Cottage Hen House & Run

The Cottage Hen House is one of our most popular small chicken coops. It is a raised house with integral run to the front of the house and underneath it. This provides some shelter for the hens and maximises use of the space the house occupies. We normally add our heart-shaped perspex window in one side - not compulsory just cute - but let us know when ordering if you don't want this.

There is access to the run both from the front through the door and underneath the house where the wire panel lifts out. This means you can place their feeder easily in a sheltered part of the run.

Particularly suitable for a small garden with just a couple of chickens but it will house up to 5 Bantam Hens or 3 medium sized hens. The house itself could accommodate up 4 or 5 hens but we would not advise this if the hens are to be kept in the run all the time. Click on the picture above for a larger photograph and scroll down for more views of the Cottage Henhouse.

Also available is a 6ft Extension Run to fit on the front of the Henhouse and therefore give the hens that much more room, see below. For even more security against all predators, take a look at the 'Small No-Dig Skirt' below.

Please note: The VSB automatic Pop-hole opener does not fit this henhouse.

Max. ext. dimensions:- 1370mm wide x 1220mm deep x 1350mm high, internal house:- 1220W x 590D x 740H max. Footprint: 1220mm x 1220mm. Pop-hole size: 260mm x 260mm. Height underneath house 48cm.

Current delivery time approx 2 weeks. It is delivered flatpacked with detailed assembly instructions, and wrapped and strapped on a pallet via Palletline carrier. Separate confirmation email will give expected delivery date.

A simple 6ft long x 4ft wide extension run to fit the front of the Cottage Hen House giving the hens much more space and also allowing more run area to keep up to 4 or 5 birds in this 'cottage-garden' house.

Extension Run is 122cm wide x 180cm long x 97cm high (4ft x 6ft x 3ft).

(Please note: this is just the extension run not the house as well).

Click add to basket to buy the Cottage Hen House and the 6ft Extension Run together - save £21.

Total footprint size of house and extension run is 10ft x 4ft. Scroll to bottom of pages for more views of the Cottage Henhouse.

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A simple solution to prevent Foxes and Badgers digging under your Poultry Run.

The No Dig Skirt is 10 inch wide strips of 2" x 2" strong weldmesh ready to lay on the ground under the edges of your run and they are held in place with galvanised pegs (supplied with the skirt).

This small no-dig skirt would suit a run with a total footprint length of up to 20ft e.g. our Cottage Henhouse (approx. 4'x 4') or the 6ft and 9ft Runs for the Hobby Henhouse. Select this skirt also for the Haven Henhouse with 6ft run. If your run is non-Flyte so Fancy then just tell us the length by width and we will make the skirt accordingly.

There are the occasions when you may be away for the weekend, or on holiday and friends are in charge. This is an inexpensive way to give you the reassurance that the hens will be safe. The fox will instinctively want to dig right next to the base of the run and will not normally attempt to dig from several inches away.

Simply place the 10 inch wide strips of weldmesh on the ground around the outside of your run and peg in place. The mesh should be positioned so that the edge of the mesh is held under the base of the run (see photo) and then pegged down to hold in place (metal pegs included).

No-Dig Skirts are also available for larger runs up to 9' x 15' and for over 9' x 15' - again though if they are not Flyte so Fancy made, then just tell us the size you require.

Image shows the Cottage Henhouse with a No-Dig Skirt in place.

A making-life-easier solution when it comes to the inevitable cleaning out process - a plywood dirt tray for the Cottage Hen House, that will simply sit on the floor of the house, under the perches to catch the droppings. We suggest a layer of newspaper on the tray with a topping of bedding.