Chicken keeping has had huge media hype recently with famous chef’s appearing on TV programmes and also writing articles in newspapers.  It seems that more and more people are now choosing to keep their own hens, which is great.  But before rushing out and purchasing some chickens we at ideas-4-pets advise you to read up on [...]

Keeping chickens is becoming a fast-growing hobby for many people in the UK, probably spurred on by the TV programmes that have recently highlighted both the plight of the battery hens and the joys of keeping your own chickens. Keeping doesn’t require lots of space even though most chicken lovers would advocate that the more [...]

There has been so much on television recently about keeping hens and chickens that the sales of chicken coops and poultry houses has shot up. Here at ideas-4-pets we have had trouble keeping up with the amount of orders for chicken coops over the past couple of months. However, we now have lots of new [...]

I read an article the other day that said that chickens could be laying eggs in gardens throughout the UK. Since all the media hype about battery farming, more and more city residents are keen to raise their own hens in their own chicken coops in their own gardens. Providing fresh eggs for your family [...]

There are lots of things to look out for when buying your first chicken coop. I have listed below a few points for you to consider. Is the chicken coop tanalised? Pressure treated timber is wonderful because it ensures the maximum degree of penetration of the treatment and hen houses that are tanalised will last [...]

If you haven’t kept chickens before, it may seem to be a daunting prospect when you see all the chicken coops that are available for sale. Here are some points you may wish to consider to help you purchase the correct chicken house for you. Consider how many hens you intend to keep and look [...]

Chickens need looking after just like any other bird and their chicken coops need to be cleaned out at least every 3 weeks. If the litter in the bottom of the coop becomes damp, then it is adviseable to clean them out more frequently. The best litter to use is dust extracted shavings with a [...]

ideas-4-pets have a fantastic range of chicken coops. There are chicken coops to suit every pocket and whether you want to keep 2 chickens or 100 chickens, we have a chicken coop to suit your needs. The Covered Cottage chicken coop has been a best seller and now the larger model of this chicken coop [...]

Outdoor products for pets such as dog kennels poultry houses or chicken coops are out in all weathers so it is well worth considering purchasing a tanalised or pressure treated hen house. The process of pressure treating or tanalising involves soaking the timber in a chemical preservative and then placing it in a vacuum under [...]

We have a number of products on ideas-4-pets that are tanalised or pressure treated, these include dog kennels, chicken coops and hen houses. The word “tanalised” comes from the liquid preservative originally used in the process which is called “Tanalith”. The process involves the wood being immersed in a liquid preservative and then placed in [...]