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  1. Bock-Bock-Bagock

    Chicken Run. Stumped on what I should do.

    I actually thought about pouring a footer the whole perimeter for the run to sit on. But then I thought about how much that might cost. I do plan on doing a covered run, so anchoring is something I was thinking about if I did cinder blocks.
  2. Ted Brown

    Chicken Run. Stumped on what I should do.

    ...began to fail at the welds and break apart, particularly when groundhogs decided that the food inside looked tasty. I had to add new horizontal aprons, this time using 1/2" x 1" 16 gauge HC. At the same time I added 2x6 PT boards around the bottom sides so that the wall portions were...
  3. Ridgerunner

    Chicken Run. Stumped on what I should do.

    ...You can pour a concrete footing or use cinder blocks to raise it above the soil. I'd want to anchor it down so the wind doesn't blow it off. When I built my run I used treated posts with wire mesh. No horizontal wood at the bottom. I used wire mesh "aprons" at the bottom for dig protection.
  4. Cynthia12

    Granny's gone and done it again

    Yep
  5. BigBlueHen53

    Granny's gone and done it again

    Me needer, too! Bib aprons are far more comfortable and have pockets, too. 😉
  6. SkyAJK

    Question of the Day - Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

    YES! It is handy to wear an apron, easy to maintain and just put on and take off.
  7. McChooky

    Planning a Semi-Free range flock

    ...is an inexpensive structure made out of pallets and is covered with plywood in some areas and covered with hardware cloth and tarps(it has an apron)The chickens have access to both 24/7 but they're free ranged often.I also have a chicken tractor I can use if needed.One end of my run is...
  8. BigBlueHen53

    Question of the Day - Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

    I wear an apron all day long. I grab an apron to put on OVER my apron when I go out to chicken! It hangs by the back door, and I take it off and hang it back up when I come back in. It's black with bleach stains so it never gets used for anything else.
  9. SkyAJK

    Question of the Day - Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

    I have 5 aprons. I wear an apron whenever I am in the garden
  10. gtaus

    Persistent bumblefoot

    ...it reuses sources of material that previously I used to bag up and send to the landfill. There are a lot of people who advocate using a wire apron around the run. They say if you lay down wire on the ground, maybe 18-24 inches out, that digging animals will give up trying to dig a tunnel...
  11. BigBlueHen53

    Saddle for attacked hen.

    ...for flystrike - this is flies laying eggs in the wound, hatching into maggots which must be removed. I would be afraid covering with an apron could cause infection as the wound can't breathe, but I could be wrong about this. As the fabric gets soaked with blood and other moisture it will...
  12. BigBlueHen53

    Question of the Day - Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

    Chicken shoes, yes, tennis shoes right now but knee- high boots when the grass is high (tick protection!), plus I put on my chicken apron if I'm going to clean poop trays and nitrile gloves as well.
  13. WhatsUpDuck

    Lost my whole flock

    He bought 1/2 inch galvanized steel. It was off of amazon, and it had good reviews (not sure that matters :confused: ), and he did an apron all the way around it. We have a camera in the coop now and ones pointing to all of the sides. We did not have cameras at the time this happened. My guess...
  14. McChooky

    Lost my whole flock

    ...other predators that will kill the whole flock and Foxes are one of them.Whatever killed your chickens will be back.Please be aware of this and keep your chickens locked up until you have a secure run for them.Foxes are excellent diggers too.You will need an apron around the bottom to keep...
  15. SunriseChickers

    Dog training thread

    Thanks! This sounds like what I was doing pre-pregnancy (I'm not much for getting up early now, haha, and I'm not the one handling his morning routine right now). Thankfully, there is no reason for the dog to interact with the areas the baby will be in, so we will have time to adjust and work...
  16. Nym

    Dog training thread

    ...purpose with unruly dogs. Step 1) The modern way: Start early a.m. on the dogs empty stomach. No Food in any bowl. Load your pockets or a apron with all his daily kibble. He gets not a single piece until all four feet are grounded and he is a calm state. When you see him attempting a jump...
  17. Lois Thomas

    Egg Gathering Aprons for sale

    Send me a message and I can provide links if you are interested. I have more fabric option available.
  18. Foley Hill Chicken Finger

    Old Shed Coop and Run Suggestions Needed

    Thank you for all of this information! It is very helpful!
  19. Mother of Chaos

    All Things Treadle Feeder

    Wow, how bizarre! I'm trying to imagine what that's all about. 🤔 Sorry, I think several of us lost track of what exactly was happening with the shell.
  20. A

    All Things Treadle Feeder

    ...as well. Inside the nursery with the chicks is only feed and fresh water. The rats, sadly, have been able to tunnel into the run. (I have an apron, but there are vulnerable points at my corner posts, and the rats dug under the posts, SIGH). They cannot access the feed (the run has a treadle...
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