Garden Life Direct Walk-In Chicken Run 2m x 4m

Description

We use one of these runs as a brood suite for our hatching broody hens and we love it. It will keep your chickens safe and give you a full height run that you can comfortably walk in to. Ideal for narrow gardens.

The ultimate walk-in run to protect your chickens from predators. These are heavy weight walk in runs constructed using 38mm galvanised tubular steel with a timber door to allow you access to your chickens. The ultimate walk-in run to protect your chickens from predators. These are heavy weight walk in runs constructed using 38mm galvanised tubular steel with a timber door to allow you access to your chickens. We love them so much we have 3, one of which we use as a fruit cage!

Each unit is supplied with enough wire covering to allow and additional skirt to be extended from the sides which discourages predators from digging underneath.

We do recommend that to help you build the run, use a tap and die set to remove any galvanisation that has settled in the bolt threads and a pair of aviation snips to cut the wire. These are not included, but examples can be found here:

Aviation snips: https://amzn.to/3oqfp1U

Basic tap & die set: https://amzn.to/45pRPDe

** Please note this is a very heavy item. If you live in the Scottish Highlands & Islands, please contact us at englishcountrylife@outlook.com for a shipping quote**

This model is:

• Span 2m (across door) approx. 6ft
• Depth 4m approx. 13ft
• Leg Height 1.6m
• Height to peak 2.1m
• Fully galvanised 38mm tubular steel framework
• Tanalised timber door and frame
• Door 1.8m high x 75cm wide
• Galvanised hinges and bolt
• Mesh ground skirt all round
• Anchor pegs supplied

Options include:

• Wire coverings
  • 1” 20-gauge hex mesh
  • 1” 19-gauge weld mesh
  • ½” 19-gauge weld mesh
• Internal Floor Covering
  • ½” 19-gauge weld mesh floor cover
• Heavyweight PVC Removable Roof Cover for 1 bay or 2 bays

Siting Your Run

The run 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 tunnelling 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 tunnelling predators but won’t allow the ground skirt to be pegged down.