4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[debbie26pet]

im thinking i need section some o fmy garden for the chickens esp summer when the 4 kids are charging round the garden, the chickens will need some peace

this my run thinking of something to go across garden, so they can free range in the top bit of garden, upto the stepping stones, but dont want it looking not right any ideas what have others done

[tom123]

At first when I only had 2 hens my run was fine now I have 6 I had to build a new run however where the run was going to go there was a tree so a walk in run was out of the question. We then built an area for the chickens about 3m x 4m and they are in here everyday and there is plenty of room. The fence is just half round posts with 4ft of chicken wire round it nailed in. It has bark all over the floor and a few plants. The posts were £1 each and the wire was about £10 so were the 2 bags of wood chip.

 

If you did fence off some garden it would soon be mud so I do advise putting bark down immediately after the grass is gone so it doesn't turn into mud.

 

 

Here is a picture of my run...

 

 

Its not as great as a walk in run but I like and the chickens do so its staying!

 

 

 

Hope that helps

Tom

Edited January 17, 2009 by Guest

[moochoo]

Why not use Omlet netting it's light and easy to move and relatively affordable?

[clueless chick]

I have sectioned off part of the garden, bought the omlet fencing. It has proved very

versatile. Its been used for protecting the veg garden when OH has been busy, also

for keeping the cat away from their free range area ( she still is not keen on them, but at

ten years old I dont think she will change). It is very light and I find it very easy to move around to just where I need it. We have just got a walk in run and I have cut the fencing into 2 sections, keeping the chooks away from a laurel bush, which I believe is poisonous. So I can recommend the fencing.

[Olly]

Do bear in mind however that the Omlet netting, and Tom's set-up above, are not foxproof. It will keep the chickens off your favourite plants/vegetable bed/children's play area but it won't keep them safe.

[Plum]

I've got the omlet netting and its light and easy to move, however they did jump over it once when my OH got them overexcited by the sight of grapes and a section was sagging. At the first chance they will escape under it. Just needs a few tent pegs to keep the bottom down when I get round to it.

[Forge Cottage]

We use electric netting. You can either set it up as a ring fence, or a U shape against a wall etc, or just a straight line - and easy to re-position to give a patch of garden a rest. It is almost invisible as it is green with black poles. We have foxes around here every day and no trouble so far...