tom123 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Made a trip to B&Q today to get some plastic corrugated sheeting and some wood chippings and it looks sooo much better! and the girls love it too. They've been rooting around in it all afternoon. I would recommend it to anyone with a mud problem! works a treat and really quite cheap . Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Got any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 I'll take some tomorrow for you Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Here you go. Some pics this morning of Molly in the run. (Milly is laying) Oh and Harry my Labradoodle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Tarpey Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Awww how cute Great result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Thanks! And today it had it,s first test...the rain! and it's still looking lovely and dry and the girls have been able to stay out all day! If you haven't done it yet do it because it such a good idea. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma&lewie Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Hi Tom, Hope you are well! do you have an Eglu or a wooden coop? how have you done your run it looks great? I am having a bit of a nightmare at the moment, we have a wooden ark (that has caused me so many problems- swelling wood and mites, and damp inside) that I wish I had been a bit more paitent and saved up for an Eglu!!! Anyway is done now and is our girls home, we have just built a pen for the girls attached to the ark ( is a penthouse with a small run under the house) we built the pen with trellis and chicken wire.... does look a bit better than it sounds!!! lol, but they keep escaping so now we are going to have to extend it up, also due to rain my poor Amber lee has had to have a bath!! so would need to attach a roof! any advice on hoe this couls be done? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Well I have a wooden house that me and my dad built along with the 6x4 run. It all came under £150 and it looks top notch! We've never had a problem with mites or the wood swelling as we treated the wood and I give the house a good covering of mite powder every time I clean them out. Well our run is covered...half with cladding and the other half with plastic corrugated sheeting from B&Q for about £6 and it works a treat. The run is just pieces of 1inch x 2inch treated wood with the wire nailed on with a door on the side. I would cover the run with plastic sheeting or wood(Quite dark for the chooks!) Hope it all works out. I will try and find some pics of house and run together for you later. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Here are some pics of the house when we had metal sheeting on the top instead of plastic... Not great pics but o well! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Wow! It looks really great! I'm !!! Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Its a great house. I've just got some clear shower curtains from Ikea to help keep the rain out of run. (when I get it). Your dog may be wicked but I love him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Great pictures, thank you. Glad you had a successful trip to B&Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
