keeping chickens

Mojisola

Davesnave wrote: »

Don't forget, chickens came from forest fowl, so they need shade.

And protection from airborne predators (when we had ours out on the lawn for a treat, they would dive under shrubs whenever anything that looked like a hawk flew over - hens out in a wide open space aren't happy hens!) and from rain (a wet hen is a very sad sight ).

We had half our run roofed so that it stayed dry and they had somewhere that felt safe from predators.

andrewf75

Davesnave wrote: »

Don't forget, chickens came from forest fowl, so they need shade. Our runs were made in an orchard, so that's taken care of. A larger house also helps as a wind break, but the need for that depends on the garden's exposure.

Back of our garden is perfect, where I want to put them in under large trees

Thanks all

The coop in the middle of 2 runs sounds good

andrewf75

Any thoughts on these metal runs? They seem good value and much bigger than the wooden ones.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Feel-Good-UK-Galvanised-2M-x-3M-Cage/1342366149?iid=151388744151