x 23-30 (h) x 30 (d) cm (internal measurement)
COLOURS
This product is available in Green, Blue or Yellow.
This colour applies to the roof and the nest box lid only - all other plastic parts are black.
The door is aluminium (unpainted).
USER GUIDE
| Here is the User Guide for this product. It includes full assembly instructions |  . |
Super easy to built and clean. Looks good. Low maintenance. Sturdy. Would highly recommend.
Received and assembled my chicken house...took an hour on my own. Is it expensive - yes! Is it worth it - YES!
Super easy to built and clean. Looks good. Low maintenance. Sturdy. Would highly recommend.
Received and assembled my chicken house...took an hour on my own. Is it expensive - yes! Is it worth it - YES!
I now have 5, and they are great. Easy to clean, plenty of room even for large hens. Fun colours, not so big that there in your view. And the automatic opening devise makes life so easy. Highly recommend.
We really like this product. You need a fair bit of space and patience to assemble. Unfortunately there were quite a few items missing from the order - washers, screws, pins, pulley cord, which was a bit frustrating. [GFD - Unfortunately, we left out the bag of fixings, but they were sent on immediately we were informed. Sorry for that.]
Well designed concept manufactured to a high standard. After getting through 2 wooden coops over recent years this is a revelation. We've recently experienced heavy snow and high winds in Cumbria. The interior of the coop has remained dry and the structure is completely stable. Maybe a stand would be useful. I've stood mine on large plastic pots to eliminate rodent problems. Thanks [GFD - Our Lodge design is identical with integral legs !!]
Hi, Really happy with the ease that this went together. My girls have all taken up residence (first night I had to 'encourage' them in). Auto door is fantastic - no more cold, wet trips into the hen run in my PJs! I have one question - I have the large house which came without legs. The local ratties (I live next door to a common) have taken up residence underneath the house. Will they be able to gnaw through the floor? If so, do you have any suggestions? The girls used to live in an Eglu Go Up so we didn't have this problem. (GFD - Rats are always a problem with houses on ground, so never feed the birds in the coop. Rats shouldn't gnaw their way in, but could do so. You can always raise the house on a few bricks or blocks.)
Fast delivery, easy to put together, good design, the girls love it and best of all; no red mites!!!! Thoroughly recommend this.
Love the design, easy to follow instructions, my 6 girls love it, easy to clean, everything about this hen house is brilliant.
The house is excellent, well made, sturdy, weatherproof, and a doddle to clean. I wanted to mark it 4.5 but the star system wouldnt allow me too! The only reason i havnt marked it 5 is the door. It is excellent from a security point of view but it rather resembles a guillotene and i would prefer it was secured whilst open by something more substancial than string. Very pleased it is UK made and out of recycled materials. Hens seem very happy with it! Would never buy a wooden one again. Found the assembly instructions easy follow having given up waiting for my son to put it together!
This is brilliant! Easy to construct, well thought out and good to look at. My only suggestions would be a hinged laying hatch lid rather than the lynch (which really do lynch your fingers!) pins, and slightly higher perches. Otherwise it is damn near perfect, clearly designed by people who either keep chickens or know people who do. I would recommend this to anyone with no hesitation. My points are very minor compared to the overall excellence of the product.
