Newbie here!
My family and I have had our 6 hens for about a year now and just got 5 more to add to the flock. Because of this, we now have to build out a new home for the girls. We were both racking our brains trying to find the best solution and then it came to us...in an issue of Mother Earth News.
We're ready to take the plunge in to gardening, and saw this:
This was *PERFECT* and exactly what we needed. We have a guy who can build out the coolest hen house. I have no idea how to do the rest though, so I am open to suggestions.
I'd love to hire someone to do this for me so it's not a situation where I'm winging it and getting things wrong. Who would do something like this? It's a 32'x32' pen with 3'x2' tunnels...would I be laughed at calling someone? I'm somewhat handy, but have never done a thing with welded wire or fencing. Our soil is very rocky, so I don't even think t-posts are an option.
We're running out of time (with our new hens, they want outside *bad*) and need to get something done. Do I just take the plunge and try it myself?
Thanks!
My family and I have had our 6 hens for about a year now and just got 5 more to add to the flock. Because of this, we now have to build out a new home for the girls. We were both racking our brains trying to find the best solution and then it came to us...in an issue of Mother Earth News.
We're ready to take the plunge in to gardening, and saw this:
This was *PERFECT* and exactly what we needed. We have a guy who can build out the coolest hen house. I have no idea how to do the rest though, so I am open to suggestions.
I'd love to hire someone to do this for me so it's not a situation where I'm winging it and getting things wrong. Who would do something like this? It's a 32'x32' pen with 3'x2' tunnels...would I be laughed at calling someone? I'm somewhat handy, but have never done a thing with welded wire or fencing. Our soil is very rocky, so I don't even think t-posts are an option.
We're running out of time (with our new hens, they want outside *bad*) and need to get something done. Do I just take the plunge and try it myself?
Thanks!