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    The pen to end all (my) pens

    10/11/2014: progress Sorry for the delay in updates. i got sick the last week of September and i had alot of planned events going on. I finnaly had time to work on the pen. I have finished the first panel. Which im hoping all the rest to follow wont take nearly as long because it was a...
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    The pen to end all (my) pens

    09/20/2014 - 09/21/2014: Working on the fence and underground predator protection Well, heres my weekend update for everyone. We did alot of work this weekend on the area the pen will be going into. its a 25ft X 31ft area that is branched off our dog pen behind our existing chicken pens...
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    The pen to end all (my) pens

    09/17/2014: not a big update. Aviary netting and 16lbs of hardware came in all 1/2"
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    The pen to end all (my) pens

    i havent decided. i calculated my materials to account for one, also i could put gussets in the top and bottom corners. at the moment the doors seem very strong as is. i may add them strictly for overkill and looks. Quote: Once we finish we will likely figure it up and publish a cost. im...
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    The pen to end all (my) pens

    09/14/2014: Slow day, finished up burying the fence posts, and also got 1 door finished, i built the 2nd door but after tack welding the same hinge on wrong 3 times in a row i decided it was time to call it a day. i dont think my doors are going anywhere.
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    The pen to end all (my) pens

    thanks, also the red lines depict the layout of the chicken pen. one side gets a bush. next weekend we will be burying that pallet of cinder blocks into the ground for predator protection.
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    Putting a metal roof over an asphalt roof.

    roofers put new metal over old asphalt all the time. we have a house that has just that. metal over asphalt.
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    How does everyone cut hardware cloth?

    grinder and 4.5" cut off wheel.
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    The pen to end all (my) pens

    09/13/2014: We began expanding the dog pen 3 of the holes we give up on for the night because the clay was so tough. there will be 4x4's 10ft out of the ground in the 2 back corners for flood lighting so we can see back there at night.
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    Chicken Names- whats your chickens name?

    I named all of them chicken.
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    September Hatch-A-Long

    Yall have me wanting to run a few eggs for the heck of it. Not like i need more yard birds.
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    Is the Kube 4000 overkill for my electric fence? Other good brands/models?

    I have the 1/2 joule from TSC i havent had any issues with it. I fenced in an area 100x75. My 80lb dogs only touched it once and that was the end of it. Adult chickens can touch it and there fine. Younger chickens are usually ok. As long as they dont get caught up in the wire. Which i suppose...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Ive been known to open my incubator to extract dry chicks. And ive also found chicks that are helped from there shell have a 90-100% death rate.
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    September Hatch-A-Long

    I kinda like this idea. How much do you interevene into there lives? Are they 100% free range? Mine free range for between 4-12 hrs/day and ive concidered turning about 20 loose into the yard and let them figure it out. Maybe a deer feeder or 2 with feed in it.
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    September Hatch-A-Long

    Im curious of yalls intentions. Are you hatching for personal or to sell? The market for chicks around here basicly stops in early/mid october and doesnt pick up until feb/march.
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