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Use the following plans and information as a guide only.
These plans and information are for the most part general and should you choose to use them, it would be advisable to do a bit of your own research. Where necessary you may need to make changes to suit the local environment. The best type of information and knowledge available is local knowledge. Check with your local council to see what may or may not be required from their point of view, including any animal welfare obligations.
A chook house is a place of shelter, a safe retreat for chickens and a place where the hens can lay their eggs. A chook house is accompanied by a run, which is the chickens' outside area. The scope of the run can vary greatly depending on local conditions, the type of predator (wild or domestic) that might be lurking around seeking a free chicken meal and anything else that could be a threat to the well-being of the chicken. These factors will also determine whether the chicken can be free-ranging or confined to a fenced or fully enclosed type of holding pen.
This chook house should comfortably house at least eight chooks and generously allows for:
 0.4sq m (4.5 sq ft) of space per chook
3 nests shared between 8 chooks
225 mm (9") of perch length for each chook
The design also allows for:
a bit of a storage area, chicken hatchway (i.e. entrance hole), ample ventilation, ample light and a door that opens inwards and is big enough to enable easy access and cleaning of the chook house.
The floor is designed to take "deep litter" which is at least a 75mm (3") covering of wood shavings or similar.
NOTE: There is no design or allowance for any feeder system, water container or supply system. Although some people make their own, most people find it easier to purchase a feeder system /water container from the appropriate store.
Materials list
Excludes hardware and any feeder or water supply materials.
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Stock Size/ Material
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Used For
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Amount
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100x100 Suitable for exterior use
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Skids
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2 pieces at 1800mm
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100x50 Suitable for exterior use
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Floor Joists and boundary joists
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11 lineal metres
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100x100
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Corner studs
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4 pieces at 1800mm
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100x50
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All framing walls and roof
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45 lineal metres
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75x50
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Perch and perch support
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2.5 lineal metres
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50x50
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Nesting perch
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1 lineal metre
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2400x1200 plywood sheets 18mm thick
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Flooring, wall cladding and parts of nesting boxes
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7 sheets
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100x25 suitable for exterior use
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Cladding battens, door stop and part of nesting boxes
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36 lineal metres
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300x25 suitable for exterior use
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Part of nesting boxes
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2.6 lineal metres
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150x50 suitable for exterior use
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Roofing boards and litter board
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59 lineal metres
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Tar paper, breather type building paper or similar roofing underlay.
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Under roofing boards
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7.5 sq metres
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You will also need an assortment of hardware including nails, hinges, door latches, door bolts, window catches, Perspex/Plexiglas or similar clear acrylic sheet for use as window panes, galvanized flashings for openings where required as well as for roof ridge cap, and
mesh/wire cloth/chicken wire for any permanent openings or air vents.
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