Has anyone used hogpanel or other hard fencing panels to make a run?

[Sweetlilbaby]

I saw at tractor supply Co that they have cattle feedlot panels. I was thinking if i buy 4 of those then cover them in chicken wire, and cover the top that it would give a safe run area for my chickens. I plan to make a 16x16 run for them. I can only own 6 and I have chose silkie mix's because of their small size.
Was just wondering if anyone has tried it. I plan to do it. I use to use kennel panels but they are way more expensive.

 

[Jaxon4141]

These hoop coops are made almost entirely out of 2"x4" fencing. The run are more like tunnels two fee high and five feet long. On the left side are young chicks being introduce to some older chickens on the right. There are seven sections of run in between the two coops. The chicks occupy the first three section, but they will all end up in one coop by falland the other coop will be replaced by another section of run. I move them around my garden for bed prep before planting.

 

[AmCanyonStables]

Yes, take a look at my coop page for photos. I added some framing and chicken wire above them to make the run taller, and put bird netting over the top. As the run is large, I put a pvc pipe structure in the middle to hold up the bird netting. It is not working out that great, I should have made a more permanent roof support for the netting.
The cattle panel part is working fine though.

 

[NY Coturnix]

This is a pretty old thread so you may not get a response. But I just completed a hoop coop using the Tractor Supply cattle panels as well. My had green paint as well but were cattle not hog panels. I made mine 8x20 and used 2x8 so that I could attach the panel 6 inches off the ground to gain enough height to walk in. I'm 6 foot and I ended up with plenty of clearance. I attached my panels together with zip tie and wrapped in 1/2 hardware cloth also attached with zip ties. Stapled the skirting around the outside.

Good luck with your coop.

Oh just to add. I bought a $16 angle grinder at Harbor Freight. Was a life saver cutting the last panel so that it would fit and all the hardware cloth.

 

[joan1708]

I used cattle panels, cyclone fencing frame and hardware cloth to make my run. On this site I've seen some very nice hoop coops made of cattle panels and hardware cloth.

 

[wolfbayfarm]

We used the cattle panels to make our chicken tractor coops. I used 2 panels folded over to a 8x8 frame my husband built using 2x4's. We then put chicken wire on back ,front and the door. Then put a cheap tarp from tractor supply over sides and top for sun and rain. We currently have three now and they are easy to pull around the yard.

 

[wolfbayfarm]

I knew there was a name for them Hoop Coops

 

[joan1708]

wolfbayfarm - can you please show us a picture of your tractors? Here is my cattle panel run. This is the frame.

This is the finished product.

 

[ThaiChick]

We used hog/cattle panels bent into an arch with poultry wire stretched over the top, then tied together with hog rings.

 

[Oakieridge]

we used them to build hoop houses. Here is a picture of ours, the first is our first one we learned alot building it. We did the front win plywood like the second one just didn't have it 100% finished in the picture. The second one just didn't have the tarp on it yet. They are aprox 9' x 10' and a little over 5' tall. I love them. We have 2 so far and plan on building 2 or 3 more this summer.