New Chicken Run

yola · 17-06-2009, 03:00 PM

Fantastic!!! I must get treatment for my phobia as chicken-keeping is becoming increasingly appealing. Your chickies look very happy in their enclosure there

alexgirl73 · 17-06-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Leesy

Are they easy to look after and keep?
We love eggs and would love to have fresh eggs like that every day

I find them incredibly easy to keep

not much different to a rabbit tbh, although obviously they have different needs in some areas. But considering that feed is relatively cheap, and the make fab waste disposal units (of appropriate foods

) and the bonus of all those lovely eggs, well I wouldn't want to be without mine now.

Oh and thanks Mags and Yola

Moli · 17-06-2009, 05:59 PM

Clever Hubby! that looks just the job....

angieh · 17-06-2009, 08:02 PM

We are thinking about having some more chickens - we still have our original chook house, but the run would need revamping.

Can you let me know how high yours is Alex??? Have you concreted the posts/wire - or perhaps you don't have trouble with foxes?

alexgirl73 · 17-06-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by angieh

We are thinking about having some more chickens - we still have our original chook house, but the run would need revamping.

Can you let me know how high yours is Alex??? Have you concreted the posts/wire - or perhaps you don't have trouble with foxes?

hi angie, our run is approx 5 and a half feet (I can just stand upright in it lol) tall, and 6 feet long and wide (or thereabouts). It sits on slabs and no we haven't concreted our posts in as we have never seen a fox about here, and tbh it is solid enough that I wouldn't worry if we had. We used weldmesh rather than chicken wire for added safety

All in all it cost about £80 (including the roof panels), far less than any commercial, tiny run I've seen.

calismum · 17-06-2009, 10:28 PM

Have shown this to OH as he will need to build run for mine when they arrive (only 16 days to go) hopefully it will be done on time

dandysmom · 17-06-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by yola

Fantastic!!! I must get treatment for my phobia as chicken-keeping is becoming increasingly appealing. Your chickies look very happy in their enclosure there

You don't have zoning regulations about livestock in your town, then, Yola? Oh how I wish I could keep a few hens!

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