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It was a tin of ‘blackjack DPM’ paint that I had in the garage. It’s supposed to be used on floors that suffer with damp issues. I just wanted rid of the tin so thought it’d be a good use for it. It’s basically bitumin paint.

Painted mine with bitumin paint using an old roller. 2 years on and it still doesn’t need touching up. :thumbsup

A lot of people seem to advocate the idea. It’s even used in parts of Canada which sees much more adverse weather than the UK so it’s definitely possible. I was just worried that the cold would be detrimental especially with them being Bantams. It’s also an excuse to add some extra hens to the...

Aha that’s the term I was looking for ‘open air coop’. Just done a search on the forum and there’s quite abit of info for me to read through. Cheers!

Yeah they’re layers. Like I say 3 bantams so far but I built a largish run so I could add to the flock eventually. They have free roam round the garden when I can supervise them. That’s what I thought too. I was just concerned due to the size would the birds struggle in the cold weather.

I’ve been looking at plastic coops as an alternative. I’ve been thinking I could fashion something out of a wheelie bin but add a lot of vents. - probably should just bite the bullet and purchase one I forgot to add the run is maybe 20ft x 20ft so fairly big. I was worried if I went with...

Hello, My chicken run is as predator proof as I can make it. 1/2inch weldmesh on the sides and roof. The base is concrete. I also have onduline roofing above the mesh on the roof to keep the rain out. I’ve have 3 bantams and have had them in the run with a homemade wood coop for nearly a...

Hello! I purchased 50m of electric poulty netting with the hopes to use it as a moveable run. In hindsight I wish I had purchased a smaller size. As it's a pain having to take it down and move it. I've now decided to use it on the side of the permanent run and keep the electric poultry...