How can I find my old pictures?

[Plum]

I would specify a hatch to butt it up to with a door so closed and you can put your eglu inside and open(inwards) you can mount it on a table outside butted up to the run

[janeears]

Thanks, Plum. I think I understand!! I'll get my husband to look, too.

[migsy]

It took my OH to about a day to construct the Bay Animal Housing run. It is 12 x 6. He is not a DIY expert and he is meticulous so it might take a shorter amount of time for somebody else. It was worth it though. I have just put a big tarpaulin over the top which is working for now.

[shaunw]

It took my OH to about a day to construct the Bay Animal Housing run. It is 12 x 6. He is not a DIY expert and he is meticulous so it might take a shorter amount of time for somebody else. It was worth it though. I have just put a big tarpaulin over the top which is working for now.

 

Tarpaulins are great for a short term roof but will very quickly collect water so i would not recommend them long term.

 

I have tried all kinds of ways to avoid paying for the plastic corrugated roofing for our runs but it really is the best thing.

[janeears]

Hi Shauwn, is the plastic corrugated stuff better than onduline?

[beach chick]

ms marples, that's not a chicken run, it's a palace!!!

[Ms Marple]

Why thank you Plum and Beach chick Currently it is a glorified dustbowl with trelliswork. Hopefully if we make a start on the roof this weekend it will start to look more complete.

[shaunw]

Hi Shauwn, is the plastic corrugated stuff better than onduline?

 

I dont know about better but i suspect it will be cheaper and easier(lighter) to work with.

[HENthusiastic]

and let more light in which is good. For the chooks, for you and for the redmite.

[phenna_family]

I'm after a bit of advice with my WIR roof?

I have completed my run which is 350cm x 230 cm but I have not put a roof on yet. I was assuming that a plastic roof would be the easiest and the cheapest option but I can't find anything in the least bit cheap at the moment.

can anyone suggest a cheap supplier of something I can use for my roof?

 

Thanks

[mostin]

You can sometimes get good deals from tarpaflex when they have a sale on. If you have a battons underneath it stops them from sagging under the weight of the water, and we have made a couple of really cheap roofs out of these

[Ain't Nobody Here]

My roof came with included with my WIR so can't remember the cost but I don't think the plastic itself was too expensive. You can see it in my WIR signature link.

[Plum]

We found B& Q did the cheapest rippled see through pvc panels.

[migsy]

I've seen them at B&q too and I will get them at some point in the future. For now I'm making do with a cheap tarpaulin (only cos my house is on the market and the tarp is considered by me to be a temporary measure). I want a proper roof though

[Sam Palmer]

Any suggestions welcome please!

We're planning to build a permanent run having moved the Cube from grass to patio to unused veg patch (and back again!) over the last year.

We have 3 raised vegetable beds at the far end of the garden, which aren't used as such since we got an allotment. The Cube is currently on bark on the smallest of these. The biggest bed is 11.5ftx9.5ft. We have a large stand of bamboos on 2 sides of this, so as it's quite shaded it's not really suitable for growing much, so we thought it would make a better chicken run.

The beds are surrounded and held in by 6"x2" pressure treated planks. So the beds are approx 5-6" higher than the surrounding ground surface.

We'd like to keep them on the soil, so with with this set up, what would be the best way of ensuring it's fox proof? And with the bed being the size it is, would you put the Cube inside or outside the run?

[Gelbel]

Deep joy - I've done it - the DH will make a proper WIR for the whole 14' x 9' space we have behind the garage. We have a combo of two separate runs cobbled together (one I can walk in) but he's agreed to use the garage wall and garden fences to make 3 sides of a huge WIR and use the door/sides of the current narrow WIR to make the 4th side. We can use the remainder to make the roof (but we will need to get a few more panels for the roof) and get a decent roof covering on the whole lot.

 

The DH has even had an offer of help from a pal who just built his own WIR in a similar location to ours.

 

Morehens disease here I come.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Fab news . Keep us posted (with photos, naturally ).

[Plum]

Sounds like a good plan, they'll have lots of room. Is he starting now or making you wait until Spring

 

Sam how's it going. Sorry not to have replied, bet it's built now. I'd still keep the house outside the area even though it is quite big.

[Steve.]

We're working with a 'well known supplier' to get a quote for the following walk-in-run.

 

• 2m wide x 2m high x 5m long run with Cube outside on the long-end (with a hatch to close if the Cube is moved away)
  A stable-door and to open inwards.
  A couple of shelves
  A couple of perches
  Free-ranging Chicken Access Hatch
  Translucent roof.

 

Will probably add guttering myself once I've worked out how to route the water.

 

I had a concrete base put in during this thread thread.

 

Can folks advise anything else I should consider prior to the firm order going in?

 

Many thanks!!!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I put in a couple of extra batons to support my corrugated plastic roof. Gives you more scope for screwing it down securely and takes the weight of snow better too!

[Steve.]

Thank you Ain't "Ooops, word censored!"ody Here great idea and I'll add that to the requirements list for the builder!

 

Is it worth screwing the run to the concrete base? It does get a little windy sometimes ...

 

Any more suggestions? Looks like it'll cost £800 or so but that includes delivery and assembly!

[Plum]

Mine is screwed to the concrete base. Worth it for peace of mind

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Is it worth screwing the run to the concrete base? It does get a little windy sometimes ...

 

Definitely . We have a really windy garden but although my run is attached to the garage wall I still had the door side screwed down to the concrete just in case.

[Steve.]

Spoke to Lewis from Averies4u on the phone last week ... have agreed the final spec and I paid the deposit!

 

Lewis will be assembling onsite ... so hope to get some snaps of it going up!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Great news .