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[fluffy chick]

I'm so excited!

I've only ordered the standard one for now as I'm having palpitations at the cost of that! But it will fix nicely onto the and run, it can be extended relatively easier although I notice the price has been put up from 100 to 145! It also will be easier for my OH to make a decent go of it and the ground is a bit uneven as we live on top of hill, which is lovely and pain at the same time.

 

I am also going to get some glass clear tarpaulin to cover the top and sides. It will also be in a new home under our willow tree! Will be at least a week before I have it all done I can't wait!

Edited September 4, 2011 by Guest

[Tutti Frutti]

Wowie, congratulations, sounds fab and I love the sound of the new location under the willow! Photos are compulsory you know...

[fluffy chick]

It will be nice to post pics I'm not embarrassed of!

 

Anyway as I pointed out to OH if the run skints us we can just move in with the chickens!

[Tutti Frutti]

Nice and dry and excellent location

[fluffy chick]

DS already crawls up into the to play

[LunaKiw1]

Sounds like the Omlet WIR will be perfect for your location. We have one and love it! So do the chooks - they voluntarily go back inside often even when allowed out to play. I do recommend you get a transparent tarpaulin from Tarpalfex. Their 2m width is perfect for the roof width of the WIR and then the 6m length would cover down both sides with no gaps although we only got a 4.20 as ours is against a fence on one side. We use an old one to go across the door side and fold that back on dry days. Using bungies you can anchor the sides down for rainy days or fold them up when it is sunny or to let air in. Enjoy your new WIR!

[fluffy chick]

Thanks LunaK I've seen your set up in other posts and it looks great. I guess one big advantage of the omlet ones are that they blend in so well.

I've been looking for 2x6 meters as you suggest. The cheapest I've found is ebay, can I ask where you found yours from?

[LunaKiw1]

Well this is weird - we got our tarpaulin from Tarpaflex (the company recommended by others on the forum) but when i went to www.tarpaflex.co.uk just now, although their web page came up, I couldn't open the list of transparent ones where I was going to check the price of 2m x 6m. So not sure what's happened as it was only about 3 months ago we bought ours. It was - I think - about £45 and we bought a pack of bungees from them too. I think, as the saying goes, there are others suppliers!

[fluffy chick]

brill thanks very much, I think it's defo the way to go.

[fluffy chick]

 

It seems to have cut my pics in half, not sure why. I didn't realise how big that willow was until now

[fluffy chick]

Fiddled with the pics now

It was quite easy to set up I think (once OH and dad actually looked at the instructions) I have wood chip so will use that for the run I think, or the farm shop near me will order me aubiose. I need some edging first.

 

I couldn't have it quite how I wanted as I wanted the door next to the cube but it wouldn't fit as the cube run overlaps the next panel. I want an extension but have put the electric fencing round it now so they have more room but they love the shelter. It's rained all day here and it's all dry in there. Can you see my 'seat' in there

[Henergy]

That looks fabulous.

[fluffy chick]

thank you

[miffy]

wow amazing...fab setup!!

[chestnutmare]

Lovely set up and you have a beautiful garden too. Lucky chickens!

[poppy ben grace]

Lucky you! Looks really smart, it looks like you have a lovely garden, i am not honestly!

[fluffy chick]

thanks everyone. We've only lived here a year and the garden was an over grown mess, it still is in places and we have the old chicken area to turf now but we are getting there.

[Chickvic]

Looks great

[LunaKiw1]

It looks really great - and very u"Ooops, word censored!"trusive too in such a lovely setting! Glad it wasn't TOO much of a pain to erect. As you say, it helps if they look at the instructions (NB very few words so 'reading' is not an option!)

[Henergy]

Also meant to say - I love your little signs !

[Bramble]

Also meant to say - I love your little signs !

Was just about to say the same thing - did you make them!?

Your set up looks fab, well done!

[fluffy chick]

It looks really great - and very u"Ooops, word censored!"trusive too in such a lovely setting! Glad it wasn't TOO much of a pain to erect. As you say, it helps if they look at the instructions (NB very few words so 'reading' is not an option!)

 

At one stage OH was putting things together and my dad was happily following him round undo ing it and doing it all wrong bless him.

Also meant to say - I love your little signs !

Was just about to say the same thing - did you make them!?

Your set up looks fab, well done!

 

Thanks! OH got them done for me, someone on ebay does them. You send pics of your chickens and she draws them and puts their names on too. She treated them so they can go outside.

[ohcarolina]

I wantoneofthose.com Maybe I could sell the cats

[fluffy chick]

I wantoneofthose.com Maybe I could sell the cats

Sure have u any children you could flog?