To Ms.Joan:
you are correct...raccoons & some other predators CAN chew through chicken wire/poultry fencing....however, what I see in the pictures is what is called hardware cloth/hardware fabric....it also goes by several other names. I have been a farmer all my life & have never known any...
Now THAT, would make for an awesome Christmas Present. : )
I wish you the best!
If I lived nearby, I'd stop in and help you with it just so you would get 'er done by Christmas.
in case I did not say it before, I wish to inform you that(in my opinion) I believe you have done an absolutely wonderful job building that stagecoach clone. :)
I wish you many years of use from that & may your flock be prosperous.
I would not advise electrifying the hexagonal wire, but there are insulators you can buy & attach them to the outside of the coop so that when the coons comes around they get a "shocking" revelation.
most any farm supply store would carry them...this is one that comes to mind...
Nice. very very nice.
I have an old chicken coop that my dad built many years ago(before the town I live in became a city)...I have been wanting to either rebuild or replace that coop....after seeing & reading this, I think I'll replace it.
TY for sharing.
Q.
instead of building this in the garage/barn, then taking it apart & moving it, why did you not just build it on the site you have it now?? Seems to me like that would have been a lot less work...
speaking of which, this chicken coop looks very nice. lots a work, but it looks very nice.
I was thinking about that fence charger you were using....do you still use it? and if so, can it be hooked up to some kind of solar power?? I think if that's possible for you, it might save on your electric bill.
I like what you have done & how you used the dog house for chickens....very nice...
This is an AWESOME coop!!!
Gives me the incentive I need to get off my keester & get to work searching for salvageable materials...
TY for sharing this with all of us. 8 )
There is a CPVC Pipe that is almond colored & has more flexibility because it is thinner walled than Schedule 40, but I think it should take a screw just fine. As far as strength goes, for the purpose of a stagecoach coop, I do not believe there will be any noticeable difference.
There is...