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[CluckyBucks]

Hello

 

Due to the early autumnul weather, i have put on the winter shade. i Was wondering, is it too early to put it on??

 

Obviously its a bit late now because ive already put it on, but i was pondering what other people thought.

 

 

thankyous

 

xx xx

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I always thought the winter shade made the run too dark . (I actually swopped mine for some roosting bars .) The corrugated plastic sheets give shelter from wind and rain but still let all the light in .

[Chucky1]

We leave the winter and summer shades on all the time to try and protect the run from rain and to give shade when its hot (I'm sure we do get hot days sometime).

 

 

The gals are allowed out all day - so maybe different circumstances.

 

 

[House MD 221B]

We've already put ours on a couple of weeks ago, bless they were a bit unsure at first as it made it darker, but ours is on and will stay on until the weather picks up next year to shelter them from rain and wind.

[jomaxsmith]

Mine's on all year - helps to keep the bedding dry. The converter end of the run is covered with a summer shade, and I have a pale coloured shower curtain underneath both shades to provide full coverage.

 

Jo

[annieblue]

I only picked up my girls yesterday but had set the with the winter shade thingy on as I'd read so many horror stories of them not knowing what rain was and worst, hearing how ill it could make the birds if they got wet.

 

So, this is bound to be a stupid newbie question (apologies in advance) but if the run doesnt have any form of shelter on it, how on earth do you cope with dashing in and out of the house to get the girls back into the .

On some days of the week, my girls will be at home in their run on their own so if it chucks it down during the day they'll get wet.

I suppose they could get under the but that's not really an option if they don't know how to shelter.

 

This morning I opened the door and although 4 have come out, 2 have stayed inside. The heavens look very threatening so I've put some additional covering, just some large sheets of polythene pegged down to keep them dry.

 

Forgive me for being a dope but how do you all manage?

[CluckyBucks]

Thankyou very much everybody

 

How do we cope?? Not too sure

 

xx xx

[Plum]

If you have the shade or some other cover on you can sit in the run with a cup of coffee and enjoy the rain and the bedding stays dry. I use the normal shade then ikea shower curtains over and the sides up or down depending on wind direction etc.,

[annieblue]

Thank you Plum, doesnt have to be IKEA though does it? I hate going there!

[CluckyBucks]

AnnieBlue!! IKEA is a legendary place

 

xx xx

[House MD 221B]

Yes aside from the fantastic furniture, the car park alone is the perfect hunting grounds for divorce lawyers have you SEEN a couple try and fit an entire bathroom suite into a FIAT Punto?

[annieblue]

ha ha, yes, I suppose it is funny watching people try to fit the entire contents of their new apartment into a drop top BMW!

 

Seriously though, I hate going there and indeed havent been for years and years. I suppose the eglu is the sort of thing that one could buy at IKEA though - it's got that look about it!

 

Anyway, thanks for the tip about the shower curtain. Went down to B&Q and saw two that had been reduced to £4 something because the packaging was wrecked. I've fixed it on for now, it's raining here at the moment but need one of those little thingys to make litle holes, forget what they're called, you know what I mean.

 

Had a boiled egg and soldiers for lunch, delicious, I could get used to this!

Only 2 more years before I can retire.........oh, the good life beckons

[Plum]

You've been done Ikea ones are only 89p. Did you remember the bungees to keep it on in the wind

 

Do you mean a hole punch?