Accessible chicken house

Modifications enable wheelchair user to take care of chickens

Description
The entrance for people who take care of the chickens is on one side of the chicken house. This entrance has a ramp and leads to a space where the chickens cannot go. The wall of the stall has a door and a hatch in wood. The hatch is at knee height and gives access to the eggs. Food and water containers are suspended behind the door.
The entry and exit for the chickens leading to an outdoor pen for the chickens are on the other side of the chicken house.

Authors comments
For the most part, the user’s wife takes care of the chickens. But the chicken house is designed so that he can take care of them if necessary.

Manufacturer
The user and his wife

Idea
The user

Paid for by
The user

Tip is dated from 2006

Categories for this tip
caring for household objects » taking care of animals, recreation, leisure » garden, Tips and tricks from people with High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th 2-10, ASIA A, B).

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