After finishing this one, we decided we needed a second one for bantams:
We picked a spot on the other side of the yard that provided shade from both a couple of pear trees and many old growth trees outside of the privacy fence:
The ground dipped a bit so a platform for the run was built:
We were originally going to use a large dog house for the coop but decided to build a coop (I suppose the dog house can be used for the "next" coop). The coop would be placed inside the run and would be 3 by 6 feet:
The run is a 5 by 15 foot dog kennel, set on top and attached to the platform:
Hardware cloth was attached prior to putting on the Tufftex panels:
Hardware cloth was attached around the perimeter of the run and over the top, using 3/4" electrical conduit pipe as support:
Despite the fact there are currently only three bantams using this, we decided they needed more room...so we built an "added on" run made of 3/4" electrical conduit pipe and covered with our remaining hardware cloth. This added on another 3 by 10 area for these guys. I've ordered some shade cloth should this area become too warm in our hot summers.
The original run has sand for the floor; this one has mulch and straw loaded with worms and bugs that they love to kick through:
We picked a spot on the other side of the yard that provided shade from both a couple of pear trees and many old growth trees outside of the privacy fence:
The ground dipped a bit so a platform for the run was built:
We were originally going to use a large dog house for the coop but decided to build a coop (I suppose the dog house can be used for the "next" coop). The coop would be placed inside the run and would be 3 by 6 feet:
The run is a 5 by 15 foot dog kennel, set on top and attached to the platform:
Hardware cloth was attached prior to putting on the Tufftex panels:
Hardware cloth was attached around the perimeter of the run and over the top, using 3/4" electrical conduit pipe as support:
Despite the fact there are currently only three bantams using this, we decided they needed more room...so we built an "added on" run made of 3/4" electrical conduit pipe and covered with our remaining hardware cloth. This added on another 3 by 10 area for these guys. I've ordered some shade cloth should this area become too warm in our hot summers.
The original run has sand for the floor; this one has mulch and straw loaded with worms and bugs that they love to kick through:
