I bought an XL dog house for a duck house

[qhluvr34]

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All of mine came from Freecycle, a very great place to look for duck/chicken items.

 

[MissPrissy]

Our freecycle is junkie. Uaually old clothe, shoes and stuff that didn't cut the yard sales.

 

[miss_jayne]

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i am amazed at the things people try to give away. i know it's to keep things out of land fills, but after something has served it purpose it needs to go bye-bye.

 

[Wifezilla]

Ours varies. I have had better luck on Craigslist.

I do like the clean-ability of those plastic duck houses. If my hutch falls apart, I am getting one!

 

[miss_jayne]

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yes! they are great for ease of cleaning. and they last pretty much forever.

 

[MissPrissy]

That is one of the main reasons I got it. Scrub it out, fresh bedding and it is sanitized. My wooden goose house is a nightmare to clean out. Uck!

 

[Wifezilla]

That's what I have now...wood. And particle board at that. Since it was free, it will work for now, but I am watching out for plastic doggie houses and igloos

 

[the1much]

hehe ,, i got a bunch of those dog houses ( same size, different shape) for some of my chickens,, since im "getting things straight" in the yards, and trying to move them around to find what works best,, them things work great,, cept no door,, but since their not tall, they heat up with body heat good,,,,,, i got mine for $40 a piece, before they were even set out,, i grabbed em off the cart,, hahaha

 

[Debi214]

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Freecycle is most definitely a junkyard here in this area of Virginia.

I have an igloo set up in a large run for three cochins and they love it - I didn't put a door on it but did hang a heat lamp so they don't freeze when it drops down below 30 at night. I also have a large doghouse attached to another run with 3 barred rocks. I cut a door in the back for egg retrieval and attached a door to the front thinking they might get cold but they don't. I tried a heat lamp for 2 nights and they partied all night long outside of the house so I took it out. I almost bought a red heat lamp still thinking they needed the warmth and that the red wouldn't bother them but they are quite happy all snuggled up together.

One of these days everyone will be happily living together in the wonderful new chicken house that I have been working on. (my 6 youngest babies are in there right now and I need to work on everyone getting used to each other)

 

[griffin45]

They work well for ND goats too! But never forget to take it out of the pasture when you put your Ram out there! They don''t hold up to Rams, but the Ram had fun!