Teaching children about farming needn't be messy or difficult. This fun-looking,
small sized chicken loft is suitable for up
to six large or eight small chickens, which can
be kept in schools to show children how to care for farm
animals and to understand where their food comes from.
Chicken coops have historically been made of wood, but nooks and
crannies in wood store dirt and attract mites, which eventually leads
to unhealthy chickens and unpleasant odours that are notoriously
difficult to get rid of. This small sized plastic chicken loft with
optional accessories is exceptionally easy to clean and helps to keep
your chickens sheltered and safe in their hut as well as germs away
from children.
Plastic chicken coops
These Green Frog chicken coops are both colourful and
ingenious in design.
As robust as wood but without the dirt, mites and bad smells. The
panels of the chicken coop are held in place with quick-release pins,
so they're incredibly easy to operate. These pins
mean the coop is easy to assemble and dismantle if you
need to move it, store it or, most importantly, for cleaning your coop
regularly. The pins allow easy access to the inside of the chicken coop
and the hut can be carried by two people.
The chicken coop is raised off the ground, so your birds can nestle
underneath to find shelter as well as go inside the loft area. There is
permanent ventilation around the eaves and there is an adjustable,
circular vent at the front. Because these chicken lofts are made of
plastic they can be power-washed and dry quickly.
They keep temperatures inside the chicken coop down, which is important
to the wellbeing of your chickens and the roof pieces are attractively
coloured to set off your garden beautifully. The rest of the coop
(the walls) is available in
a choice of black or green. Please
make your choice at the bottom of this page.
This small sized chicken loft comes with two perches, but if you
have meat birds or larger breeds such as Orpingtons or Brahmas
that prefer not to perch, you needn't fit them.
Keeping chickens
If you're buying your first chicken coop or you're new to keeping
chickens please read the following guidance:
- Why keep chickens?
- Feeding and Caring for your Chickens
- The Cost of Keeping Chickens
- Choosing a Chicken Coop
Access all this information
here.
Dimensions
External dimensions: 124 (w) x 118 (h) x 90 (d) cm (excluding ramp and
nest boxes)
Internal dimensions: 91 (w) x 77 (h) x 85 (d) cm (excluding ramp
and nest boxes)
Perch length: 2 x 69cm
Colours
- Black with a coloured roof, door and nest box lid
- Green with a coloured roof, door and nest box lid
Automatic door option
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Our chicken loft
comes with the
option to have an automatic door which opens at dawn and
closes at
dusk. It is run on AA batteries that last about one year. You install
the door opener on the inside of your chicken coop and the rotating
door is replaced by a vertical sliding model. If
you would like this function please select the
"including Automatic Door Kit" option at the bottom of this page.
However, if you wish to retain the option to add this feature at a
later date, then please select the option that says
"suitable for Automatic Door". |
There is no run designed for this chicken loft. Instead please use
poultry
netting to provide a suitable area for your poultry.
See our
risk
assessment for poultry (PDF).
Delivery
This price includes delivery to UK Mainland addresses
excluding the Scottish Highlands
only. If you
would like delivery to an address that is in the Scottish Highlands or
not on UK mainland, please
get in touch with us. Everything is possible (including delivery to the
Republic of Ireland), it just may cost more.
