Getting movement into the garden

compostqueen · « **on:** April 24, 2008, 14:44 »

this boring bit of the garden has been under sheet mulch for 8 years or so til we got round to doing something with it

Water feature, whispering grass, wind chimes, pond :?: Decisions, decisions

compostqueen · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2008, 14:44 »

Decision made

Wildeone · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2008, 14:53 »

woooooooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooooooo well done and welcome to the club and i must admit i'm green with envy at your eglu i really really want one.

Man-K · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2008, 16:50 »

I am so jelious. I really want chickens but it is just not practical in our garden.
The ground is to boggy, and shaded by trees, they would dig up all the plants we put hard work into maintaining and we have a timid cat who would never venture out again :cry:
Your's look wonderfully happy though

catarama · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2008, 17:49 »

I see, it's a landing pad for a chicken spacecraft.

(Seriously though, they look great :!: )

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #5 on:** April 24, 2008, 18:22 »

Perfeggt CQ, just Perfeggt

babe · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2008, 19:01 »

definately the bestest decision....

compostqueen · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2008, 19:17 »

I did it wrong :oops: The Eglu is supposed to go in place before the bark chips so I've got to scoop it all out so the Eglu and run sits on the ground, then teem it all back in again

It's been raining hard so not attempting it while the bark is wet. Oh well, I should read the instructions properly :oops:

Wildeone · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2008, 19:29 »

looks perfect ok to me! Why is there a certain way to do it?

compostqueen · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2008, 19:32 »

Yes, cos the skirt has to sit on the ground with the bark teemed in and around afterwards. The way I've done it means the skirt is sitting on the bark and foxy could get under it.

compostqueen · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2008, 10:21 »

so from this

to this

an improvement I reckon

Just got to add another cross member to the gate as they squeezed themselves under it :roll:

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #11 on:** May 06, 2008, 22:02 »

That looks wondegful CQ. Lucky chooks

Auntie Rain · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2008, 22:08 »

Hi CQ,
I have an eglu and am pretty sure that no fox is going to get under it even if there is a bit of bark under the skirt....

My girls are quite happy in it, but are even happier if they are let out to trash my borders....

compostqueen · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2008, 22:59 »

Mine have not trashed anything yet but they do like my clematis rather too much

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