jen Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Has anyone got any ideas for building a covered run or pictures of one they've built? I have tried fencing, but my hens love to jump! I'm hoping to build something attached to my shed. I've got a space that's about 12 foot by 7 foot so could do something quite big. Any ideas greatly welcomed! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 have you tried this link? http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4703 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Try looking here http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4703 Lots of Omleteers have built ther own runs, some large, some small - hope they inspire you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 great minds think alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Great minds think alike Mel!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 OMG stop reading my mind!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I know what you are thinking now chocolate pancakes bread alcohol (not necessarily in that order...........) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 That is so true!!! You even got the order right as well. You have a real talent there, have you though about taking it to the stage??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jen Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 Thanks. I tried this before, but you can only look at one of the pictures, the rest don't seem to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 ooooh you seem to be right not quite sure what the problem is and as much as I would love to impart my superior technical knowledge (yeah, right) I fear I will have to leave it to someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Thanks. I tried this before, but you can only look at one of the pictures, the rest don't seem to work! If you scroll down the rest of the thread there are some more runs you could look at. Im sure some techno whizz will be along soon with their magic wand to cure the other photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I was looking for inspiration too - My brother has volunteered to come and build the girls a run at the week end. Since the gallery and things were chaged all of those links have stopped working. I am thinking of something like 350cm x 270 cm (to fill the space I have). Metposts with vertical uprights and then wire mesh frames attached to them. 1/2 roof of wriggly plastic and other half mesh. I think the floor will be half slabbed and then grass and mud. I am planning on putting in some aubiose and logs etc to keep the girls busy. Any advice anyone? It has to be fox proof and sturdy enough not to blow away without being permanent (ie no concrete) - it is going on my allotment where I am not officially allowed to keep livestock on - but the chooks are pets, but just in case the neighbours complain!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 There are some photos of our run being made in my gallery..... http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=11220 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Chicken Licken - your design sounds very much like the one my hubby built for my chickens last year. We used rolls of 16 guage weldmesh as it was cheaper than buying panels. Also the mesh size is smaller so wild birds can't get through it. This means it conforms if the bird flu police come checking. We went for coroline for the roof rather than the corrugated plastic - mainly so it didn't turn into a greenhouse in the summer and roast my chooks! I would recommend covering the whole roof with something solid, again to make it wild bird proof. The other thing we did was put some wood around the base, about 18 inches high to act as a draught board. Hubby (and his assistant ) erected the wooden frame first (metaposts about 5ft apart), then roofed it, then fixed the wire. We didn't cut the wire for each panel, but ran it horizontally round so it was all in one piece and therefore more secure (and less work). One word of silly "hind sight" advice - make sure the door is wide enough to get everything through - wheelbarrow, eglu, etc etc. We did this time, but one of the gates to the original chicken garden is too narrow to get their ark through! You can get corroline or corrugated plastic sheets from B&Q in their building section. We ordered the weldmesh rolls from Moncaster (www.moncaster.co.uk), specifically CWM3611166 6m Roll 3ft wide 1"x1" 16g @ £17.71 per roll. I wouldn't go for the 30m roll as it will be difficult to handle!!! We found their service pants though, so if you can find another supplier ...... Good luck to your brother this weekend - he'll have to work hard to get it all done. Our's took much longer than we anticipated but the chooks enjoyed their winter holiday in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
