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

[MadAboutChooks]

Hi There,

Am quite new to this site, and to chicken keeping, but thought I would TRY and post a picture of my girls and their run. They seem quite happy , although seem to spend most of their time reaching through the mesh!! Talk about the grass is always greener on the other side. Anyway hope to see you all around the forums, and its lovely to know that you are all there with help and kind words of encouragement.

 

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[chelsea]

They are lovely! We do enjoy seeing other people's chooks on this forum

 

And I see you have a "Sam & Ella" also......I started with a Sam & Ella too.

[Jennyhenny]

Lovely, welcome to the forum, we love photos on here

 

Jennyhenny

[KarenW]

Hello That looks a really nice set-up you have there for your chickens When did you get them?

[emmamakeup]

I love how you've set up your eglu area. Where did you get the fencing from?

 

I love pictures on here

[MadAboutChooks]

Thank you for all your kind words. I have had my chickens and 2 weeks now. I got my chickens from Surrey Poultry, which is just conviently just round the corner from where I live. The fencing is the one sold on omlet which I have tucked inside the border (also sold on omlet). I have found that they do tend to try and push the fencing and having the border on the outside does help with this. I brought some of those pegs which hold the fencing down from the shop, but if anyone else has suggestions of things I could use It would be great. I was also wondering if there was any suggestions as to what I could put around the actual run to keep the chippings from scattering around their run area?

[Lewis]

And I see you have a "Sam & Ella" also......I started with a Sam & Ella too.

Now look what you've done!! I thought I had the names for the new chicks all sorted then this!

 

My first fish were called Sam & Ella, I got them when I was about 1, so didn't understand why for a few years, I just thought they were just good names!

[Egluntyne]

A lovely set up. Welcome to the forum.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What a lovely neat setup . It looks great .

[Budgies]

Hi, welcome to the forum. Your set up looks great, and your girls too!

 

I was also wondering if there was any suggestions as to what I could put around the actual run to keep the chippings from scattering around their run area?

 

I edged the run with planks of wood through which I drilled holes and tied them to the mesh with cable ties. You can't see the first few inches above the ground, but you can see the girls' bodies when they're upright which is the main thing!

 

Of course wood is a good harbour for redmite so you need to maintain it well, paint it with a pet safe wood treatment (most are safe once dry) once or twice a year and even give it a scrub with warm soapy water occasionally (or better still, a bit of Poultry Shield).