It is 2006 ! : May this year bring you all the peace, health, inspiration, happiness and fulfilment in all your endeavours This is the time to reflect on the passing year and look forward to all the fun of the new one - whether you are venturing into poultry keeping for the first time take a look at our housing - or you are expanding your flocks Incubating your own is so much fun. The winter weather can take its toll Maybe you need to replace some equipment. Winter can bring out the predators - check out our fencing to protect your precious birds. Don't forget all those long dark evenings to catch up on your homework with books and videos , snuggled up to handmade cushions
Most of all enjoy your birds and other animals - its a great hobby and we send you our best wishes for 2006.
Help to guide you to choose the right poultry house @ henhouses.co.uk
grosvenor poultry coop
2006
PRACTICAL, AFFORDABLE POULTRY HOUSING
as used at
Kintaline Poultry and Waterfowl Centre, SCOTLAND UK
NATIONWIDE DELIVERY
A Range of Poultry Housing Ideally Suited to the :-
Small holder ~ Poultry Fancier ~ Garden User
email choices@henhouses.co.uk  email: enquiries @ henhouses.co.uk
westford duck or chicken house
2006
ALL HOUSING CHOOSING YOUR HOUSE EQUIPMENTELECTRIC FENCING BOOKS VIDEOS POSTERS JACOB SHEEP FOR SALE CHICKENS DUCKS EVERYTHING ELSE
We would like to extend our range but are VERY fussy about the design and the materials of the housing we sell.
If you make housing [or sell equipment] and are interested please get in touch with Jill - Email here
SOME HELPFUL HINTS TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT HOUSE FOR YOU AND YOUR DUCKS
Which house to choose : Ducks

The house you choose depends on a number of criteria - probably the most critical is the size of the breed you are choosing to get. It is NEVER a good idea to keep only one duck and no decent breeder should sell you one to keep alone. They are flock animals and humans make very poor ducks.
Size Breed examples Number of birds House model
SMALL Call ducks
East Indian
Miniature Appleyard
Miniature Crested
Silver Bantam 		Pair
up to 6 birds
up to 12 birds
up to 20 birds
up to 40 birds
up to 50 birds		 Weeford / Lynford
Swinford / Aylesford
Westford
Brentford 460
Brentford 660
Ranger / Dartford
MEDIUM Bali
Campbell
Orpington
Crested
Overberg
Welsh Harlequin		 up to 4 birds
up to 10 birds
up to 16 birds
up to 30 birds
up to 45 birds
up to 100 birds		 Swinford /Aylesford
Westford
Brentford 460
Brentford 660
Dartford
Crofter
TALLER and Medium Large Indian Runner
Abacot Ranger
Hookbill 		up to 6 birds
up to 8 birds
up to 14 birds
up to 25 birds
up to 40 birds
up to 80 birds 		Oxford
Westford
Brentford 460
Brentford 660
Dartford
Crofter
LARGE Saxony
Aylesbury
Appleyard
Muscovy
Rouen
Rouen Clair
Blue Swedish 		up to 2 birds
up to 8 birds
up to 12 birds
up to 24 birds
up to 35 birds
up to 60 birds 		Swinford /Aylesford
Westford
Brentford 460
Brentford 660
Ranger
Crofter
Reasons to buy a larger unit that suggested here are :

  • You are just starting out and are pretty sure you will be expanding your flock in the next year. 2 houses are more expensive than one larger one.
  • However if you are interested in breeding in the future and the expansion may be into a different breed then one house per breed is best as it allows you to separate the birds in the breeding season so what you incubate is pure.
  • You live in the northern parts of the UK. Our nights are very long in the winter and so the birds spend a lot more time indoors. They appreciate the extra space and mucking out is less frequent
  • You have very busy lives outwith caring for your ducks and want to reduce the frequency of the mucking out.

    Siting your Duck house
    This requires some careful thought and maybe some preparation so as not to end up with a muddy mess and everyone hating the ducks. The principles to remember are that ducks can carry a deal of water in their feathers as they go to bed. Siting the house AWAY FROM THE POND shortens the walk for you on a wet evening and means they will discard some of this before they get inside. It also allows you to get around behind them in case of anyone deciding to stay on the pond for the night. Routine means they soon learn to be waiting about between house and pond at dusk.

    ALL domestic ducks must be SHUT in at night. Other than one or two islands there will be one or two of a range of predators happy to take your pals for their tea - foxes, badgers, mink, otter, polecat, etc. A number of these can swim. Islands in the middle of ponds are irrelevant as domestic ducks have no sense of self preservation and do not know that it might be safer there from some predators. In fact islands are a nuisance as a broody bird is very vulnerable if she chooses there to sit. Getting her off is a matter of some difficulty. The best time to shut ducks in is just before dusk. If you leave it just too long you can find they have returned to the pond and persuading them off again can be problematic in the dark.

    Most of our houses are easy to move around and identifying a couple of sites in your garden / field for the house to go at different times of the year is best. This allows you to move it between them as the area around the house gets mucky with web footed traffic and enables it to recover. To create a more WELL DRAINED area use soft rounded gravel in a pile with a flattened top. The house can sit on this and it is very easy to rake off around the house and even give is a gentle but thorough hosing to clean the area once in a while.

    SPACE FOR A PEN
    These are very useful :-

  • In the first few weeks of owning your new birds when you are training them to your routine of coming in at night. Line the pen sides up to a fence line and you can herd the birds in. Even better get them used to their evening feed being in the pen and they will soon get the hang of it. They will then be easy to walk inside at dusk.
  • In the Spring and Autumn as dusk moves around so much just as families are busy in the evening. You can shut them into their pen as you go out if you are not due to return before dusk. They are then safe and secure.
  • - Breeding time - ducklings are very vulnerable to and highly prized by the likes of crows and gulls who can kill a clutch in a matter of hours. They need protection from these and other such predators like rats, and birds of prey. Our house and run units [like the Aylesford] are made with 16mm weldmesh so provide great protection. To create a larger space then the Run Panels are perfect - simply choose the number you need - link together and cover with the predator netting.
    • ALL HOUSING CHOOSING YOUR HOUSE EQUIPMENTELECTRIC FENCING BOOKS VIDEOS POSTERS JACOB SHEEP FOR SALE CHICKENS DUCKS EVERYTHING ELSE
    We would like to extend our range but are VERY fussy about the design and the materials of the housing we sell.
    If you make housing [or sell equipment] and are interested please get in touch with Jill - Email here
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    		 Softwood construction using 'Tanalised' tongue and groove cladding and framing that is either 'Tanalised' or 'Fentex' protected.
    All roofs are clad with 'Onduline' corrugated sheet made from bitumen saturated organic fibre, these are hinged for easy access and cleaning on all units except those provided entrance doors.
    Roosting bars are fitted.
    Access for all livestock is via a pop hole with a sliding door.
    High level ventilation is provided on all units plus additional adjustable vent on larger units.
    All units are supplied with a solid floor.
    25mm square 16 gauge heavy mesh is used on all runs for strength and security
    The finished colour of the units is 'nut' brown,
    fixtures and fittings are galvanised or plated.
    All units are sectional and delivered flat packed with screws provided for easy assembly.
    All Prices include VAT [554 5831 27]
    Nationwide Delivery
    Carriage is charged extra (Surcharges apply to Scotland and non mainland locations)
    TO BUY ANY OF THESE HOUSES PLEASE CONTACT JILL BY PHONE (01631 720223) OR EMAILemail enquiries@henhouses.co.uk email:[email protected]

    We do have a paper catalogue if you cannot print (control P) these pages but it does not have as much information as we can put on these web pages. For a copy of the 2003 colour catalogue please send 3 first class stamps to the address below
    Please feel free to phone if you need any advice - we are always happy to help.
    Contact address: Mrs J Bowis - Kintaline Poultry Centre, Benderloch, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QS visitors are welcome - a selection of these houses in use are always available to inspect;
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