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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    5 gorgeous hens arrived on Saturday. I haven't managed to get a decent photo other than them in situ in the Eglu Cube when they first arrived. 1 x Buff Orpington 1 x Brahma 1 X French Maran 1 X Goldline 1 X Blacktail They've got the 10Msq m2 run and as soon as they're allowed out (when bird flu...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Hi, Yes, I can squeeze between the fence and run. Also, I can access by either hopping up on the roof or from the other side of the fence: Next door is large communal grounds so access from either side of the fence isn't a problem. Further investigation ref waste water this weekend: the pipe...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Hi - yes, I've got guttering in place already. I just need to attach the downtube and into the wastewater pipe which, handily, runs underground alongside the fence. I'll also replace the trellis to the top of the fence. The neighbours are used to the leaves - all the trees are protected (as...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Hi Folks, Just to let you know I've now built my run and I'm super excited to get my first hens tomorrow. Thanks for the advice on building the run. I used Railway sleepers for the base and 2X4s to construct the frame. (I've got a bit of tidying up to do on the roof edges and guttering).
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    The Garden Coop and Eglu Cube - A Nice Combination!

    Did you ever find our and/or work out a solution for yourself? I'd like to try the same.
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    Cable tying mesh to wood as temporary measure

    Hi, thanks fro your reply. It's simply a case of aesthetics. Plus, ensuring the wood itself is painted
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    Cable tying mesh to wood as temporary measure

    Hi all, I'm constructing a new 16' X 6' walk in run from Pressure treated (tanalised) timber (C24). I want to paint this wood but I've been advised to wait at least 6-8 weeks to allow any moisture to escape from the wood before I paint it. My hens arrive in 3 weeks time, so I want to build the...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Update - I've been digging! I spent the day yesterday clearing as much as I could from the area and moving some of the earth from the top to bottom of the slope. The remaining roots along the right hand side will work in my favours to prevent predators digging underneath (I'll use a wire apron...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Thanks for everyone's advice so far. I'm going to reduce the scope and, for simplicity, build a rectangular run for now - with the view to extending it to L-shaped in the future I had a 10-minute "play" in the garden this afternoon with some sleepers (2.4 meters / 7.87ft) to mark out the coop...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Yes - the local electricity company came and marked the cables (The paint has subsequently washed off). So I know within 10-15 inches where they are. However, they were unable to tell me the depth of the cables - and I don't want to go digging too much to find them. I'm prohibited from building...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Hi, I think the cables would be ~4 inches below the surface but I'm not prepared to dig to find out. They're municipal cables which go to a nearby substation so damaging them would be incredibly expensive - if I lived to receive the biull. Agree - paving stones over the cabled area would be a...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Thanks for the replies so far. I'm in Hampshire, United Kingdom (England). So protection against rain is needed! As you can see the ground is sodden at the moment but dries up nicely in warmer months. The area will always have protection from too much sunlight as it's under the big sycamore...
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    Coop in garden over electricity cables

    Hi all, Hoping for some advice on building a new run before I get my first hens. My requirement To build a simple walk-in chicken run that will house Eglu Cube chicken coop and 3-4 hens (each with 2-3 sq meters space. To use the existing wooden garden fence on 2 sides. This is a redundant...
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