The Chicken Coop arrived today!

It has landed, in a flat pack, the hens house: Chicken Coop: The Dorset

Maisha and Marie-Louise assembled it in no time, 25 to 40 minutes according to the instructions and in about 2 hours according to the other sources.

A bit smaller than what I expected; my dreams of grand chicken detached coop with air conditioning, living room for the winter, a separate perch for roosters, free-range freehold got somewhat reduced to a largish shed (I am talking from a hen's perspective here!).

The finished product looks sturdy.

We now need to fox-proof it: put up 'no fox' signs, cctv. And create a protected area where they can trash the garden to their liking.

I have been told that some charities rescue battery chickens - around 2 year old ones - from being slaughtered, and give them to caring new owners. We might look into this further.

JM.