Chortle Chook Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I've been posting on this forum since September and have so enjoyed everyone's pictures but till now could never reciprocate as I had no digital camera, not even one on a mobile phone. I've just had a birthday and now have a dear little mobile that takes pictures easy peasy, so here goes ... if I can fathom the picture loading business On quite a few posts I've waxed lyrical about how, given the right plants, right garden design and right breed of chickens you can have both free ranging chooks and a garden, that, even if it is not up to being entered in the Yellow Book Open Gardens scheme, can still look pretty. Now here are the pictures that some of you asked for: This is my 20m garden with the houses behind. You can just see two chickens coming up the path. Here is Dill my cockerel taking centre stage Here is Daphne disappearing into the dust bath that my OH painted for me for Valentines day. Here are Dill, Dolly and Daisy (who is moulting) sharing a coconut Here is their little house. There is no run as the whole garden is effectively a WIR I do hope this works and that you enjoy these pictures as much as I have enjoyed all of yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Wow, what a beautiful garden you have and chickens too! I'm sure it has taken a lot of hard work but it is lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Oh wow, I love your garden Do you not have any grass ? Your garden looks like one of those lovely little ones at the Chelsea Flower show. Your chickens will have a lot of fun there. How did you do it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Fantastic garden and lovely chooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 What a fab garden! Im off to print photos to show my lot who are, as I type, busily trashing what's left of my garden - you,ve even got your chaps trained to stick ti the path!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 What an absolutely perfect set-up! I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Your garden is lovely, as are your chooks. It would not look out of place at the RHS Tatton Show, where I have seen show gardens with chickens in them that are nowhere near as fab as yours is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks for being so very nice and encouraging everyone We did ditch grass quite early on, before the chooks arrived, as my OH so hated mowing it so the garden is basically a wiggly path going down the middle with sections divided up by box hedging. The sections are alternate slate shingle (which the chooks love hoofing) and flower beds each with some central, chook proof thing like a small apple tree, a bamboo or a rose. The flower bed planting is a case of 'design in progress' as we find out what the chooks eat and what they don't. They left my delphiniums for ages and then suddenly, just yesterday, decided that they were the most tasty things since meal worms were invented. By contrast, hostas and irises, so far, seem good. As for the path my chooks do run up and down it a lot as they find the box hedging a pain to fly over if they are in a rush to get to 'Chicky lunch' or 'Chicky bickies'. They still do fly about though, but often land slap bang in the middle of the wee hedges. They also have their little pathways under them that they have created themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntielizzie Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 WOW I LOVE your garden I so want mine to look like that - I wouldn't know where to start. I am sure it has taken a lot of hard work and planning, but it is GREAT and your little chicken house is so sweet too and your chickens of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Kitty Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Beautiful garden....beautiful chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Your garden is absolutely beautiful and your hens and cockerel are gorgeous, thank you for sharing the lovely photo's with us. I am in admiration of you for all the hard work you must have put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 My long suffering OH really deserves most of the praise for digging out turf, laying paths and painting hen houses. He is an all be it one who curses loudly at times . I just think up designs, do the planting and supply chooks, chooks and more chooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Beautiful, a traditional English garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Wow, fab - well done. Actually it is inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewchick Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Love your garden! Love your chickens and Love, Love your wee chicken house - it's all just FAB!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Great garden! Dill is awesome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Isn't he. I love your chicken house and your garden and your chickens. I'm going to send my chickens over to Dill to learn how to behave in a garden. My lot would have had the earth over the slates and the shingle mixed in with the slates and poo everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Oh my word, your garden is fabulous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 It's all very beautiful, well done.Alli xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Gorgeous! Can you come do my garden ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Beautiful photo's! I love your garden & chooks... how lovely to have them just wandering around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Beautiful . Lucky girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzannejoy Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 wow your chooks and garden are so lovely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
