Chicken boarders

[dippy bird]

Hi guys, have you got any ideas for perches? I want to put some in the run as it looks really boring!

[katieD]

ive fixed some old branches from a tree in our garden to the corners using L brackets- works a treat

 

 

also built a pyramid climing frame in the middle that they love too!

 

[Space Chick]

Not perches, but I have put some tables in mine so they have extra levels to explore. Although I do have one free standing perch which is popular.

 

 

[dippy bird]

you have some great ideas don't you? Not sure what my OH's carpentry skills are like, but I'm sure he will have a go.Thanks

[poachedegg]

We have a broom handle going through the Cube - no carpentry skills required!

 

Our 2 newbies (Florence and Martha) use it quite a lot to escape from the others.....am thinking of renaming them Baby & Jonny from Dirty Dancing as they look just like them in the scene when they are balancing on the log over the stream!

[dippy bird]

Fantastic! I have to be careful regarding the height as I know for a fact that they will use it a launching pad to hop over the fence. One of these days I expect to see them with rocket packs strapped to their backs!!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Bit of a hotchpotch but they seem to like it .

 

[Janty]

I've put tree branches across the supports of the WIR

 

 

They also perch in the roof

 

[chickenNutter]

That's fine for you guys with WIRs, but how do you make a chicken play area in an eglu run?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Like this ....

 

[chickenNutter]

Cool! Thanks Aint "Ooops, word censored!"ody here. Is that a shoe rack inthe foreground, or some extra omlet roosting bars?

[Lewis]

I use 2 big sticks across the run, a few bamboo canes at angles (only really good for bantams and chicks) and a wooden pole aswell

[chickenNutter]

Thanks Lewis, that's my weekend sorted then!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Ikea shoe racks - 2 of them cable-tied together fit across the widest part . The ends fit perfectly through the run holes .

[chickenNutter]

Oooo! that's a trip to Warrington Ikea for me then. I can pick up the run extension I'm buying from Jules in Wigan on the way back.

[Jules.]

Ooohhhh!!!!

 

Can I give you my IKEA shopping list then, please????!!!!

 

And don't forget to take 5 old books to IKEA to exchange for a £5 voucher

 

Edited to say don't forget to leave room in your car for the convertor, after you've been to IKEA

[Plum]

While you are there get a foot step stool, mine love jumping on and off that.

 

[poachedegg]

While you are there get a foot step stool, mine love jumping on and off that.

 

 

oooh like the look of that...might bob in there and get one tomorrow...(the perks of living 5 mins away!! )

[poachedegg]

And don't forget to take 5 old books to IKEA to exchange for a £5 voucher

 

Not heard of that...do tell!