My beautiful girls and my adorable blind boy

[Amy]

I have attached some pic's of my run and my beautiful girls!
We are currently in the process of putting a larger pond in as we are expecting ducklings and also have 2x teal/Indian runner ducks on order!
The run is also being extended for more chucks!!! I have the bug!
My black rocks are 6 years old (and stil laying 1-2 eggs each every day!) and my speckledy and bluebelle are 20 weeks and not laying yet!

 

[pebojuno]

They are all lovely looking birds- and what a lovely setup! The run is fantastic!

 

[Lucylou]

They are lovely & so lucky to live in such glorious surroundings

By the way how have you made your run? Is it a chicken wire roof, & if so have you supported it in any way? I'm asking as I'm about to re-do mine & just going through all the alternatives. Due to the experience of the snow this year got to change the way we did it! :roll:

 

[Amy]

Thanks guys!

We placed posts all around the perimeter plus one taller post in the middle. Chicken wire runs around the outside then over the top we have nylon fruit netting which is lifted up in the centre by the taller post so that it creates a tented effect. This ensures that over time the netting doesnt sag in the middle.
Nylon fruit net is the best as it doesnt rip like the plastic kind in harsh weather such as strong winds etc. The downside is it is expensive. That netting cost us £150 (get good quality netting from the internet) but as we have buzzards, kestrels, hen harriers etc where we live, it was a neccessity to protect my chucks n' ducks!
After about 3 months, it will have stretched slightly so you just pull it tighter. When you connect it to the chicken wire for the first time, make sure there is no tension in the net as the strain over time will cause it to rip.

Hope this helps!
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