Pictures of Pheasant Housing/Run

[lakebum]

Good day,
I've already typed, but it disappeared before I could send it. I was writing to you about the 8 x 16 foot horse panels that you mention in your post.
I use 10 6 foot chain link fence and then I use this polyproplene mesh that is suppose to go over shurbs and flowers. I put it over one fence back in '06 and it is still strong. I wonder if you would give me the details of what you put on top and the sides; and the cost of the horse panels, it sounds like a better idea than mine. I have to sew the polypropylen to the top edges; it only comess in 7 foor rolls so I have to run 2x 4 down the middle and sew it to the panels and the staple it to the 2 X4. Any information that you could enlighten me with would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your co-operationn.
Regards,
Kevin (lakebum)

 

[Ellaluvsbirds]

Awesome set up spectrumranch! You have given me some ideas for building more pens for the pheasants.

 

[Ellaluvsbirds]

Awesome set up spectrumranch! You have given me some ideas for building more pens for the pheasants.

 

[Ellaluvsbirds]

Awesome set up spectrumranch! You have given me some ideas for building more pens for the pheasants.

 

[BluePastelBird]

Here is a few more pics for ya.

Where do you get the netting in such a large sheet?

 

[PheasantsFirst]

What types of plants does everyone have in their pens?

 

[Franzen Farms]

Where do you get the netting in such a large sheet?

www.3tproducts.com

 

[pheasantworld9]

Very cool ideas!!! Love this thread! Does any1,who has experience with many types of pens, know what is the simplest and easiest pen to build is?

 

[ST3PH3N]

What types of plants does everyone have in their pens?

I love planting lots of bamboo in my pheasant pens because it is evergreen, providing cover all year around. Bamboo is also hardy enough to withstand the birds long term but I always protect a freshly transplanted plant with a minimum two foot high ring of wire mesh for the first year or the birds will kill it.



This bamboo plant growing through the roof (8 foot high roof) of the pen became a problem and I have since cut it out and removed it. It's shed leaves wouldn't fall through the top wire and built up and began to rot the beam, plus the cats would always lie on the leaves up there in the sun and that bothers me


The dream bamboo I am replacing it with (and planting in every pen from now on) is "Fargesia nitida" (Fountain Bamboo)
This is a shade thriving, clumping bamboo that sends new culms up no further than inches from the plant, has culms no thicker than 1/4 inch diameter, and grows to 10 feet high but is a weeping bamboo so the stems arch over. When new culms grow through the wire roof I simply push them over until the stem is inside the pen and when I let them go the tip is inside the pen bent flat against the ceiling. When these new culms grow leaves they begin to droop away from the roof because of the added weight. Every year each culm grows more leaves resulting in the oldest culms weeping the furthest. This is a beautiful plant and I have found it to be perfect for my aviaries in every way.

-Stephen

 

[garavi17]

Hi everyone im new on this forum...And I am from Croatia!!