Keeping Chickens Newsletter

The PVC was then wired together, to create an even stronger framework, over which we draped chicken wire. Overall, around 50 metres of 900mm-wide chicken wire was used.

The laying box features a hinged door, so I can access the eggs without having to enter the enclosure. This is in the rear of the box, rather than the more usual top of the box, to allow enough room for the overhang of the corrugated iron roof within the enclosure.