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Keeping chickens

bambos · 2016-06-02 16:16:24

We are planning on keeping ex batt hens x4 on our allotment. We have brought a large enclosed walk in run for eBay which is 4meters long and 1.9meters wide. We have a coop to go inside and an automatic door opener for mornings. I am planning on laying the run on our old patio so it's completely hard standing so mr fox…

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Mojisola Posts: 35,574 Forumite

3 June 2016 at 9:27PM

bambos wrote: »

Thanks, the frame is wooden and the wire is thick galvanised metal (much much thicker than chicken wire)

Should be secure, then, as long as it's fastened down - as GwylimT said.

Chickens are very addictive. We started out with six ordinary layers and ended up with a flock of around thirty rare breeds.

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