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Im jumping on to this post and wondering.. Is 1/4" even better than 1/2" ? Thanks!

Do like the size thou... and the protection.. I do have a cattle panel I could use.. I could look into the wheels.. I read further and one person can move..

I like that it is bigger.. Im not completely convinced by the cloth they used... but I suppose i could substitute hardware cloth..

nice to know its a possible solution - it looks good to me.. I am almost considering both.. inside the fenced area... so they could run to the closest..

ive considered those - they seem heavy to drag about...? I don't have a tractor.... its just me.. I dont want to make my husband do ANOTHER thing...

Id like to use what ive got on hand rather than find a new thing even if its old to someone else.. Ive got a million short 2x4s but there is a practical limit sometimes...

Thats cool - but looks heavy to me.. and I have a ton of scrap lumber as I am building my own house..

Hi all , I am considering building a chicken tractor for 5 chickens. This needs to be something that I can move by myself. I will be putting it inside an electric web netting fence... I will only use during the day. However it gets shady fast here / overcast and I hear owls out sometimes...

I emailed them my extension .. will read over the resources (Thanks!) and I have a fencing clinic tomarrow anyway and will talk to them about it..

will bear that in mind! (that wasn't an intentional pun = but guess bears are on my mind.. lol)

good point. Will do.. didnt know that AG extension would do that.. Thanks! _Kate

yes, indeed I do. I just made a garage for my trash cans.. _Kate

Hi - I visited a farm that had apple trees next to their chicken run.. it was supposed to be good for worms and the chickens loved the apples. But I just read a pamplet that said to not plant apple trees near your coop because of bears.. I wanted to make my coop area attractive and shady and...

Also - what hardware cloth do folks use? Are there different types (gauges) or is all hardware cloth the same? IE - Do I just get any hardware cloth at the hardware store - or am I looking for a specific gauge?? . Ps - I know to avoid the chicken wire... etc.. Thanks -Kate

Wow - that is a big set up - do you have the same net on your vertical walls as well? I see the electric fencing - what are you using there? I was thinking of using portable electric fence for moving chickens in day - but now am wondering if I need it around my permanent area as well... thanks...

Oh - wow - hadnt thought of that - good advice.. I wil need to figure out how to add that in... I admit - I am getting a bit overwhelmed this week with my plan - my chickens are coming in June and I am starting to feel like my chicken plan is starting to turn into Fort Knox.. and the $$$...

Can I ask where to get the good netting? I am starting a coop and for sure have owls.. Or is hardware cloth over the top of the pen better?

This is great~ gives me good idea of a way to use the space!

Thank you all!

Hi, Got another coop design question. Im having a bit of difficulty understanding what is going on inside of a chicken coop. It seems that there are nesting boxes right above the floor area so that a chicken can walk inside the nesting box. Then it seems that there are roosts 18" or higher...