Here's the photo of my pallet fence and gate.

Cant have anything like it, I am allergic to both and the horse serum type and the manufactured type. I have been told never go near them . All those lucky people who arent allergic should however be inoculated against this horrible thing.

Why not leave an over hang if it is above head height, it will ensure any drops run away from the run and in the front keep you dry entering the run.

The Scorpion saw is brilliant bit of kit, it comes with saws for wood metal and for rough sawing of wood. If you still make a sawing movement whilst the blade does its thing you will find it cuts quicker. I reckon it to be one of the best electric saws on the market.

My run has a plastic roof and is sheltered on three sides with more plastic sheeting, When positioning the roof I made sure that the slope was enough for a good run off, then fixed it in position. Thats why roofs are sometimes so steep. That way water above or below in condensation will flow the way...

Hi Richard I managed to build a fence and gate from and old pallet to go across my path along the side of my house. I would submit a photo but cant get to do so when I press post a pic it just shows picy in brackets on my posting.

Thank you, the flock have acsess to several dry areas ie outside toilet, spare hen houses, but they prefer under the hedges that are dense and surround my garden. I think if I force the issue and heard them into the dry run there would be all hell let loose as 8x10 isn't big for ten hooks, 4 x 1year...

Hello,this is my second winter with my hooks,but this year my hooks have been free ranging around my garden. They have a spacious coop and 8ft x10ft covered run. My flock are three generations so they enjoy the space of the garden. I can see the garden from my house all day,of I am not outside potte...

Mr Welsh egg doesn't really care for livestock for sale that well. When I have been there to buy my food suplies if there are any ducklings for sale they are in transport pens stacked on top of each other and with no food or water. One even had an injured eye. The best place for chickens in South Wa...

Hi, I managed to get hold of a couple of pallets the other day and mad a fence and gate to stop the chooks coming up the side of the house to the kitchen, as it also a way to the road. The neighbour also made a fence between us and gate out of pallets. Dave in Caerphilly )piicy2012-09-15 09.27.59.jp...