Granddad Rob Designs Ltd

10/03/2026

Rummaging through the archives.
Cindy and I, about 40 years ‘posing’ for a brochure picture.
Back then we thought this twenty nest dovecote was big as was sensible, and we would never make a bigger cote. Never say never, we can now make a forty-nine nest, and I still don’t do ‘sensible’.

26/12/2025

Due to clerical error on my part, this is a bit late. However the sentiment remains the same .. Happy Christmas one and ALL ..

I was once asked, if we could build a Father Christmas cabin, for a Christmas Grotto. We could, so we did..
Cindy and I went down the pub* yesterday for our Christmas dinner. When, being egged on by her mum a charming little girl stood watching me, she was convinced I was the real deal . I whispered to her not to tell anybody else, because she was the only one there who recognised me. The ‘make believe’ was sealed because I knew her name and remembered her cats. Her slightly more forward bother joined us, and put in an order for next year, he wants a Robot, I have made a note !

*The White Horse out at Billsington, our favourite watering hole. Where we were treated to a truly scrumptious Christmas Dinner.

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

GRANDDAD ROBS POULTRY POINTERS.

I have just had a conversation with a customer about the mud in his chicken run that is becoming an issue.

My advice was to line the ground inside the run and with a strong 1”x1”galvanised mesh.

The mesh stops the birds ‘paddling’ the soil into quagmire, in addition, it stops rats and alike burrowing in.

Then cover the mesh floor about 3”deep with horse stable bedding that is readily available from equestrian suppliers.

I would strongly suggest only using the bedding that is derived from the stem of the h**p plant.

It is absorbent and the hens love the scratch potential. (do not be tempted to use wood shavings).

Every few weeks top up any ‘yucky’ areas with new bedding. Twice a year, shovel it out back to the mesh and start over.

02/12/2025

We had a lot of questions about the post we put up on 26 Nov , so thought to post this.

At the outset, I have to say I am not a tortoise keeper, so unable to advise you from that perspective ( chickens, ducks, geese, doves, I am fine with)

However all our tortoise housing, options and features have been request designed by tortoise keepers,

as they ask for modifications to suit their requirements. Therefore, the designs are constantly evolving for the better.

Size wise, we offer four options as standard, and we make a lot of bespoke sizes.

All our houses are FULLY insulated (even the door). There is a lamp mounting beam high up under the ridge, and the option to have Burrowing Basement,

which gives your tortoise 14cm of top soil inside the house to hunker down into.

If you need further help, I would suggest you might want to look on our website.

https://granddadrobdesigns.co.uk/collections/tortoise

Or email, [email protected]

Thanks again G’Rob

01/12/2025

Good morning it’s that time of year again he’s back, elf on the shelf…………..

And a lovely review has just come in, Our lovely customer said..........

‘ I purchased a Windsor 12 nest dovecote on behalf of my director who was delighted with the dovecote.

The communication from start to finish with Rob and Sally made the whole process very easy and nothing was too much trouble.

No problem the delivery and on time. Would highly recommend! Many thanks’

Thank you for such a lovely review!

If you own a Granddad Rob product please could we ask that you give us a Google review, like & share that would amazing,It’s very quick and doesn’t cost anything but means the world to our small business.
Also
If you would like to purchase a dovecote here is the link

https://www.granddadrobdesigns.co.uk/dovecotes

28/11/2025

It’s ONLY 27 days until christmas!!!!!!!!!
No time for resting Granddad Rob, you have Christmas orders to get on with.
Get your orders in asap to guarantee delivery in time for the big day!