Why buy the Green Frog Chicken Lodge (Large)?

The Green Frog Chicken Lodge Large is the perfect coop for both beginners and experienced chicken keepers. This mid-sized hen house will comfortably accommodate up to eight large fowl or fifteen bantams.

• Manufactured in the UK using 100% recycled plastic waste. This means that the Green Frog housing is extremely durable, effortless to clean and is eco-friendly too!
• The Chicken Lodge comes complete with a 23cm stand to raise your chicken coop off the ground, providing extra protection from predators, reducing the risk of frostbite in the winter, and making it even easier to collect eggs.
• Every Green Frog poultry coop is built to last and comes complete with a 10 year warranty included.

FEATURES:

• Interior – This Chicken Lodge has two nest box and two removable wooden perches. The nest box is cleverly located on the side of the coop to provide even more internal space for your chickens.
• Door – The door is designed so that it won’t trap dirt in the door slots, and it can be easily opened and closed manually, or with a Chicken Guard Automatic Door Opener. The door is very safe for chickens and is too small for foxes to gain entry.
• Easy Access and Cleaning – The nest box lid can be easily removed to gain access to freshly laid eggs using quick-release pins. For routine cleaning, the full width back panel detaches in the same way in seconds. The smooth plastic interior allows dirt to be effortlessly removed using a brush in just a fraction of the time of other poultry coops available on the market. For more thorough cleaning, the roof detaches in seconds to provide even further access, and more stubborn dirt can be removed using a hose or pressure washer. Unlike wooden coops, plastic dries in minutes, which is particularly useful in Winter.
• Ventilation – The Chicken Lodge includes adjustable air vents to provide the chickens with constant air flow, preventing respiratory issues and reducing moisture content within the coop. At least one vent should be open permanently.
• Assembly – This product is delivered flat-packed and can be quickly assembled by following the comprehensive instructions in the user guide, or by watching the assembly YouTube video- you should allow about an hour for this if it is the first time you have assembled a Green Frog house or lodge. Most parts are held together using clips made from our own waste plastic, though quick release clips (linch pins) and some other parts are metal. The house features carry handles on the roof so it can be easily moved around a garden once assembled. If you ever need to relocate your coop to a different address, it is just as easily dismantled and will not be damaged during the process.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS:

• Droppings Trays – In certain atmospheric conditions or if the chickens come into the lodge after being outside in the rain, condensation can form inside the coop. Normally, this evaporates or drains straight out of the chicken lodge and is not a problem at all. However, if you use an absorbent bedding material such as newspaper or wood shavings, this will ‘wick up’ any moisture. This moisture will react with the droppings to give off ammonia, which is not good for the respiratory health of your birds. The solution is really quite simple, and it is to use droppings trays to contain the bedding. Droppings trays also make it easier to clean your hen house. They are easy to handle, and you can simply tip the droppings and shavings into a wheelbarrow or garden refuse sack. Top tip: we generally find that wood shavings are preferable to newspaper as a bedding/litter material.
• Chicken Guard Automatic Door Opener (Premium ECO Unit) – This lodge has been designed to work with a Chicken Guard Automatic Opener. This simply bolts to the front of the house (holes are pre-drilled for you) and the cord attaches to a split ring in the door, replacing the manual draw cord and handle. The Chicken Guard opener can be bought with this product or can be bought later. Please see here for more info.