sheik Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I've been having fun building an Adventure Playground for our chickens out of some old trees. This corner of our garden is going to be left as a "meadow" area for the chickens, although they have the run of the full garden anyway. The hope is that they'll prefer it over the herb garden! These pics were taken just after I drilled some holes into the raised branches to hide corn in (inspired by an episode of "Monkey Business" on the Discovery channel! ). Luna instantly worked out the puzzle and was soon scrambling all over the branches whilst the others waited below for stray scatterings! They do seem to like pecking amongst the logs and using them for perches. It will look nicer once the grass and meadowseed we've planted starts to fill in the bare patches. /\dam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Looks brilliant and the chooks appear to love it! Any Wacky Warehouse designer would be proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Looks really fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 What a fantastic idea! It looks super. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 That looks great, should keep them occupied. The logs will encourage bugs too, which the chickens will love to eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheik Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 The only trouble was that as I added more logs every few days, the Foxwatch got harder and harder to reach - so I had to move it or risk a broken ankle one night /\dam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 That looks fun... and I bet the girls like it too... I've a branch in the run for our girls but never thought to put holes in and hide treats... now where's that drill? Lisa (new mum to The Staffs Lasses... Daisy Maisie 1st TODAY Rosie 1st 7/5/08 in ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Wow! Looks great! I may copy your idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah B Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Wow that is soooo cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Looks great! hm, that has given me ideas of what to do with our little bare patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Great idea! You've created the poultry equavelent of the Crystal maze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Those are seriously lucky chickens. What a fab chicken playground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckov Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 What a great idea - the things we do for our girls, eh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Brilliant play area! I'm sure they will love you for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 That's a really good idea the chickens will really enjoy it. Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanie Bean Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Fab chicken playground, even my kids would be jealous. We've got a Luna too, great name choice. Sarah.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Looks brilliant; I'd like to do the same for my girls. I've put a couple of old children's play chairs for them to perch on, along with their dust baths, which they love. By the way, what funky looking chickens you've got - such groovy hairdos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheik Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 Our chicken area is a bit more mature this year, and we've got a better idea of which plants will survive being scratched etc. I'm going to fence off the whole area so they can be segregated when we have a barbecue etc. Just need to work out a fence design that they won't jump over... Here are some recent pics: /\dam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolateeclaire Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 This looks great and has given me some ideas. Howver have had my 4 hens for a month now so they are 14 weeks old but they dont seem to want to come out of their run. I can coax them out with food but they go straight back in after eating it. I am glad that they feel safe in their run so dont want to force them out but would like to see them enjoying the garden. Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
