Nutmeg Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Mods, Please feel free to move if this is in the wrong place> I have let my girls free-range since having them last May, but to be honest they are now starting to do some serious damage to the garden and patio so we are planning to fence them off with some netting. I have searched here and cannot find it in the shop, can anyone point me in the right direction please. I would also be interested to know how people have secured the netting; any pictures to inspire me would be great. Many thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 http://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/shop.php?cat=Chicken%20Extras&sub=General 3rd pic down sorry don't have any yet but am thinking of getting some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Thats brilliant, thank you BarbaraJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 You get poles if you buy the netting from Omlet. They are really good - they have a metal spike, a clip at the bottom to keep the netting on the ground and a notch in the top to hang the netting on. I am also using some green garden canes inbetween the poles and have just today invented a method of hanging the netting from them using green garden wire . I'm quite pleased with it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Thank you, it sounds ideal. I had just returned from B&Q when I posted and it had been a stressful visit with OH as he wanted to build the equivalent of The Berlin Wall to keep the girls contained and I knew Omlet did netting, but had ceased thinking straight at that point Sounds as if you have been inventive today with your netting. I will be placing my order on Monday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I've been out in the garden today and moved my Omlet netting from the left of my garden (which is their winter spot on the patio next to the back door and easy to get to on cold days) over to their Spring/Summer spot on the right of the garden. Single handedly took me about 45 mins to do it. Most of that time was pondering the exact positioning of the netting. Banged in a few round wooden stakes at the corners and the "gate" opening and used about 20 cheap plastic tent pegs to hammer down the bottom of the netting to stop them going under. I love the Omlet netting as it's green so blends in garden (some others online are orange) and you get lots of spare poles and I use every single one. Some pics of various configurations I have throughout the year. Blends in with the garden well. My "gate" is some expanding trellis (held in place with the bin or some garden chairs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Some of my little cherubs can jump over the netting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I use expanding trellis for my gates too! One end is a bit of a jerry built construction which I keep meaning to fix. You know I might just do that tomorrow and post some pics. I love the Omlet netting it does a cracking job. I'm very glad we got it although mother will keep leaving the "gates" open and it's her patio we are trying to protect!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I have found mine very good but had a few problems, so I have mixed feelings. The silly girls try and rush through it when they get excited like when OH is calling them with a tin of sweetcorn in his hand. I am worried about them getting stuck. My silly siamese tries to walk through it but he hasn't got tangled and next doors neighbours cat was inside and panicked when it saw me. It fought the netting but managed to get free so I am a bit cautious about it. I am going to put up some permanent wire fencing with smaller holes to keep them in the bottom of the garden safely but wish the holes in the netting were smaller. Its so easy to move around and climb over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Thank you to everyone for your ideas and advice. Hen Watch, your set-up looks wonderful and I agree that the netting blends into the garden, which is just what I wanted. (Your garden looks lovely BTW) The girls are sited at the bottom of the garden, which our cat no longer dares to venture down to as he is wary of them, although I can see the dog running into the netting! Of everything we looked at yesterday, the netting looks the most ideal. Ladies you have convinced me, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Just in case you need more evidence of the netting's blend-in-ability, here's some more photos . And a nice closeup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Wow! That looks fantastic and quite sturdy. Your lovely garden puts my chicken trashed plot to shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 That's really funny. I've done the opposite the girls are on the grass to protect the borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I've discovered mine leave the grass alone if they can rootle around in the borders. Luckily we are redoing the garden so I'm now looking for chicken resistant plants for the borders with the intention of letting the chickens be my slug eaters/rotavators. I'll let you know if it works! Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Can anyone tell me if Omlet netting can be electrified? I don't want to shock my birds, but I do want to keep a vixen out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Can anyone tell me if Omlet netting can be electrified? I don't want to shock my birds, but I do want to keep a vixen out. Yes it can but I don't know how. I did see some detailed posts on here ages ago about exactly how to do it. You may need to do a search to find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Your lovely garden puts my chicken trashed plot to shame If it makes you feel better, this is what it looked like a few weeks ago before I got the gardeners in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Can anyone tell me if Omlet netting can be electrified? I don't want to shock my birds, but I do want to keep a vixen out. Yes it can, easily... See this thread for starters: http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=27790&p=454819&hilit=electric+fencing#p454819 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 To Ain't no body here, That looks great, i might do the same, as my 4 year old likes to stroke chickens but he runs to them and scares them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I have my omlet netting around the cube so they have some space to run around in when I am there. I had to put it up to stop the very small patch of grass we had getting even more wrecked and was fed up with the pooh on the patio. My girls all stick their heads through and then pull them out again no bother, just be warned that you wil have a little border of runied grass around the outside of the netting where they stick their heads out! My is a great escape artist and can get out as she is shrewd and pushes and pushes the netting til its off the raised garden and then hops out - this will be rectified when we get the tent pegs in. i have made a little 'gate' using the net itself and I hook and unhook it to walk in and out. Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Just a quick update, the Omlet netting arrived this morning and it is a seriously impressive piece of kit! Hubby has arranged it in a long corridoor effect down the length of one border that we want them to weed and they seem quite happy in there. Even the dog enjoyed running up and down it later when they were in bed; eating the s"Ooops, word censored!"s of pasta that they had left behind. I am really pleased with it; definately better than anything else we looked into. Thank you once again for all your advice and photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I have shopped around for the netting and it does seem a good buy I think that is my next omlet purchase & i will collect it when i next go to oxford...seems very useful good luck ind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
