My eco solution to rat problems

[hillfamily]

I finished the cube area Here are the piccies...................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I off to sit and admire my garden :D ........... although there are 2 little bits in my garden that are annoying me and I can see myself tweaking them first :roll: .............then I can sit an admire my garden

[Egluntyne]

WOW!

 

That looks super....very tropical.

 

I love your chickenalia too....particularly the watering can....I remember those being mentioned on the forum last year.

 

How do the girls like their new des res accommodation?

[hillfamily]

WOW!

 

That looks super....very tropical.

 

I love your chickenalia too....particularly the watering can....I remember those being mentioned on the forum last year.

 

How do the girls like their new des res accommodation?

 

They love it

 

no problems with the ladder, they obviously paid attention to my masterclass

 

We had 5 eggs yesterday .......... 3 girls in the nestbox at one time ....... so my fears that they wouldn't like one big nestbox have been banished

 

I love it, I love it, I love it, I'm so glad i took the plunge and upgraded

[redfrock]

Looks absolutely fab Pam! I really admire all the plants etc - my garden looks so bare compared to many of the forum members

And the lilac cube is quite something isn't it

 

I agree with you about being pleased with the upgrade. I was really apprehensive but I think both the chooks and I would agree that it was the best thing I did, and if I were to extend even further (highly unlikely, she says with her fingers crossed behind her back) I would get a cube every time.

[bellekatz]

Looks absolutely brilliant Pam - I love the way you have used old fashioned bins as planters ( now there's an idea ), Bet the girls love it!

[bronze]

I tlooks lovely. Like a little oasis.

[chelsea]

I agree with Bron - it does look like an oasis!

 

looks very nice Pam, just goes to show an eglu or cube looks fantastic in any style garden - you dont have to have grass. I have a lot of pebbles/decking in my garden and hardly any grass.

 

I love the hen watering can and your raised pond.

 

Clever hens aswell - mine still cant do the ladder

[Jules.]

it's lovely

well done

[Ziggy]

Your set up is very beautiful... no wonder you just want to sit there and admire it

Our garden is much more of a 'kids toys' and 'let nature take it's course' place, not much structuring at all, but it's a very big garden by town garden standards, so it manages to feel peaceful anyway...

 

I was very happy to upgrade to the cube too, I loved the eglu, but wouldn't look back now.

 

Great work!!! Enjoy it!!

[hayhatch]

What a gorgeous garden. Good job, well done!

[hillfamily]

Thanks everyone for all your lovely comments

 

The sun finally came out this afternoon and I was able to have a nice cuppa and admire my garden

 

My garden has undergone a very big transformation over the past 2 years including lots of plants in raised planters - in fact more than before chooks - and I gave up on lawn (at least I don't have to spend Sunday afternoons mowing )

 

The girls have a corner of the garden that is bare earth so they can dig to their hearts content (even though they also dig in all the gravel areas aswell ) and dust bath :D and under the cherry tree the girls have 2 rolls of turf that are replaced every 2 weeks so they have their own mini lawn to eat

[Swinnys Hinny]

Is that a large access door you have fitted to the side of the run? We were thinking of how to put a larger door in the end but I like the idea of putting one in the side.

 

I love the wooden decking squares and how tidy they make it look.

 

SH

[hillfamily]

Is that a large access door you have fitted to the side of the run? We were thinking of how to put a larger door in the end but I like the idea of putting one in the side.

 

I love the wooden decking squares and how tidy they make it look.

 

SH

 

Yes it is ............ I needed to be able to get into the run to change the aubiose and I just can't fit through the door I put it in the side because there was better access space.

 

I chose the side panel because it's fixed to the cube and the support pole so it can (in my opinion) cope with having a large hole cut in it.

[Snowy]

Looks wonderful Pam - I love your garden, no mud!

[hillfamily]

Looks wonderful Pam - I love your garden, no mud!

 

but only for the first time in about 2 years

[Snowy]

Looks wonderful Pam - I love your garden, no mud!

 

but only for the first time in about 2 years

 

Something I can aspire to then

[hillfamily]

Looks wonderful Pam - I love your garden, no mud!

 

but only for the first time in about 2 years

 

Something I can aspire to then

 

it's good to have aspirations

[Christian]

Looks truly stunning Pam!!!

 

fantastic idea about the side door

 

the watering can is fab too, you do have such good taste!

[hillfamily]

Looks truly stunning Pam!!!

 

fantastic idea about the side door

 

the watering can is fab too, you do have such good taste!

 

 

 

all the trendiest chicken keepers have these

[The Dogmother]

That looks fabulous Pam! Goodness knows what you'll think of my swamp when you come up

[Chooks Aloud]

Wow Pam,

 

Thought your garden was lovely before but now - FANTASTIC, it looks great.

 

Karen

[hillfamily]

Thanks Clare and Karen

 

My garden has been my therapy over the past 2 years .......... to me it represents so much more than a lovely garden :D A long story for another day

[chickenlass]

Looks Lovely!! What lucky chickens.

[Seagazer]

Hi,

 

I'm new (have posted in welcome to). Haven't bought any chickens or eglus yet - have seen the photo of the cube above and very impressed.

 

My question is should I start with an eglu and wait and see or start off with a cube and a few extra chickens because with an eglu they suggest just two chickens or have I read that wrong (its all I've been doing today - apart from a trip to the dentist and walking the dog). I think i'm going a bit chicken gaga!!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Hi Seagazer . You're right, an eglu and standard run is fine for 2 hens but you can add a converter and extension which would give you room for 4 hens.

 

If you are considering a cube already, it seems sensible to go for that so you can expand your flock easily (which you will, if you have room ) .