the-real-tinkerbell Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 ok im feeling very D.I.Y ish so i have decided that tomorro im going to build a W.I.R from scratch for omlet cottage yes in one day i must be mad but i have no children for the day so it has to be done lol .i love my but had forgotton how difficult it was to keep clean and to catch the ladies (i think ive been spoilt by my current WIR) lol the garden for omlet ottage isnt massive and it has to go in there as they are my daughters ladies so my question in do you think 6ft x6ft is big enough for 3 ex-bats if i put the on the outside and add some levels ? thanks in advance kellie-anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I reckon that would be fine. My run is roughly 8ft x 6.5ft and I had 5 girls in it (till Milly died last week ) . I have lots of levels and branches and they seem very happy in it. You can see it in my signature link . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-real-tinkerbell Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 thanks for the fast response im sorry to hear about milly ,i lost my first girl last week and it really broke my heart , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hope it goes well, look forward to seeing pics when you have finished. To me is sounds big enough for 3 hens, although I'm pretty new to keeping hens. We have 4 ex batts and for nearly 2mths they were in just the standard Eglu run which I think is only about 6ft by 3ft and hasn't got much height either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcatz Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 ok im feeling very D.I.Y ish so i have decided that tomorro im going to build a W.I.R from scratch for omlet cottage yes in one day i must be mad but Hi, wow good luck! Did you manage to build in one day? That's some achievement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-real-tinkerbell Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 todays the day hun i wont leave a long post now as i will update tonight with pics when im done all i can say is 1 woman £100 1 day = 1 walk in run fingers crossed its looking good so far lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Good luck - can't wait to see the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopetofinish Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Aint "Ooops, word censored!"ody here. Looking at your thumb nail pictures of your run. Fantastic stuff. My WIR is sitting on the drive waiting to be assembled (we have a new fence that has to go in first), so it was lovely to see all the things you have done with yours. Getting the tarps on hooks like that is a great idea. I shall be showing my husband what needs to be done by showing him yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...