Just added 40 feet of chunnel yesterday using the 5' x 100' welded wire available from Tractor Supply. Took me about an hour. I have increased the dimensions a bit, now using two 30-inch pieces of pvc pipe for each 60" x 60" piece of welded wire. I move the chunnel about once a week for fresh...
aart, yes they stick their heads through to graze. Popped off the chunnel end cap one day so I had to secure it better. No cadd here, just guesswork. Let me know if you come up with dimensions that better suit a rooster. (I don't have a rooster.)
Joe
It is flexible and easy to move. I moved half of the chunnel a couple of feet over today just to provide some fresh turf to the chickens. If the ground is not too rocky or messy it is possible to jam the wire prongs into the ground for extra stability but I don't bother too much with that.
Joe
Here are some more photos that I hope will provide more clarity. The first two just show chickens in the chunnel, which is about 100 feet long and circles around back up towards the chicken coop. The third photo shows attachment of the pvc "rib" to the wire fencing using a plastic zip tie (I...
I forgot to mention that I have to drill through each end of the pvc pipe sections so the zip ties can go through the holes when attaching them to the wire fencing. Takes just a couple of seconds to do.
Joe
My chunnel design uses:
(1) 5 ft wide welded wire fencing - 100 ft roll for about $80.
(2) 10 ft long white pvc pipe cut into 2 foot lengths - pretty cheap.
(3) a bunch of zip ties - really cheap.
I cut about 50 inches off the wire roll for each section, leaving wire prongs on both sides to grab...