BYC was a great help to us when we built both of our coops. The "COOPS" section was invaluable and there was one day when my husband was puzzled about how to finish a portion of the coop. He came in, told me to pull up pictures of "nesting boxes" on BYC, and he studied them before he completed ours. We relied on BYC a lot during that time.
When you go to the "COOPS" tab, you'll find info on Small Coops, Medium Coops, Large Coops, Chicken Tractors, Incubators, Chicken Brooders, Waterers and Feeders. Sadly, there is no area devoted to Pens & Runs. We could really use one! We just completed our run and we had questions and would have loved ideas. It's impossible to search for either pens or runs on BYC as you'll get so many results using those words. As there is no designated place to put up info on your pen or run, there is really no way find a group of them in one area to look at. Most of the pages on coops are devoted to the coop alone with little to no information on the run. How to build, what materials to use, design, how to attach wiring, construction of pen doors, how to construct on different types of building sites, how to recycle materials into a run, construction techniques to improve drainage, best way to construct breeding pens, what is a paddock and how to build and use, how to cover the run, what type materials to use as a cover, making the apron, creative ideas for shading, landscaping outside the run, . . . all things that we really need to know and be able to find in one spot!
I so wish you'd put up a section for Pens & Runs like you have for the coops, incubators, brooders, waterers and feeders. I hope you'll accept and consider this recommendation. Should you decide to add a specific spot for Pens & Runs, let me know. I've been taking pictures as my husband has been constructing ours. ;-)
When you go to the "COOPS" tab, you'll find info on Small Coops, Medium Coops, Large Coops, Chicken Tractors, Incubators, Chicken Brooders, Waterers and Feeders. Sadly, there is no area devoted to Pens & Runs. We could really use one! We just completed our run and we had questions and would have loved ideas. It's impossible to search for either pens or runs on BYC as you'll get so many results using those words. As there is no designated place to put up info on your pen or run, there is really no way find a group of them in one area to look at. Most of the pages on coops are devoted to the coop alone with little to no information on the run. How to build, what materials to use, design, how to attach wiring, construction of pen doors, how to construct on different types of building sites, how to recycle materials into a run, construction techniques to improve drainage, best way to construct breeding pens, what is a paddock and how to build and use, how to cover the run, what type materials to use as a cover, making the apron, creative ideas for shading, landscaping outside the run, . . . all things that we really need to know and be able to find in one spot!
I so wish you'd put up a section for Pens & Runs like you have for the coops, incubators, brooders, waterers and feeders. I hope you'll accept and consider this recommendation. Should you decide to add a specific spot for Pens & Runs, let me know. I've been taking pictures as my husband has been constructing ours. ;-)
