Comments on: Uncluttered animal houses

By: Jarrah

Jarrah — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:28:15 +0000

I have 2 of these: http://www.denhaus.com/den/b/b.....&act=1

They’re dog crates that double as reasonably stylish end tables. Their old crates were these hideous wire and plastic things that we couldn’t hide, these fit in with our style and are still comfortable and secure for the dogs.

By: DJ

DJ — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:55:08 +0000

Rabbits have been the highest maintenance pets I’ve ever had, and their vet care the costliest.

And yes, it looks great now, but give Eames a few weeks to chew on the wood, and it won’t look quite as pristine, I’m afraid. Still, it’s a nice alteration.

Spayed or neutered bunnies will often use a litter box, but they generally aren’t as tidy or religious about it as cats.

By: D

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:25:40 +0000

funny.. the rabbit hutch is completely free of droppings or bedding…now imagine it with straw or shavings, and a rabbit kicking about. Or perhaps those who would purchase this hutch wouldn’t bother with bedding for their animal, least it interfere with their sleekly designed home.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:20:26 +0000

We’ve had an Eglu for years and none of hoards of urban foxes have ever managed to get in to either the coop or the run. The plastic is really pretty solid so I can’t imagine anything chewing through. No racoons here in London so I couldn’t speak for them!

The price is silly, of course. And I actually like the aesthetics of traditional arks better. But they are very, very easy to clean. Chicken poop is not something you want to spend time with.

Another expensive coop that I covet is the Bow Coop:
http://www.framebow.co.uk/bow_coop.html

By: happyhens

happyhens — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:45:50 +0000

I’m sorry, I’m having a hard time feeling it with the plastic hen house. Not to mention the raccoons would easily chew their way through, yank out and eviscerate a hen in nothing flat. All urban areas have predators for chickens, so please don’t assume a plastic house will keep your hens safe.

Folks, as a long time urban chicken keeper, I have to say: avoid the gimick. If you have $125 to flush, then hire someone to build you a reasonable chicken coop or chicken tractor. Your flock will thank you.

While I blog about keeping hens in an urban area, I’d like to direct your attention to the one and only CityChicken. This woman has been putting the urban in chicking keeping for a long, long time–and she’s never resorted to some ridiculous space age plastic claptrap.

http://home.centurytel.net/the.....index.html

Her site convinced me that I could keep chickens in the city.

If you are in the Vancouver/Portland area of the Pacific Northwest, this is also an amazing resource

http://www.pistilsnursery.com/chicken-keeping

By: knitwych

knitwych — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:23:29 +0000

Eglu…hilarious! The price is even funnier!

By: martha in mobile

martha in mobile — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:47:14 +0000

Lovely — though at $125 per chicken (to keep my 10 chickens), just a bit too spendy.

By: n

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:40:01 +0000

Oh thank you so much for featuring the bunny hutch!

My boyfriend and I had thought about getting the eglu for eames, but it’s more of an outside habitat. Awesome, nonetheless!

By: momofthree

momofthree — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:21:17 +0000

very nice digs for someone like Bugs Bunny, but it just a bit too “modern” in style for my taste. Think country primitive meets Amish, and that’ s my style.

People always said we should have gotten a rabbit for our kids, since they are fairly low maintenance….but this hutch is just too big for me and my house.

I can hear my great uncle from central Minnesota laughing over this “futuristic” looking chicken house.. His was just a lean to type shed out in the barnyard and had shelves for the chickens to roost on… Had to walk thru the “WARM” cow pies to get to the chickens.. ahh memories of my childhood vacations

By: luxcat

luxcat — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:39:08 +0000

Omlet? Omelet? omg a hen house by a company named Omlet….

thanks for the laugh to start my weekend!

By: Egg Lover

Egg Lover — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:36:08 +0000

SOLD! I’m getting one of these as soon as we finish building our house!