Recent content by taterbug

may i come be one of your chickens?

i have an old barn that has a side coming out that is covered and am planning on enclosure for hens at night with a run attached...battery recharging so i can download a picture. the only wall is the wall to the east side that is part of the barn...my friend as suggested that i not enclose the...

thank you for all the responses....i now have a better u nderstanding of hardware cloth. i was thinking about using it as a apron inside and out of the run and coop.

what is the best strength to buy...does the lower the gauge mean the stronger the wire or vice versa. want to use this on my coop.

very nice indeed....love the run especially. wish i could start over.

i really cannot explain what rabbit wire is...very similar to hardware cloth i imagine. someone had told me that if i went a foot to the outside and a foot to the inside that this would be sufficient to keep predators out. i have someone helping me with my project who doesnt take my...

would rabbit wire be a good choice for the apron around the base of my run or would dog wire be better...also how far should the apron extend from the base on the inside of the run and also the outside.

this is exactly what i have been looking for...does jeff have plans that he might sell for this design...curious as to what inside looks and arrangement. taterbug

hey smiley britches...see that we both hail from the deep south. thanks for the input...i have been thinking this over and have decided that i want a house with a run instead of using the side of the barn...will keep you posted once i decide on the design.

i really like this house...what are the dimensions of it

thanks for the replies...even though i did not do my homework and post in the correct forum. i like the idea of the river rocks as an added precaution.

have just been given six game chickens...was told that i could just let them free range and have been doing this for the last six weeks...they roost in the trees...but i am concerned for their safety...so i think i am going to build a pen under part of my barn shed. it has a wall on one side...