Leicester_H Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) Dear all, I am feeling worried and guilty now. When Chikki died, I asked whether a standard run and limited free ranging would be OK for 3 chickens (ie get a new pair) and I don't think(?) anyone said it would be a problem. But now a few people have said it may be the cause of my current problem (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=59865) The 2 runs are on constructed bases and so its not easy to add an extension - and they wouldn't fit on patio. So I'm not sure what to do now. (Just tried hanging up some white cabbage. Boo pecked it, it moved, they both run off and hid in the eglu!!) Thanks, H Edited March 11, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 hi Hazel I have have said probably not ok as I believe your chooks are hybrid size? If you could confirm chooks and how much FR time you mean by "limited Free Range" that might helps us Em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Hazel has 3 hybrids who are in the run for 23 hours a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Am just about to order 2 times 1m run extenders (1 for each run). This will JUST about fit on our Patio. So can put existing 3 in one run, and then get 3 ex-bats sometime H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Marvellous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Ordered - Omlet even volunteered that they had 2 'not new' ones that were perfectly usable - so they were half price and arriving next Wednesday!! So we can set up run at the weekend and as soon as Smokie if well enough, she can rejoin her 'friends' Horrah for Omlet!! H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 that is great news and a bargain to boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 yes - now what to do with the money I've 'saved' !! H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 well chickenalia is always a good idea I think.. Janty posted about some glasses in M & S and there are some chickeny things in Tesco... always chickeny things in T K Maxx not that I want to lead you astray or anything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiler33 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 You were lucky Hazel - I called Omlet last night to ask if they had any reconditioned runs / ex display ones and the chap I spoke to said not. Things must have changed this morning so that was good timing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 I needed converter part (to make runs 1m longer each) - so that may be different ?? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiler33 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Aaaaah, I know what it is - you have a Classic don't you, but I have a Cube - that'll be it. Mystery solved!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 yup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Ordered - Omlet even volunteered that they had 2 'not new' ones that were perfectly usable - so they were half price and arriving next Wednesday!! Result! I did the same with my spare eglu runs - Omlet said they were "reconditioned" but they were like new when they arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 OH now has to modify the wooden bases to accomodate larger runs - he did agree yesterday!! http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=43282 H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
