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

[MrsT]

in order for this post to work i need to show you some photos, fingers crossed they upload ok........

i am new to keeping chickens and i am looking for some advice as to wheather this is a suitible space for an eglu, the chickens will be allowed to be roam free some of the time, however we do have a fox which comes in to the garden at night so i am very wary of letting them out all the time

 

the space is at the end of our garden, its fairly shaded by trees, however some of the small shrubs will be removed before the chickens arrive. the reasons for the choice of area is that my young son loves the free run of the garden, he loves kicking a football and i want to keep the chickens out of his way, also my husband loves his lawn and so i want keep him happy too

 

ive been down there today clearing some of the toys and leaves and its not all that warm is this is a problem? how much sun should the chicken house be in?

 

in terms of ground space the gravel area is about 11ft by 12ft

 

any thoughts? do you think this would work?

 

here is the photo link........

 

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/124596044

 

thanks! Laura x

[Egluntyne]

It looks ideal to me.

[Redwing]

Thats a great spot, go for it

[moochoo]

I'm sure the chooks will love it. It looks really great

[Kit]

I'm no chicken expert but it looks good to me. Stick a 'To Let' sign up and soon you will have some resident hens!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I think it looks perfect. Lots of bushes for them to rootle about in, gravel rather than grass (which they would just eat ) and a bench to sit and gossip on . (You could contain them in that area using Omlet or some other netting so your son doesn't get poop all over his feet and football and your OH's lawn is left in peace .)

[Cooks]

I like it

[Olly]

Looks pretty much perfect to me, too! Chickens don't need a lot of sun - daylight, yes, and they do enjoy a dustbath, but they don't like to get too hot.

 

So, when are you getting your Eglu!

[quickcluck]

Looks Grrrrrrrrrrrreat, they will be hiding under those ferns!

[Jules.]

It looks ideal

[Jules.]

Looks Grrrrrrrrrrrreat, they will be hiding under those ferns!

 

 

not after they've munched them all

[Patricia W]

Mine gravitate to an area like that - especially when it's very hot. Looks ideal

[MrsT]

Wow thanks everyone

 

good to see so many positive responses, i think someone asked when we are getting the chickens and the eglu, well i am trying to get my hands on a second hand one through ebay. there are a few on there at the moment which are near me so hopefully soon! although there is no rush (well there is but i am trying to be patient)

 

 

thanks again xx

[craftyhunnypie]

That looks perfect. Chickens should only really have dappled sun, not full sun.

 

Emma.x

[Jane and Martin]

We recenlty moved our hens to a very similar looking area in our garden - although there was grass to start with but not much now. We moved them because every time they were ou this was the area they spent most of thier time in. They love scratting in the leaves etc in the border.

[Sarahsausage]

Lucky girls! That looks lovely! Mine are mostly in the shade and are happy enough, when it is sunny they tend to sit in the shade so I wouldn't worry. Enjoy your chooks