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 Post subject: Recycled Plastic Chicken Houses
PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2013 8:46 pm 
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Hi all

I posted this earlier in the new members forum - however it probably makes more sense to post here.

I'm keen to gauge thoughts and interest around recycled plastic chicken houses. I know this type of housing is becoming increasingly popular in the UK and US, however there is only one product available in Australia that's imported from the UK and as a result is quite expensive. I'm currently investigating the possibility of manufacturing a recycled plastic chicken coop design in a number of sizes for the Australian market using UV protected Australian recycled plastic. This would mean they could be purchased at a competitive price and would cater for all needs.

I would really appreciate everyone's thoughts on the issue and if it's something that would be considered over the more traditional style of housing currently available.

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Do you have pictures of the type? sounds like a good idea to me

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Hi Urban Chook and welcome to the forum ^ I see this is your first post

Plastic dog houses have been used by many of us for many years now as nesting boxes as they are so easy to keep clean and so easy to de-bug as and when needed

One problem you will encounter is that what you probably consider a large chook is not = there are breeds here where the hens come in at 4.5 to 5kg and the roosters 6 to 10kg

You would need to cater for these large breeds as well as what you probably think is large (as an example Isa Brown = which is actually small compared to the largest ones = Orpington, Cochin and Brahma) then cater for the tiniest breeds = Belgian Bantam, Japanese Bantam and Pekin = all of which are true bantams and very small = average weight for a Pekin is 1kg)

Most suburban owners would have smaller breeds but some may have the larger ones and this type of housing if done correctly could be a most viable prospect.

The fact that you intend to use UV stable recycled plastic is a definite bonus as most want to use recycled where possible

If you did drafts of several designs, giving the different sizes in each design would be made in, that would also help

Keep us updated wont you



Urban Chook wrote:
Thanks Soozorps, I will definitely keep that in mind. I keep Isa Browns and Australorp's so I'm not as familiar with some of the other larger breeds. Thanks again for your feedback - much appreciated.


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Chukar wrote:
Do you have pictures of the type? sounds like a good idea to me


Hi Chukar

Not yet, I have designs and I'm in talks with a manufacturer so if all goes well I should hopefully get some prototypes soon.


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Sounds very interesting looking forward to seeing some pictures when you have them

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Urban Chook wrote:
Chukar wrote:
Do you have pictures of the type? sounds like a good idea to me


Hi Chukar

Not yet, I have designs and I'm in talks with a manufacturer so if all goes well I should hopefully get some prototypes soon.

Looking forward to seeing pictures


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I also would like to see the end product sounds good to me

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I would be very interested in this idea as I did look at the ones on ebay but too expensive with postage


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I would be very interested in this idea as I did look at the ones on ebay but too expensive with postage


No problem, just out of interest how much would you be willing to pay for a such a product? What size do you require?

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 Post subject: Re: Recycled Plastic Chicken Houses
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Depends on how many hens it houses but for say a 4-6 hen around $250-$300 like this one http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-WINSCOME-BRI ... 231b237360


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