tom123 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Well, I thought it would be nice to all put up a couple of pictures of our garden & chicken setup don't you think? I'll start!... This is what it looks like now But we are building a new run in this border from the corner in the first pic to the box tree in the 2nd... So come on then guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahsausage Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Picture a mud bath and that's my garden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexbex Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 wow what's all that green stuff on the floor?! I think I remember that from a time before my chickens and rabbits were let loose on the garden! Great pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beulah59 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I don't have an up to date one that shows the garden ... I'll work on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Mines currently a work in progress so I'll put pics up when we're finished, hopefully after Christmas. I fenced off a large part of the garden and sowed grass seed at the end of October. Slowly but surely it is growing and now it looks more green than brown in that part The chooks have wood chip down where they are and we're gravelling the dogs part. I'm hoping by next spring it'll actually look like a garden again and not just a mud pit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Bit of a cheat this, but given it's almost Christmas, I thought a Garden Picture with snow might be in order . This was taken back in February (pre-WIR), so you can see the chicken barricade to prevent them getting onto the house patio (behind where I was standing to take the picture). Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 That looks like a lovely large space for your chooks to roam and explore xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcatz Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Tom, I'm very jealous. That grass looks lovely. Here is my messy mudbath. Cat run is on left and being used for 2 chook, disused aviary at back and shed behind. Aviary might be turned into a new chicken run in summer. View looking back to the house with small chicken run with 2 chooks in it. You can see the start of my current project to extend the run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelbel Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 This may be a bit of a silly question - but does the grass come back in the spring/summer once it's not so wet etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 You try and keep a good root of grass from not growing! Once the growing season starts it should perk up, but some areas may need reseeding. I think if you cordon off a bit at a time to give it a chance it should be fine by the summer - it's the scratching that does the damage. Our top half of the garden was originally mostly moss. One winter of girls scratching it up and we have mostly grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelbel Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 it's the scratching that does the damage. Thank you for that - my girls don't scratch the grass; just peck at it. They scratch in the borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Before During After Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Ooooh ANH, that's lovely! Do they free range at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcatz Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Chickennutter, that looks great! I will have to copy you so my grass grows back. I think some of the grass just got trod into the mud by my welly boots so I can't blame the chooks. C'mon, more pics everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Just had to put a picture on of the ducks in the snow The WIR is at the top behind the greenhouse, and you can just see the eglu at the top on the right. The ducks are in a hutch in the side passage, but eventually we're hoping to get a new WIR on the right hand side at the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 They are lovely, Lewis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 This was taken a little earlier. You can just about see the WIR at the back of the garden. Thankfully you can't see my grass as its not very good, can't blame the chickens but I think Cookie does a pretty good job of destroying it. Little tinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
