Rolo Rabbit Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Well, considering we were going to have a little hen house with short run attached, things have got a bit out of hand. Tomorrow we're having some Leylandii chopped down to make room for the headheight run which DH and I are going to attempt to build over the next few weeks!!! We'll be using up bits of wood that we already had so it shouldn't cost much more than the original plan but I'm really happy that our future hens will have plenty of space. Thanks to everyone who's put photos of their runs on the forum - they have helped enormously. BTW I used to be chickenlickenlis but discovered there was already a chicken licken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire B Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Congratulations on your decision to build a walk in run. I know how exciting it can be planning a run as mine is being built tomorrow but I have admit I don't have the skills nor does my husband to do it ourselves so we have had to get someone to do it for us keep us posted with how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmgreen Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I built my own head height run earlier this month..... now we're planning on extending it! Will post some pics at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Rabbit Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 The trees are now down so we have a large hole above the wall where we used to be hidden from the (not always very pleasant) neighbours. We plan to put boards there so the chickens don't have to chat to them if they don't feel like it. We went hen-hunting at the weekend and found a lovely place in the middle of Devon-nowhere which sells very free-range hybrids and I think we've decided on Black Rock, a Light Sussex and a Magpie (?). Excitement is now reaching fever pitch and it's still going to be weeks before we're ready!! I can only keep it all under control by logging on to Omlet and getting a regular chicken fix. Looking forward to seeing your pics Paul. Ours won't be very exotic but it will do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Sounds great - keep us up to date with progress and we will need pictures when they arrive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
