Locking Bar Eglu Classic

[Lewis]

I want to extend my WIR!

 

Want to make it longer by another 6 foot (adding to the right hand side of the photo), keeping the existing door so I could use the new section for broodies + growers or an intro/sick bay...

Also could separate the pekins if I get a cockerel to breed, but don't tell Grumps that

 

The rest of the time the adjoining door will be open so my lot have a longer run. Have room for longer but thats pushing it and I'd just want to fill it with chickens!

 

There's a builder doing 5 driveways on our road so guess he must be alright, came round earlier to give me a quote and I knocked him down from £150 to £80 and he'll dig it out, which I think is pretty good?

 

Trying to sort it quickly before parentals change their mind

[Daphne]

Go for it Lewis, it sounds a good deal to me

 

I've got permission to expand my flock as I've have the offer of some excellent new stock even though I don't have the housing at the moment. I am thinking it may be time I joined the 21st century and had some purpose built houses/WIRs built for me in one place rather than my motley assorted houses dotted around the garden

 

Big decisions....

[chick wiggle]

Perfect idea Lewis

[Lewis]

Sounds good Daphne - a new breed for you or new blood to add?

Love to see some before + after photos!

 

I don't need them 'cos mine are all together but I love lines of the same houses, like Lesley's eglus, or:

Friend has breeding pens like: this

[Daphne]

At Lesley's set up! I have to admit to being rather

 

Mine is for new colours of my orps Trouble is they take up so much space. I was thinking along the lines of those wooden breeding pens - a bit like a cattery/kennels, a series of houses and runs. I'd spare myself a lot of moving of houses onto fresh grass if I kept the houses all together, stuck a big electric pen across all the ends of the runs for use out of the breeding season and then let them FR when I was around. The big issue is that I'd have to forego keeping them routinely on grass if I don't move the houses and I've not yet convinced myself about that - I know how happy my birds are on my pasture grass and I also show eggs, although I could keep those birds separately I suppose. Its something to think about anyway.

[Lewis]

Thats not Lesleys set-up (sorry), hers is similar but even better but I couldn't find a photo!

 

Yeah they are big!

Maybe have the permanent runs but rotate the birds onto runs on the pasture, rather than having to move the houses? Know its probably easier said than done though!

[The Dogmother]

Great idea Lewis, and to think that your folks weren't that keen on chickens and took some persuading at the outset!