SleepyFairy Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hello everyone My lovely chicken ladies are turning our garden into Glastonbury plus we'd like to restrict their access a bit so that our daughter, who is nearly walking, can roam the garden too without fear of her eating poop!! I've seen the chicken netting on Omlet which i think looks fab, albeit pricey. Has anyone used it? What do you do about getting to the eglu each day? Just move the poles about? Dont really want chicken wire and wooden posts as think this might be a bit of an eye sore compared to the "posh" netting on omlet!!! Am hoping to section off half the garden for them so that they can still free range a litttle and are not penned all the time in the run. Any advice very gratefully received...... Ta Jules x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkochicks Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hi jules, for exactly the same reasons as you have mentioned we use the Omlet fence. We just keep moving it every time we want to get to the cube. Its great because you can keep moving it around. When we are letting the girls totally free range, we put it round the patio so our 16 month old has a poop free area. We have only had 1 problem with it. Princess used to fly over it, but we removed a low branch she was hopping on to to give herself height. You could watch for someone selling some second hand. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 The netting is well worth it - I have placed it so I can just slip the net over the next door pole and open it and bend the pole when I want to get in - they are very flexible. I was a bit hesitant about the price but it looks good and is adaptable. Go for it I would say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyFairy Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thanks so much for your replies. that gives me much more confidence in getting it. i think it looks great. cant wait to get one now! yipppeeeeeeeee! thanks again Jules x fudge nancy peach peeweefluff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smanners Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Absolutely essential!!!! We can partition of a piece of garden for the girls to turn to mud and preserve some grass for us! When the better weather comes we can do a swap to let their area recover ( will probably need a miracle as well ) It's easy to step over as it is so flexible and the poles are easy to move around too. We've got a couple of escapologists that fly from cube roof over the netting to get at the green grass but on the whole it's brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyFairy Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 right that's it. i have orderd one! ta daaaaaaaaaa! its coming on wednesday. cant wait that long though as too egg-sighted!!!!!!!!!!! ha fnar! thanks everyone for replying so quickly! J x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 An added benefit is that you can choose to electrify it for added safety against Mr Fox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickyhazel Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Hello everyone My lovely chicken ladies are turning our garden into Glastonbury plus we'd like to restrict their access a bit so that our daughter, who is nearly walking, can roam the garden too without fear of her eating poop!! I've seen the chicken netting on Omlet which i think looks fab, albeit pricey. Has anyone used it? What do you do about getting to the eglu each day? Just move the poles about? Dont really want chicken wire and wooden posts as think this might be a bit of an eye sore compared to the "posh" netting on omlet!!! Am hoping to section off half the garden for them so that they can still free range a litttle and are not penned all the time in the run. Any advice very gratefully received...... Ta Jules x x x we have chicken netting to stop our chicks going where we don't want them to go, and it is really easy to use; just move it around wherever you want it to go! It is really effective and not to pricey, I really recommend you buy it! 3 chooks: Hazel Chestnut Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
