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Classic 50 Midi Poultry Housing

Classic 50 Midi Poultry Housing

Domestic Fowl Trust

£1,299.00

Adjustable ventilation panel (£35.00)

Plastic coated ply upgrade (£90.00)

Steel towing kit (£59.99)

Optional Extreme Chickenguard Door Controller Unit (fitted) (£187.99)

Optional Walk-In Run

Hand painted in traditional Creosote

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Our most popular large house

8'3" long x 5'4" deep x 5' tall (main house excluding nest boxes)
(251cm long x 162cm deep x 152cm tall)

10' long x 6'6" deep x 5' tall (overall including nest boxes & skids)

The Classic 50 Midi poultry house is ideal for the mid scale free-range chicken keeper or those who would like an extra large inside space for their hens.

Designed to ensure it is moveable by tractor or 4 x4.
Features include:
• a full height door
• 2 popholes one vertical set in the door, the other horzontal set in the rear wall
• 2 outside access nest boxes
• 3 full width perches, raked upwards towards the back
• draw-out droppings board.
• large area fixed louvered ventilation panel
• timber skids with towing points

Suitable for keeping up to 50 chickens*.

Vertical sliding variable ventilation panel can be added as an optional extra (as shown in middle picture)
Standard plywood floor & droppings board can be upgraded to plastic coated structural ply as a optional extra
Steel towing kit that consists of a solid steel bar, bushes and R clips, that fits through the towing points on the skids, can be supplied as an optional extra.

The Chicken Guard Extreme Automatic Door Opener can be added as an optional extra which will be pre fitted to your coop.

Walk In Runs
The midi house can be supplied with an optional range of fully covered walk in runs. The last two photos show an 8ft (2.44m) long run attached. Also available is a 12ft and 16ft long run. The runs are a little under 6ft tall at their highest point. When a midi poultry house is supplied with a run, the rear pop hole is moved to the end of the midi house so it opens into the run.

* The suitability figure quoted is for guidance only and depends on legislation in force at the time of purchase, chosen production method and other factors relating to the intended use. If in doubt about suitability for your particular situation, always consult with your local APHA office. Suitability figure quoted applies to the house only. Adding a walk-in run will reduce the maxumum suitability number.

We have a unique range of poultry housing developed through nearly 35 years of experience. All are made in high quality materials and to precise specifications which we have found to provide the most convenient, comfortable and vermin-proof accommodation possible. All designs take careful consideration of :

• The internal positioning of perches, popholes, droppings boards and nest boxes.
• Accessibility, both for you and the chickens.
• Ventilation without draughts
• Weather proofing and stability in windy conditions.
• Weight and manoeuvrability.
• Vermin control.
• Aesthetic appearance.

Many sizes and configurations of poultry housing are available and we are able to incorporate bespoke customer requirements in some models.
Most are produced with Onduline roofing sheeting. This is a washable, light-weight, hard-wearing bitumen board.
Designed by us, built by us, delivered by us. We have never made houses or coops for anyone else!

A note about wooden houses:- Timber has character and charm and that is why we like working with it. But it is a natural product subject to variations such as shrinkage when it is hot and dry, and swelling or expansion when it is persistently humid and wet. Our carpenters have used their expertise to built tolerances into the designs to accommodate most situations, but you may still observe occasional seasonal and weather movement in the timber. Our head carpenter selects timber carefully, and it will still have some character features such as knots. Our carpenters try to position these so they look great, but don’t cause problems. You might find though, that over time a smear of mastic will be required here or there to re-seal any areas where water seeps in. Before delivery the wood parts of your house are treated with Timbertex by AquaTec Coatings Ltd. This is a water based stain and protection specially suitable for pet and animal houses. It doesn’t last forever though, and you should consider painting with a good quality treatment annually to maximise the life of your new house.

Designed by us, built by us, delivered by us. We have never made houses or coops for anyone else!

The delivery prices [click here] include delivery and full assembly of the house in your garden. So you will get the house of your choice delivered and erected, all within the delivery price quoted. This means you won't have to lift heavy weights in and out of your car and you certainly won't have to struggle with self assembly flat pack instructions!!! If you would like two or more houses delivered to you at the same time, then you only pay one delivery charge. Delivery to your location is calculated at checkout after you have entered your address.

If you would like to collect your chicken house in your own vehicle please select “Click&Collect” at checkout. We hold many of the houses in stock, and lots will fit in the back of a family car, fully assembled or flat packed.

"Fantastic service, product and professional installation I would have no hesitation in recommending the Domestic fowl trust". Mr Dennis (Delves Farm) April 2021

The timber for our houses is normally treated with an animal friendly water based wood treatment called TimberTex made for us by Aquatec Coatings. However, some customers prefer their wooden houses treated with traditional creosote.

We can do this for you.

If you select this option, we construct the house panels in our workshop and then hand paint them it inside and out with tradtional creosote (Not the subsitute sold in DIY stores, we will use proper original coal tar creosote).