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6/17/12 at 3:22pm

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My hubby & I are looking to redo our 15x15 run for our girls; right now we have a ladder to nowhere, 2 different kinds of swings, & quite a few perches. What we want to do is maybe put some plants around the outside as well as putting something on the ground besides just dirt. They won't let grass grow, so that's out of the question. I would really love if everyone would let me know what all they have in & around their runs, && maybe even post a pic or 2. Thank you all!

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6/17/12 at 4:24pm

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Just finished our run for the chickies..It's 12 x 20 attached to my shed, I used 1/2 mesh wire allthe way around, I am snake paranoid, so Ive got it tighter than Fort Knox,,in fact I may call it Fort Pox:)

here it is. Must be my lack of photographer skills, that made the wire look weird LOL

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6/17/12 at 5:30pm

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Beautiful coop & run you have there! I really want to get our's cleaned up some more& I like the idea of a chair or two instead of just sqautting down to talk to the girls.