Advice please

[CMoo]

We've had chickens for around 8 years and have always had wooden coops. We moved house 18 months ago and have had the worst infestations of red mites I've ever had.
Our coops are getting a bit old & I'm looking at new ones.
Wasn't sure to stick with the wooden ones, which have been quite difficult to clean thoroughly with the mites, or to go for plastic.
Any views on wooden v igloo v nestera?
I'm worried about temperature control of the plastic ones.

 

[Sally PB]

Where are you located? Your climate will have a lot to do with what advice people might give.

 

[CMoo]

Where are you located? Your climate will have a lot to do with what advice people might give.

Oh sorry, I'm based I'm Lincolnshire in England.

 

[Sally PB]

A longterm member has a long running thread about his flock, and he lives in Bristol. He posts about his Nestera coop, and you can see lots of pictures. This post is a possible jumping in place; the thread is over 2000 pages.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ickens-thread.1502267/page-1466#post-26922922

You can add your location to your profile, and then it's always there and people don't ask. It really helps to see that you're not in the US too; a lot of products that are easily sourced here aren't available in other countries.

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[Bawkbok]

We have an Omlet plastic cube and live in a very hot, humid environment in the USA. We have a ton of mosquitos, flies, knats, fleas, noseeums, and other bugs. We have not had a problem with insects in the roost or layer areas at all. I don't think mites / lice or many other insects like plastic. It's easy to clean and seems to stay of a consistent temperature inside. It has a double wall so the space between allows for air thus keeping it cool in hot weather and warm in cold weather. You will need to connect this to an extended run as it is only a coop - not a place they will use for any other purpose but to sleep and lay eggs. Ventilation is not the best; we have a fan running 24x7. It is marketed to hold many more birds than what is realistic. It works in our environment and is low maintenance. It can be stationary (attached to a run) or use it as a tractor and pull it around the yard every day for fresh forage ground. It is very heavy so this gets old quick.
Just sharing our experience - it really depends on how much effort and time you want to invest in cleaning and maintenance, the space you have (yard, acreage) and your environment. It is predator proof. We are content with it for our small flock.

You can go on Omlet's website and find an ambassador in your area that has one and speak to them directly.