Enlargement of the Chicken Run
A view of the current configuration showing the large enclosure used during the day when we do not want them roaming around the garden in the summer months.
Rosette and her 4 daughters.
Our two new hens. The one closest is a Maran and should lay brown eggs, behind her is a Bielefelder.
To give the now 6 birds a bit more room when we are not there I intend to extending the smaller covered and more secure run by about 3.5 meters. Replacing the rather low wooden sided extension with the same wire mesh framework and at the same height as the rest of the run. A portion of which will only be accessible to the hens when we are on holiday thereby given them some fresh grass to feed on when we are away.
The existing sleeping/nesting box will me moved back to the just passed the edge of the large run.
In order to make the new framework the old wooden door frames have been ripped down to 2x1.
I was one piece short so have had to laminate a couple of offcuts together.
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