Hi Karen
Yes we use some rabbit housing for hens to nest and roost in.
Obviously they need to be out during the day and need to be able to
stand up straight, so no big breeds, also rabbit cages make great
broody coops too.
Good luck with your plans, nothing like a warm fresh egg for
breakfast. Beaten only by milk, warm and fresh from the goat.

--- In smallholding@..., "Karen" <karence@...> wrote:
>
> Okay, next year I'm getting chickens which I am very excited about.
> However, I don't have a chicken coop as of yet, I do have two
fairly newish
> rabbit hutches, one is already raised off the ground and I'm hoping
to do
> the same with the other one and then with some carpentry skills
(borrowed
> from goodness knows where;-)) we hoping to amalgamate the two
hutches so
> that one becomes the nesting area - are we mad? Has anybody used
hutches
> before with any success? Would you recommend just getting a coop
> straightaway and if I did, which type to go for? The choice is
huge.
>
>
>
> I did quite like the idea of the Vplas hutches, but they seem to
have gone
> now a long time ago and you can't seem to get the hutches, so maybe
they
> weren't great anyway.
>
>
>
> Look forward to your comments.
>
>
>
> Karen
>
> x
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