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    Need help with finishing my run

    Yes, we have 3 rows of 6 nesting boxes. Thank you for the pictures. We can get some severe winds with the monsoon rains. I’m debating reinforcing the structure with wood posts in the ground as well. I also sunk the post 10” into the ground and put some concrete in. The tubing isn’t thick or...
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    Finally have chickens again!

    I’ve got a I’ve got a post there now
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    Finally have chickens again!

    Thank you. The neighbors chicks were a week or two younger so not big enough to pick on ours. He said she’s healing well and should be ready to come home this weekend.
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    Need help with finishing my run

    Hello all. I have my coop built and mostly finished. I need to get a run finished asap! The run is 10’x20’ and made from an old carport structure. I have some hardware cloth but not enough to cover the entirety of it. I have a 10’x20’ shade sail for the top and two 30”x10’ galvanized roof panels...
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    Finally have chickens again!

    Hello, my name is Mike. My wife and I recently purchased 20 straight run chicks. They are about 5 weeks old now. We bought 5 Leghorns, 5 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 5 Easter Eggers and 5 Rhode Island Reds. We lost one Rhode Island Red early on and had a Leghorn get beat up. Our neighbor was able to...
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