We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

building a chicken run/bird aviry

blushingbride_3 · 2009-11-17 14:38:58

Hi there, I'd like to build my chucks a nice covered run which i can walk in to help keep it clean etc & then they will live in there rather than free ranging so much as they have trashed my garden!:mad: bless em if they werent so cute they'd be in trouble! Now i want to build it from wood & wire but not sure where to…

Comments

Tucker Posts: 1,098 Forumite

17 November 2009 at 10:12PM

Definitely use pressure treated timber or it will rot or you will spend more than the difference protecting it.

Try your local timber merchants. They should be far cheaper than B&Q.

Also shop about for wire. I got twice as much and the better quality stuff (rectangle shape from ebay, for the same price as B&Q's.

0