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Looks good have you mesh over the dowels?

NeilA wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 4:10 pm Looks good have you mesh over the dowels?

Thanks Neil and Andy, thats something I didn't think of.
I do rather like the openess of the dowels and to be honest, the birds do look in better nic but perhaps thats just their new suits.
The brick shed was always a little damp so I used to use a deep litter of wood chips but in this new loft I am enjoying scraping them out daily. It is sometimes a little damp with the dowels but I am brushing a little lime around on those days which is working very well.
I was going to use one of the small sections on left ( there are 2) for roundabout hens and I realise I will have to put some sort of blinds up if this is going to work.

You could alway buy 4mm twin poly carbonate and set it on battens so it sits a inch or so off the dowels to allow air and keep rain out
Would still need mesh though as a rat will be in there when it wants mate

Very smart setup Dave, best of luck with the new season just around the corner.
Regards Dave

Good job mate , looking very smart

Thank you everyone for all the kind comments and sound advice. Its ironic that I have dug in wire mesh to about 4 inches deep and abot 12 inches wide all around the loft to stop Roland getting underneath..

Diamond Dave wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 9:05 pm Thank you everyone for all the kind comments and sound advice. Its ironic that I have dug in wire mesh to about 4 inches deep and abot 12 inches wide all around the loft to stop Roland getting underneath..

Well worth doing Dave

Roundabout section

Roundabout section

Roundabout section looking out