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For the last one I built, a 10x13 "heavy duty" PVC pen, it ended up being around $280, including tarp ($30), bungee's ($10), and zip ties ($5). That includes around 25 pieces of 10' PVC from Lowe's at about $2.40 each ($60), the chicken wire (2' x 50' and 5'x50') for around $60, and the special...

Quote: Yeah! That's where I built my first one from. Back then, I didn't even know that meat chickens don't roost. Since then, that 10x10 pen has become my layers' "Summer Coop". I made a couple modifications, like putting a side door in the back, and put some corrugated vinyl roofing on...

Cheep a'lil Talk a'lil : Awsome information on this thread espically for a newbie like me. I feel so prepared! I'm ready! I can do it! I'm going to order 100 meaties right now! ....nnnnaaaaaaaawwwww I may feel knowledgeable but I'm not dumb. I think I will start out with 10. So those of...

"Comfortable" is subjective. If you raise Cornish Crosses to 8 weeks, 50 will seem a bit crowed for the last 2 weeks, but many (if not most) pastured broilers are raised at that same density of about 1.6 square feet per chicken. I have 75 in a 10x12 tractor right now (1.6 sqft/bird), and it's...