3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[Jane and Martin]

Last night it looked quite funny. One hen weighting down a branch of the magnolia tree so the remaining 4 could easily eat the leaves. Not so funny today tree is now looking very sad and hens are working their way up perching and scoffing leaves.

Apart from regulary going out and shooing them away any ideas to stop this destruction. This tree has been in the run from day 1 and only now have they decided its yummy. Magnolia does not appear on the list of poisonous plants I've looked at here.

[scarlettohara]

Could you drape some netting around it ?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I wonder if they'd be spooked if you hung something from the tree on string - tin cans? plastic bottle tops? Hopefully it would just have to be temporary .

[Jane and Martin]

Tree too big to net but I will try some some dangly things. Thanks

[Space Chick]

Give in Thats what I have done with my trees

[Mollie333]

Totally agree, Space Chick.