Chicken cote (update in post#12 of thread).

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I Googled "chicken cote" but the search results were pretty useless. Can anyone who's built one post pics, or post links to sites with good info about cotes?
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A.R.
 
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I don't have one but researched them because i thought it would make a great guinea coop.

Forsham cottage arks has them and they are beautiful. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.forshamcottagearks.com/ControlFiles/Graphics/Products/HighHalden/photo-strip/chicken-coop-on-a-pole-004.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.forshamcottagearks.com/poultry-housing/chicken-house-on-pole.htm&usg=__m4-EyiqFirH6iojODmoVgxwj5NA=&h=600&w=396&sz=52&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Ln09AqtaSBDxNM:&tbnh=170&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchicken%2Bcoop%2Bpole%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DKqc%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Ds%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D616%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=549&vpy=71&dur=770&hovh=274&hovw=181&tx=85&ty=135&ei=xEDzTIfzL4GKlwfOoM2LCg&oei=xEDzTIfzL4GKlwfOoM2LCg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

Houses for hens, also UK, has some nice pole coops but they are not cote style.

http://www.housesforhens.co.uk/Fox-Safe-Hen-Houses/
 
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I think it's just different terminology for a "chicken coop" or a "hen house." Usually you read or hear about dove or pigeon cotes; that's just what they typically call housing for these birds.
 
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That ladder is way too steep for a chicken to use! And the coop itself seems more appropriate for a dove or pigeon than a chicken.
 
I've never ever heard "cote" used for anything but pigeons and doves. I think this is just sales-pitch labelling.

The Forsham item from the link is just *preposterous* IMHO, for anything other than conversation-piece housing for maybe 2-4 hens in an always-mild climate. Very silly. North Americans should note that Britain lacks raccoons or possums, and while in principle it is probably possible to build a coop on posts with enough overhang to defeat those climbers, the relatively small amount of overhang in the Forsham one would be pretty risky IMHO in North America.

If a person wants a dovecote-shaped chicken coop, just for purty, then my suggestion is to look at pictures/plans for actual garden-type *dovecotes* of sufficient picturesqueness and just rejigger the inside and opening sizes for chickens.

Pat
 

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