Portable Chicken Run

I'm thinking kind of similar to those triangular ones people move about for rabbits/hens etc -- only ours will be more boxy

Do you mean like this?


I'm trying to come up with a design for a rectangular, sectional, 'housing' section, with a separate, add on (possibly in all 4 directions) 'flat pack' run (using my 75% off Wilko weldmesh!) based on those runs that have a lift off top and hinged long sides so they can fold flat.

We were talking about this yesterday! OH is going to make something in the spring. When he built our main chicken house he adapted a plan he sent off for but I can't find one for an 'ark' type run. He's pretty handy so I'm sure he'll be able to rustle something up. I want something just like you've described, so I can pop the hens into it in fine weather and give the main run a bit of a rest.  Ours will have to be reasonably heavy duty though as the land where we keep the hens is not fenced in and all the kids along the street will be letting them out if we're not careful (I've had veg pinched before   ).

Hi we use these panels and connect them together with screw eyes onto the panels then rods to secure them. This makes the pens easy to size up or down and them easy to store. They are quite easy to make as well. My OH is very handy.We use these panels to segregate birds -in the pic below we used for growers so we we added panels to enlarge their pen then eventually let them out for "meet and greet" sessions! I think thats a top tip I borrowed from Aunt Sally and it worked!!  

Also in the photo the henhouse is a converted lads hed from B&Q!

Are you doing all the constructing Rosemary?? In your carpentary jeans??  

Are you doing all the constructing Rosemary?? In your carpentary jeans??  

  :oops: Peter said my carpenter jeans give me a builder's bum :oops: