Midland Poultry Services

           Poultry Housing

We supply poultry housing  from our own designs or to customer requirements, all our houses are manufactured from tanalith pressure treated wood , so will last for years, all hinges and handles are galvanised and any weld mesh used is also galvanised , floors and nest boxes are made with wbp plywood (exterior grade) , so with a little care in handling these house's will last for many years to come, and if given a coat of exterior woodstain they can be quite an attractive addition to your garden.

Keeping poultry ourselves means the housing is tried and tested unlike some of the other designs around. The house is the most important part of keeping poultry so wherever you get it , be it here or elsewhere , be sure it is of sound quality and fit for the job in hand , stay clear of plain untreated wood as this will become loose at the joints and will rot very quickly when exposed to the elements

After going to all the bother of sourcing good stock it will be all in vain if the fox is able to get into your hen house when it starts to rot 12 months down the line,take it from me ,i am getting calls everyday about this .

Our house prices are very competitive for the type of materials used ,you will get cheaper housing but not of this quality of build and at the end of the day a cheap house is just that. 

Chicken Ark

 6 ft x 4ft 6 inch grass coverage

 The chicken ark is ideal for a situation where you are short on space and you just want to keep 3 or 4 hens for eggs ,the ark can be moved to a new patch of grass every 2 or 3 days .                                              Eggs can be collected via a door in the top of one end and now available with wheels as an optional extra

on the other end there is a door to put in feed and water , there is also access on the side for cleaning, it has the capacity to hold 6 hens ,but if they were going to be confined all the time 4-5 is best for comfort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This extension run is available as an extra

 

 

Leinster House

 This house measures 4ft x3ft and is suitable for 8-10 birds, there are 3 nest boxes built in with access from a hinged panel in the side, as this house is not that high off the ground the roof is covered with a bitiumous corrugate product , which if bumped into is soft and would do

 

less damage than galvanise and will also last a lot longer than a felt roof

The birds enter and leave through the hatch door seen here in the front of the house ,this leaves the main door as the cleaning access.This house can be fitted with a moveable run if required but it would not be very practical ,if you had 8 hens in the house the run would need to be quite big,the house is more for a free range set up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leinster House Extra

This house is the same design as the leinster house but bigger , it measures 5ft x 4ft and 6" taller and is suitable for at least 15 birds, there are 4 nest boxes built in with access from a hinged panel in the side, as this house is not that high off the ground the roof is covered with a bitiumous corrugate product , which if bumped into is soft and would do less damage than galvanise and will also last a lot longer than a felt roof. It is reasonably heavy so as to be sturdy in the windy weather ,not that heavy that it can't be moved , 2 men can pick up this house by the lifting handles and move to a new location

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 The birds enter and leave through the hatch door seen here in the front of the house ,this leaves the main door as the cleaning access

 

 

Seen here an inside view showing 4 roosts each at 5 ft long,ie 20 ft of roost

This house can be fitted with a moveable run if required but it would not be very practical ,if you had 8 hens in the house the run would need to be quite big,the house is more for a free range set up.

Goose House

 

 This house is suitable for geese or ducks and indeed it can be used as a hen house by just adding roosts and nest boxes ,it is set up here for my 2 geese which are just getting ready to lay .It measures 6ft x 5ft, it is almost 6 ft high at the front so is easily cleaned out.                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field House

Suitable for  up to 40 laying hens, this particular house has 6 built in nest boxes and was set out fo 20 hens.

Measurements 8 ft x 6ft and 7 ft at the front access for birds is through a door within the main door there is also extra ventilation in the form of a slide across opening shielded with 1/2" weld mesh to keep out any unwanted visitors.

(seen here in position on site). 

The Lodge

This house is suitable for 5 or 6 hens it has 2 built in nest boxes in the back with easy access

Country Ark

 10 ft x 4 ft 6 inch grass coverage

This Ark is capable of housing 8 - 10  birds confined and 10 - 12 free ranging . The country ark is ideal for the keeper who will be mainly free ranging their birds, but occasionally wants that weekend of relaxation and beer somewhere else,    and know that the birds will be safe confined within the ark for that short time. It can be moved  whenever need be ,it is quite a big ark and therefore it is quite heavy, being a 2 man lift .There is access to a nest box on both ends through a small door,the nest box is not divided but it can take 2 hens at  time.There is feed and water access through both ends on the ground level  where the birds can be released through .

Access to the top floor is via a stairs within the ark, this stairs can be pulled up at night to keep the birds safe from the red lad with the bushy tail, and also for moving the ark when the birds are gone to roost

 

Nest Box

Nest boxes can be added onto any animal housing and with the addition of a roost you have an instant hen house