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    Test run of run!

    Not quite finished the chick's run as yet as I need to flag the base but thought I would let them have a test drive of it in the sunshine.

    I'm glad I did as they promptly pointed out a few design faults with my recycled netting ................by escaping. I reparied the exit points, (rather untidily but they are at the back of the run so it doesn't matter so much)
    First one is a general piccie of chicks enjoying the sunshine (it started to rain later so I had to grab them quickly and put them inside coop!) Second piccie is of my salmon faverole cockerel (one of two) Piccie three shows hastily made repairs to back of run
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    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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    lol you can always rely on them pointing out design over-sites can't you! hehe

    Good luck with the next batch of eggs. Here's hoping there's more girls this time
    Never test the depth of the water with both feet

    The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

    Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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    • #3
      houndini's of the chicken world ehh?
      The love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ...

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      • #4
        you expect anything different in Snadge world?
        Never test the depth of the water with both feet

        The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

        Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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        • #5
          I wonder if they are related at all to my Betty???

          Nice strong wire there Snadge- is that weldmesh????
          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

          Location....Normandy France

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          • #6
            great run they should enjoy it.
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            • #7
              Good job jobbed there Snadge
              My girls found their way into my heart and now they nest there

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Nicos View Post
                I wonder if they are related at all to my Betty???

                Nice strong wire there Snadge- is that weldmesh????
                No idea........someone had chucked it in skip all crumpled up! I just flattened it out the best I could!

                Have you ever seen the tubular framed mesh panels that are used to temporarily screen off building sites and such like? they usually stand the legs in large weights! Well it appears to be the mesh cut out of these. The joints break a bit easily for my liking......but beggars can't be choosers!
                My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                Diversify & prosper


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                • #9
                  Good stuff that Snadge. Is it called Heras? I've often wondered if it's possible to get hold of.
                  Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Flummery View Post
                    Good stuff that Snadge. Is it called Heras? I've often wondered if it's possible to get hold of.
                    Had a quick google of Heras and yes, it appears to be the same stuff! It's strength is in the frame though methinks!
                    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                    Diversify & prosper


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                    • #11
                      That cockeral looks like a right Vinnie Jones - real attitude
                      Hayley B

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                      • #12
                        dear snadger.
                        .....my hens would get out of that ....through the gaps in the netting.....i believe the stuff that i use is called chicken wire ...and i think its called chicken wire cos its for use with chickens??
                        However brilliant use of recycled stuff...here nobody throws anything away ....we never ever see things chucked out ...i'm trying to find pallets ...a neighbour had one or two but otherwise ....nada...
                        best wishes
                        Jardie
                        sorry for the sarcasm..but its raining here...cant garden..need to exercise mind/body somehow...
                        http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...gs/jardiniere/

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                        • #13
                          Problem with chicken wire Jardie is that foxes can easily rip their way through it
                          The thickness of Snadger' wire would - I think -be exceptionally difficult to get through.
                          I have bantams and they can get through a gap of 10cm square- but I think Snadgers are bigger.
                          His holes are tall and thin- so do you think that would make it easier to get through???
                          we're all on a learning curve here...it'll be interesting to see if Snadge has a Houdini in his bunch!!!
                          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                          Location....Normandy France

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Nicos View Post
                            Problem with chicken wire Jardie is that foxes can easily rip their way through it
                            The thickness of Snadger' wire would - I think -be exceptionally difficult to get through.
                            I have bantams and they can get through a gap of 10cm square- but I think Snadgers are bigger.
                            His holes are tall and thin- so do you think that would make it easier to get through???
                            we're all on a learning curve here...it'll be interesting to see if Snadge has a Houdini in his bunch!!!
                            This may be a situation meritting both types of 'wire'. The tough stuff to keep foxes out AND the chicken wire to keep chooks in? Just a thought......
                            Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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