Hi!

I have offered to save 3 x battery hens but I need to find them a house to live in - online everything seems to be over £300 for good quality. Does anyone have anything in the Cheltenham area they are giving away or selling reasonably?

Thank you

Me xxx

We made ours, there was no way I would (or could) spend that sort of money on a hen house.

Have a look on Freecycle or ebay for old sheds you could covert. Also contact local wooden fencing suppliers when they are installing new fences they take the old ones away & have to pay to dispose of them. Sometimes you can get really good panels that can be used.

Hi Maygem Sorry I haven't a house for sale, but chucks are extremely happy in a normal garden shed, or even a smaller tool shed; with a window that you remove the glass from and replace with chicken wire. Then you put in a suitable perch. and cardboard boxes for them to lay in. I would advise against buying an igloo. From what I have heard they are not rat proof and have problems with insufficient ventilation; though the makers might have done something about that by now.

Hi, thank you. I think my eglu is amazing but appreciate the advice x

The eglu is great i have had 2 and now have the cube ,
to me they are easy to clean ans the chuckes seam happy in it but they are just as happy in the old handmade rabbit hutch they can sleep in .
look on sites to find them a rabbiy hutch cheep and spend time looking fir a cheep eglu ,

The eglu's sell for silly money!

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Rabbit hutches are OK for hens sitting on eggs and brooding chicks, but they are not often made tall enough for keeping laying hens, which need a perch.