How to Plant Roses Beside a Chicken Run
Hey there!
I made a little more chicken coop progress this week that I just HAD to share with ya! Including how to plant roses beside a chicken run without them destroying them!
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Keep Your Roses Safe!
I knew I wanted to do a little landscaping around the run this year still, but I also know that chickens will eat/destroy just about anything they can get their beaks on! Lol! So I came up with a FREE solution that’s working wonderfully and looks adorable too!
Galvanized Water Troughs!
We have a few galvanized water troughs on the property and these 2 were already near the coop and in pretty rough shape, which was exactly what I wanted! Ed helped me cut out the rusty bottoms and bump outs with a reciprocating saw. So then I was left with a something that would surround and protect the roses, but also still allow me to plant them in the ground!
The roses I planted are a climbing variety called Blaze roses and they will be a bright reddish pink color when they bloom! I’m hoping they’ll climb up and along the chicken wire run!
**Not pictured but I did add a couple inches of mulch on top of the dirt around the roses.
A Couple More Chicken Run Updates
I also went ahead and stained the nesting boxes that are in the the run with a transparent cedar stain. It really made them look nice and will help preserve them too! There are the same amount of nesting boxes inside the coop too, which is a lot of nesting boxes lol! Someone definitely had quite the poultry operation here at one point for sure!
You can find the stain I used HERE!
Then I added some little “kickstands” for the walkways and painted them and the support boards white!
More Chicken Coop and Run Progress
Then I went ahead and painted the tops of the posts basically because they were bugging me! Lol! We’ll be adding a roof or pergola of some kind over the run soon! It will extend from under the windows to the posts. So depending on how we build it we may or may not be cutting them off a bit.
I’ll also be adding some window sashes and chicken wire to the windows across the top soon. After that we have to have some dirt brought in to help support the back of the coop because the concrete foundation is leaning outward. Once that’s firmed up we’ll finish the roof and install new flooring in the coop.
Before
After
Planting Roses Beside the Chicken Run
We’ll be waiting for some cooler weather for some of the other renovations, but I think the chickens already love their oldie improved coop and run! 😉 And really the “Before” and “After” photos speak for themselves! I’m SO happy with how it’s coming together! What do you think?
You can read more about our 100 year old chicken coop renovation HERE!
Have an amazing day and thanks so much for stopping by the blog!
20 Comments
Judy
Looks really nice. Such a big difference from the before and after. Your chickens look so nice.
Amanda
Right! Sometimes I have to look back to see how far we’ve come! And they are the sweetest chickies!!
Mary Beth
You really did a great job! The coop looks terrific and very country and I love the rusted look of the troughs. What a huge job! Congrats! I look forward To more of your ambitious projects.
Amanda
Thank you SO much Mary Beth!! We obviously have a ways to go still but it’s nice to look back and see how far we’ve come! I’m so glad you’re enjoying everything! Lots more to come!!
Cheryl
Looks so good! The ladies will love it!!
Amanda
Thank you!! I really appreciate that!!
Diana Marie Home
It looks so good!
Amanda
Thank you so much!! It’s come a long way for sure!!
tkheritagehill
Amanda – you really added new life to that old coop! Kudos to you!! Those roses will be such a beautiful accessory. Can’t wait to see them all bloomed out. You are going to have spoiled chickens. lol.
Amanda
Thank you so much!! It’s been amazing to see how far we’ve come! I’m so excited for them to bloom!!
Corrie
Wow! So much progress! Looks great!
Amanda
Thank you thank you!!!
Guerrina
Looks great and wonderful use of the old troughs! Those fence posts were bugging me to, but not my property! So glad you painted them!
Amanda
Haha! I was going to wait to see if we ended up cutting them off but I couldn’t anymore! 😂 Thank you SO much!!!
Jackie
i just love that chicken coop. with a fresh coat of paint, it looks so alive.
the rose bushes will be beautiful when they start to climb. The chicks will LOVE IT!
Amanda
It does! That’s a great way to describe it!! Thank you so much!!
Lynda
Looks great! Love the idea for the Roses. Can’t wait to see their progress.
Amanda
Thank you so much!! Me too!! I’m hoping they really take off!
Margaretanne
Brilliant Idea for for the Rose planting. Practical and charming.
You’ve done a tremendous amount of work.
Good job! And love the updates. ❤️
Amanda
Thank you SO much! It’s certainly come a long way and we’re so glad we were able to salvage it!