Customer Reviews
A good design book. - By: J. Owens, 06 Jun 2007 
This book takes a modicum of intelligence to get the best from it. It is not a collection of 'how to' plans but more a treatise of coop design with good examples. To convert 1" to millimetres multiply by 25.4 & if the reader can't work out the floor space divided by the required space for each hen from figures given, then he/she has bought the wrong book.
great book concept very poorly executed - By: J. Parker, 06 Mar 2007 
There are many faults such as very poor drawings, no assembly instructions (just panels)+ its completely in imperial with a photograph of a tape measure cut into strips as a coversion chart! However the biggest issue is the houses themselves, the smalll transport, broody etc boxes look good but the house plans are poor & this is meant to be a poultry house construction book. The ark plans give no idea of how many birds they are for & early in the book the author criticises the generic ark design as wasteful of materials versus usable cubic capacity but doesn't provide an alternative design. Waste of money unless you like puzzles & even then I don't have the confidence in the plans to start
The Perfect gift for your handyperson - By: , 14 Sep 2005 
This book was given originallly by Santa Claus to my handyperson & as a result I have a well built spacious hen house that is simplicity itself to maintain. the author gives detailed drawings & instructions for several house designs from the smalllest to his 'poultry palace'. it is written in a quirky original style by someone obviously experienced with both housing & the birds themselves. I am buying a second copy for another handyperson
Poultry House Construction (Gold Cockerel S.) - By: , 10 Mar 2005 
I have completed one of his previous constructions & found that I needed to re-draw his plans just so I could read them.
However dispite this fault his ideas worked. But, the biggest let down for me was, particulary in the bigger designs, is no wood list. It takes forever to add alll the measurements of the timber required up.
aaarghhhh - By: , 10 Jul 2004 
This book was written by someone who loves building houses, but does not understand the quality of diagrams needed for others to replicate his designs.
All dimensions are in inches, but lengths of wood in DIY emporiums are in mm/cm, making it even more difficult. Nice photographs though!
