Chicken coop for ferrets.

[TOMO 24,835]

or somthing like this,,,just take the glass out and replace with mesh mind this will go up in price but would make a first rate court.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Summer-House-/251057034325?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Garden_Structures_Fencing_CV&hash=item3a742a5455

[Guest vin]

I got one of them coops off ebay secondhand for £60..it had never been used etc etc.

 

I took the nest box off the end and blocked up the hole with the wood left over,made a small partition inside the box for a sleeping area.. its not gonna last 20 years but its cheap cheerfull,doesnt look a right old mess like some of the homemade ones do..and it serves the purpose of housing the stinkers.. for the money I paid there was nothing on the market thats anywhere near as good.. im pretty shite at DIY so something i can use immediatley without having to design and build siuts me fine.

[Joe67 239]

the chickencoops are upto the job mate.rakeaboot has one,hasnt had any problems that i know of.hes also added more to it,search his posts for ideas

 

the one:the cat pens on gumtree look good http://www.gumtree.c...alkin/101752094

[tegater 789]

I have one the same as in the photo for some of my ferrets, and its on flags. Its not as sturdy as some but its certainly up to the job if you look after it the same as everything.

 

 

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Thanks for all the help and ideas folks.

 

I've decided...

 

Go for a 7x5 shed same as I've got now but a new one because mine is frigged.

 

Where the single hutch is on top of the black cupboard will be a double tier 4' x 2' hutch.

 

The shelf to the right will be cleared, meshed off and made into 2 levels, accessible from the 2 tier hutch via a pipe.

 

The black cupboard will go under the shelf, that's where my shavings, dry food and lamping gear goes and the single hutch will go outside for if ever I need to seperate.

 

And then I will take the top third off the shed door and mesh that section.

 

 

Gaz

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

the chickencoops are upto the job mate.rakeaboot has one,hasnt had any problems that i know of.hes also added more to it,search his posts for ideas

 

the one:the cat pens on gumtree look good http://www.gumtree.c...alkin/101752094

 

Them cat pens look brilliant for the money!

[Joe67 239]

if any use..i boarded up the inside with some ply and painted it,alot easyer to clean

[joe14 98]

i know a few people whos got them coops for ferrets but they say they have to be covered in tarp all way round or everything gets soaked.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

What's the general rule for housing requirements?

 

I used to have 7 ferrets in a 10' x 10' quite happily. 5 jills and 2 hobs.

 

My new accommodation will be a 4' x 2' double tier hutch linked to a 5' x 2.5 foot x 4' high play area with various tubes, shelves, hammocks etc.

 

I've already got a vasectomised hob, how many Jills could I comfortably house with him in this set up?

 

Thanks

 

Gaz

[ulverston moocher 60]

I have the same coop as in the picture but I have boarded the back and the end in the run part I have replaced the mesh with some better stronger weld mesh and I have boarded the floor of the run and it is spot on.

[Rabbiting man 1,190]

How about this

[charlie nelly1 142]

How about this

it looks good, but there is alot of wasted upper space for a ferret in my opinion?

[spartan_ferret 6]

ive got one of those. I put some wood flooring on it and its raised on bricks. I also put another level in it. its easy to clean and mine is sturdy. I brought it when i had no idea about ferreting and was just starting out, it does the job but in the furture i would get a shed and mod it.

[coneykenny 98]

Jasus gaz i cant see a thing wrong with that setup.A small bit of reinforcement in places should do the job.

[Rake aboot 4,929]

Here ye go