CatsCube Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 My poor girls have been very bored the last couple of weeks kept in their coop, but finally its done. I live in the middle of Norwich so I have a very small garden, its its about 6m x 8 meters, last time we had chickens they had a 2 x 6m run that dominated the garden. Since then we redid our garden, and I love it, its a lovely sociable and child friendly space, but as you can see no space for putting chickens. However we had a brickweave driveway that runs down the side of the house and a useless patch of grass as a front lawn. so an idea formed . . . . The brickweave was moved, so we now have an attractive and functional front parking area with planting. But best of all I now I have a chicken garden!!!!! The main garden is kept chicken poo free and plants can live without being dug up or eaten and the dog can go out in the garden as she pleases without upsetting the chooks. I have put some bamboo in which will grow too tall for the chickens to eat, the runs are on brickweave to so its easier to clean them out, and they have a lovely big dustbath just awaiting the bed being bolted in and filling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty_76 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Love it!!! What a great idea! Maybe you could come and do my garden too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeBunny Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Looks fabulous!! What a lovely space you have given your girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 That looks brilliant!! ...that red car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Brilliant, that piece of lawn was totally wasted before. I have your blue chicken coop in pink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Fab. Gorgeous car too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 And you've fitted in 2 coops It all looks great. I love your little garden out the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy ben grace Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Looks fantastic, you deserve a very big pat on the back for all that hard work! It just goes to show what can be done with little space and alot of imagination! What an inspiration, thankyou for sharing it with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Thanks all. Its mainly my other half's DIY efforts. There will be a third coop (I will also be getting the pink one the same as my blue one) As its mainly for my pekin babies, hopefully once they are hatched and outside I will have about 20, 10 to each house, with the hybrids living in the go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy ben grace Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I notice you have a go, how do you get on with it? I too have some pekins hoping to hatch and have borrowed a coop from a neighbour for now but need to have a rethink about housing and such. I have a feeling if i manage to hatch any it could be the start of something big! I love pekins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Clever use of space - love the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 I love the go, I prefer it to the other omlet houses as the plastic is different and not porous, so its easier to clean. It all depends on how many birds you want to keep though, as for pekins I don't think they are the best use of space, and my wooden coop is a lot more adaptable for a larger number of chicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Tea Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Love the garden ...... but ....... the car - WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 The chickens are nice, but your Volvo is AMAZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Your garden looks lovely, front, back and side, great that everyone has a place. Love the car as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Thats brilliant it looks like alot of fun for both chickens and kids xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Good on your OH for all that DIY It all looks super. By the way, if you should want to plant your bamboos in the soil rather than keeping them in pots I've found that chickens make excellent bamboo strippers, keeping the leaves off the bottom part so that you can see the lovely golden or black bamboo canes. Otherwise you'll probably need to do the stripping by hand and that makes for some sore skin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 it looks great, child and chook and car friendly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
