CAMPYLOBACTER: Anyone else had it?

[scubababe]

We already have an enclosed area at the rear of the garden with the cube & extended run in. The ladies have an additional 2ft (approx) around the coop & run to free range.

 

We had the garden landscaped August last year and had the coop area purposely built. The current coop area is not big enough to fit a WIR in.

 

My thought process is to remove one side of the fence and turn the coop around and bring it into the garden area. Add the WIR, re-turf around coop and make the coop a feature in the garden.

 

Now how do I convince my hubby that a WIR & re-landscaping the bottom of the garden is a good idea?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Well, you could just nag and nag till he says go ahead just to shut you up .

 

Or, you could show him this thread which just proves how lovely a walk in run can look .

 

My signature link shows mine when it was all new and clean - you could run that by him too .

[scubababe]

WOW! Thanks Ain't "Ooops, word censored!"ody Here, how easy was that. He's agreed that its a good idea & he even came up with where the cube can be placed so that it's outside the run to make access easier.....I just dropped the thought

 

We've decided that it's a summer project so we will have plenty of time to research & plan. Some of these runs are really plush...seats & tables for the chooks...pure luxury

 

I like the idea that you have built perches and different things into yours...more ideas

 

P.S Don't think your pooch looks to impressed with the tinsel

[Alis girls]

Not sure my OH will be sooo easy - i will leave link up and see if he sees it - failing that - will nag and nag and nag ......................................get the idea?

[clucker1]

The nag nag technique definitely worked here! OH has even cleaned them out the last 2 days . When we got the chickens 18 months ago, he vehmently said he would NEVER clean them out!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

WOW! Thanks Ain't "Ooops, word censored!"ody Here, how easy was that. He's agreed that its a good idea

That was quick .

 

Have fun planning it .

[scubababe]

All ready on the 'we're all planning walk-ins, lets share' (upto page 6)and amused by your start up. You got there.....so will I!!

 

Forming questions....think I'll take photo's tomorrow of current set-up and then it's a visual starting point.

 

Thanxs for your help

[Lewis]

Wow, that was quick!

 

Have fun planning it!

I got mine from West Hagley Aviaries - not sure if they'd deliver to you but worth a look!

[scubababe]

Must admit thought about having it made to measure but really like the build it yourself stance...will cost it and see..watch this space

 

Thanks eveyone you your help. seriously it really does help.

[Lewis]

I made my first WIR (from an old Climbing frame, frame! ) but costed it up to build this one and by the time I'd bought the weldmesh and wood it was more expensive than buying the ready made panels!

[scubababe]

Yours is loverly....now that's what I can see in my chicken area. What do you have as your flooring?

 

Before I went to bed was convinced I wanted to keep the soil floor....now....

 

I need to draw up plans and look at all aspects from cost to maintenance. This is not going to be a quick project!!

[Lewis]

We had a big concrete slab laid (would have had a couple of bricks high base, raised around the outside with hindsight) and then use Aubiose or CushionBed as bedding - they're horse beddings!

[doctors girls]

this might give you an idea

 

my WIR sits on breeze blocks

 

 

 

as you can see the weldmesh is built into the base and runs the full lenght of the floor with a 12 inch skirt and the inside of the run is slabbed so double protection from any thing trying to dig there way in and here is the finished product with roof and guttering and acrylic panels at the end

 

 

by sitting it on the breeze blocks it raises it off the ground and it less likely to rot as if was just put on the grass and also stops water seeping into the run