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katie

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 713
Location: midlands

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 6:25 pm Post subject:

We're using a mobile canteen, last used as a potting shed at a plant nursery. It's brilliant - large windows down one side, easy to move with a 4x4, just needs a bit of straw on the floor and cleaning under the perches once a week. We've also got 5x 200 bird static sheds in various stages of disrepair. While we're using some of them at the moment, as soon as we can find another mobile something, we'll go for that. Being able to move them to fresh grass every few days is so much better than static runs.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 8:31 pm Post subject:
I'd love to have one of those old poultry houses that you still see from time to time. You know the sort I mean the ones that are on iron wheels. They seem such a good idea, just hook em up to the tractor and tow them to a fresh spot every now and then. Mind you, I've always loved the idea of one day perhaps owning and kipping in one of the old mobile shepherds huts.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 8:44 pm Post subject:
Visited by the e-bay link goblin

pookie

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 8:46 pm Post subject:

Bodger wrote:

I'd love to have one of those old poultry houses that you still see from time to time. You know the sort I mean

the ones that are on iron wheels.

They seem such a good idea, just hook em up to the tractor and tow them to a fresh spot every now and then. Mind you, I've always loved the idea of one day perhaps owning and kipping in one of the old mobile shepherds huts.

Like this?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 9:59 pm Post subject:
Thats the one. Brilliant bit of kit.

pookie

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 10:06 pm Post subject:
It's really solid, and a lovely spacious home to one of my breeding groups (cream legbars) at the moment. There must be space for about 50 (or more) but presently 10 ladies and a cockerel

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 10:19 pm Post subject:
It looks to be in really good condition, how old is it?

pookie

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 10:31 pm Post subject:
I think it's about 40 years old.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 13 10:50 pm Post subject:
They don't make em like they used to.

pookie

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 13 12:00 am Post subject:
very true

pookie

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 13 12:00 am Post subject:
very true

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 12918
Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 13 8:06 am Post subject:
All our houses are on skids, so they can be pulled by a quad or tractor. We have had the smiths one in various places around the farm, including inside the big barn once.

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 12918
Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 13 9:01 am Post subject:
OK found it. https://www.johnshieldswoodwork.co.uk/Home.aspx I think I rang him and asked if he could do a poulty house, and he came and discussed what I wanted. They were delivered and final fit was done here, on site.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 13 4:04 pm Post subject:
Thank you folks, I appreciate the food for thought. On my phone only this week, so I'm looking, but not typing much I wonder if I could get round the condensation issue by having the entrance shut with a wire door?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 13 4:27 pm Post subject:
Angle grind some holes and then pop rivet some wire mesh over them.

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