With our 24 square meter, approximately 260 square feet, high quality metal chicken run, you can give your poultry or other small animals the freedom to roam around naturally and the protection they deserve.
- Span 4m (across door) – approx 13ft
- Depth 6m – approx 20ft
- Leg Height – 1m (optional extension to 2m height)
- Height to peak – 2.1m (3.1m if choosing leg extension)
- Fully galvanised 38mm tubular steel framework
- Tanalised timber door and frame
- Door 1.8m high x 75cm wide
- Galvanised hinges and bolt
- Strong 20gauge hexagonal wire mesh – 1 inch holes or select an upgrade above
- Mesh ground skirt all round
- Optional welded mesh ground cover (19g, half inch hole).
- Anchor pegs supplied
- PVC part-covers available in ”Options/Extras”
This run comes with 38mm galvanised steel framework and tanalised wood door frame and door. Choose from either the standard 20 gauge hex mesh, or a welded mesh upgrade as listed in the section at above.
This wonderful chicken enclosure fits perfectly into a rustic garden, is easy to assemble using the clear instructions, and is a smart purchase for anyone serious about keeping healthy poultry.
ASSEMBLING YOUR CHICKEN RUN
All of our chicken runs come with full, very detailed assembly instructions. You may want some help from a friend but if you follow the step by step guide that comes with your run, getting your chicken’s new home assembled is easy. You can always contact us on our Freephone number 0800 832 1962, if you have any issues or questions regarding the installation of your new chicken run. The tools you’ll require to assemble your chicken pen are as follows: Cross head screwdrivers, Measuring tape, Wire cutters, Step ladder & Hammer
If you decide to increase the size of your run, either because you want to extend the room available to your chickens or other pets, or you want to house more poultry or pets, you can extend later by adding a single or multiple, extra 2 metre section. Simply call us to discuss your options.
GROUND PREPARATION
Our runs will sit on any surface providing it is relatively flat (up to a 1in20 slope should be fine) but different surfaces have different advantages/disadvantages.
A grass or earth surface is probably best for chickens. It allows the ground skirt to be pegged down but there is a possibility of rats tunneling under the frame to get inside. But we do have an optional full ground cover made from our ultimate welded mesh with half inch holes to help prevent this (select this option when adding this product to your Cart). Weed control won’t be an issue because your chickens will likely eat them before they have a chance to surface.
The runs will also sit well on a hard/concrete/tarmac surface which eliminates the worry about tunneling predators but won’t allow the ground skirt to be pegged down.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR CHICKENS
We have compiled a very handy, beginners guide to keeping chickens, if you need to know the important facts about the care and safety of your feathery friends. The guide covers, breeds of chickens, keeping chickens in your garden and which predators to protect against.
If predators are a problem in your location, we provide optional mesh weights to protect your poultry. We always recommend the most secure option, a heavy gauge 19gm welded mesh, used to cover your chicken pen with an optional ground cover upgrade.
We also recommend part-covering your chicken run for protection from sun and rain. You can buy covers as a separate item or as an optional purchase with your run.
A VARIETY OF USES
There are so many different uses for our chicken runs, it’s impossible to list them all. The most common use is to provide a safe home for chickens and other poultry but the range of uses is as diverse as your imagination. People are using our pens to house rabbits, as a cat or dog run, as an aviary and even to protect fruit trees.
CHOOSING THE RIGHT SIZE
When you’re deciding which size run will house the number of chickens you have, a good rule of thumb is to allow 2 square meters per bird. You should also allow for the space taken up by your coop, if the coop is going to be kept inside the run. This 4 metre x 6 metre is suitable for up to 10-12 birds.
Carol –
Excellent! Got an extra one of these to join to my existing one when chicken lockdown for avian flu happened, a really secure and safe space for my lovely chicks now!
Sue –
Excellent structure now securely housing small chicken flock. Very efficient, helpful service from John. The structure arrived when expected. Instructions for its assembly were clear. Would really recommend.
John Bolton –
Many thanks Suvi, your review is much appreciated.
Amanda obrien –
Great sized run for a decent flock. Great quality frame and love the welded mesh upgrade. Would recommend this quality product x
John Bolton –
Four runs and four great reveiws, Many thanks Amanda. Much appreciated.
Mary P –
Excellent run!
After a fox attack when out in the garden and a couple of ladies that like the neighbours garden! We decided to go for this large run to keep them safe, with the extra leg height too (so glad we went for this, it makes the space feel so much bigger and great to go and have a cup of tea with the ladies – the extra height makes it a bit more difficult to put together, we used a platform and roped in a bit of help from family, but so worth it!)
This is our second run, the first was a smaller one that we had for years and was still in excellent condition (our neighbour has had it for his small flock).
We also went for the ground mesh, another great option that has kept out a burrowing rat!
Highly recommend, we are so happy with our run and the ladies love it too! All our ladies are from fresh start for hens, so wonderful to give them a second chance and they are such friendly ladies.