[jjmack]

Hi, I am wanting to cobble together some kind of foldaway pen. The coop shares the swing area in the garden and when the kids are playing i want to be able to pen them in, but I don't want it to be permanent. I have cobbled together a temp netted area at the moment which is working, but am having to tie it up and untie it to get to the actual permanent run, which I think will become a bit of a pain. In my head I have the idea of making a few "window frames" netting/ chicken wiring them, then attaching them with hinges or similar so that I can put up and down as and when needed.

Has anyone done this if so any pics for inspiration? Thanks

[Roughlee Handled]

Is this for the kids or the chickens?

[joyfull]

if you make panels with hooks and eyes on the sides you could hook and unhook them whenever you need to.

By the way do you always want to pen your kids in?  

The coop shares the swing area in the garden and when the kids are playing i want to be able to pen them in, but I don't want it to be permanent.

[jjmack]

The kids of course! Should have read it back  . i think I know what you mean re hook eyes I suppose a hard ware shop should sell them.

[joyfull]

They should do or try a builders merchants (cheaper than a b*q type of place).

I'm lucky my kids escaped and now live in their own places (can't wait till they have their own off spring then I can get my own back on them - noisy toys, drum kits etc  )

[beulah59]

They should do or try a builders merchants (cheaper than a b*q type of place).

I'm lucky my kids escaped and now live in their own places (can't wait till they have their own off spring then I can get my own back on them - noisy toys, drum kits etc  )

And lots of toys that need batteries ... my girls often played with toys that I didn't put batteries in ... they didn't realise at the time!!

[joyfull]

oh thats cruel  mind you it's amazing how many of our kids toys went missing overnight 
sorry jjmack for the thread hijack 

[jo40]

Hi
I have an old rabbit run that has small door hinges on each side so that it can be folded in on itself flat. Very handy -  particularly for my lad
   

[themagicaltoad1]

I made a fold away run with hinges and attached it to the original coop with hooks and eyes. I have to say though I've never actually put it away since I connected it because I don't like to leave them with the free range of the garden when I go out, and I feel the small run that is attached to the coop is too small for them. I just unhook one side and open it so they can access the garden and shut it again when I'm not there.

[Sassy]

In the past few weeks someone posted a thread on fold away runs and used large eyes with some kind of stake that they use on building sites threaded through the eyes. This would make for easy storage and flexible use as you could add to it, change the shape etc as required.