Feeding advice for bantams (one broody, one moulting)

[Peachy77]

Hi. An after some suggestions to keep the woodchips in the run. At the moment we have some plastic lawn edgeing (the type that comes rolled up), but it become brittle from the weather and breaking in places. Want something that will last a lot longer than a year, and doesnt cost the earth. Any suggesions?

 

Thanks

[vikpow]

what about wooden lawn edging- think they call it log roll? i know they do it in B & Q and dont think its that expensive.

 

Vicky x

[C&T]

I tried shower curtain cut into strips, and put round the run tied on with cable ties - but wasn't too succcessful. It got very tatty very quickly - or that might just have been the way I attached it all on!!

 

I now have the lawn edging like you have. Have only just put it on and looks quite good - bit disapointed to hear it will diminish over time though...

 

Be interested to hear what other people suggest!

[chickencam]

We have got planks of wood leaning against the side that is next to the path.

[Redwing]

We use cheap panelling boards that came from B&Q, they come in packs of 5 or 6 and are very cheap. We lean those against the run and use plastic garden pegs to keep them in place

[chickenanne]

I use log-roll as suggested above... great minds and all that!

[jlo]

I noticed in the Omlet schop that they do a "chick" converter for the Eglu which includes an edging to go round the bottom of the run. I did contact them and suggest that they sell that separately as I think a lot of us have this problem. I don't know how long it would last though!

[pat_m]

the people who ran our 'met the hens' course used gravel boards (pressure treated timber planks) which were placed round the outside of the run and fixed in place round the bars with some kind of u-shaped metal pieces bolted to the wood - it looked pretty effective and permanent, though gravel boards aren't particularly cheap.

We use plastic lawn edging, it's not very effective, I am thinking of using planks instead now that our cube is in its permanent position

[rufusrooster]

i used this bamboo roll from b&q, thought it would be nicer looking than log roll, its ok but if you havent got it in level it breaks easy when your trying to marry up 2 ends,

 

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=bamboo+roll+fencing

 

i intend to replace it with garden sleepers in the not too distant future, goint to use them as path edging as well when i finally tidy the garden / lawn up,

 

http://www.uksleepers.co.uk/product-catalogue/New_Eco-friendly_Treated_Railway_Sleepers

[Newmarcell]

Hi,

 

We had some 'odds and ends' of deckboard left from when we built a decking area. These worked perfectly as a border around the hen house.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Newmarcell

[Staffordmum]

Looking for my original posting re our "revised WIR" and came across this thread.

 

Here are the pix of our revisions - to include log roll. On offer in Focus DIY

 

http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=213004

 

Rgds,

 

Pat & Steve

[Jules.]

Staffordmum that looks like just what i need to do

 

I think the way you have hung your ladder upside down & attached it with cable ties is