Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[Guest]

just thought you'd like to see how our run has progressed and changed over the last 10 months

 

just before the girls came, approx sept last year

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/run1.JPG

 

with run completed

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/outside2.JPG

 

we found it difficult to get in and clean the run so Ian raised the roof!

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/rerun.JPG

 

then Bea came along so we decided more space was needed

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/newrun1.jpg

 

and then these were taken today, we've moved the herbs from the bottom of the garden to near the run to brighten it up and to make them easier to access. Still a few jobs to do, like finish painting the fence but I think it looks great but then I'm biased!

 

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/290808.8.jpg

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/290808.1.jpg

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/290808.4.jpg

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/290808.6.jpg

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/290808.10.jpg

 

**edit** forgot to add this one

 

http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/290808.7.jpg

 

I'd advise anyone starting out, start BIG!!!!

Edited August 29, 2008 by Guest

[Scramble]

Wow!

I absolutly love it!!!

I love the painted colour, and the flowers hanging on it!!!

[The Brown Clan]

Gorgeous I'm very

[Smiler]

Looks brilliant!

[Lisa]

Wow Clever you

[nikplus]

That looks great. I can understand you temptation, too. We've only got three ladies to date, but we're already thinking about extending our Eglu Cube. I can see us building a 12ft square enclosure before too long...

[Guest]

thank you All thanks to the other half, I just sit back and admire his handy work

 

Oh, btw, I read that basil, lavender, mint and lemon scented herbs like lemon thyme and lemon balm can help deter flies so that was another reason we shifted all the herbs to near the run.

[Angels4]

What a lovely set up you have Poet. I'm presently doing the same, but I was stuck. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Steve.]

Very cool! Thank you for sharing those snaps!

[quickcluck]

That looks just FAB!!! You have obviously worked very hard and the chooks must love their chic new pad!!

[Chickvic]

Lovely pics, your girls are very lucky

[Laura&Sean]

wow what a change from when you first started, amazing.

Your garden and flowers, herbs, run and tomatos I want it!

I musn't show my girls these pictures they would be very jealous.

~Well done, lovely pictures.

[clootie]

I agree - really good job Poet ! I especially like the two separate houses you have all linked together, I think that looks brilliant. Is your other half available on rent at all?

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Super! We're not even a week into chicken-keeping and we're having the same conversations already! Expansion, expansion, expansion. Who says the housing market is in crisis? It isn't for chickens!

Edited August 30, 2008 by Guest

[Dinkychick]

Looks amazing! Makes me want to go big!

[josephine77]

Wow it looks brilliant! Just goes to show, keeping chickens doesn't have to make your garden look untidy...unlike mine!!

 

Love the hanging baskets on the side, that's a fab idea.

[SAB]

Fantastic!

[Guest]

thank you very much

[cluckbok]

Fabulous run! your garden is so neat and tidy too. You can still have a lovely garden when you've got chooks eh!

[Guest]

Fabulous run! your garden is so neat and tidy too. You can still have a lovely garden when you've got chooks eh!

 

Absolutely! But don't be fooled, there was chicken poop and aubiose all over the patio until DH tidied up However, tidying takes a few minutes. Our girls get to free range too but they don't do anything that can't be rectified with a brush and a hosepipe

[cluckbok]

Same for us Poet, hosepipes are wonderful things!

[Barkisland]

Fabulous - and a complete transformation from when you first started out! Your OH is very clever

Our own 'Hensington Palace' is coming along, Cube due this Friday, hens to follow in about 3 weeks hopefully.

Pics to follow in due course.

[Electricbarbarella]

wow that is so

[Jules.]

Poet I always love looking at your photos, and these ones are so

Fab run, fab chooks, fab flowers

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What a transformation - it looks absolutely brilliant . It's all so pretty too . Tell me, does Ian spend that much time and effort on the house you both live in ?