Done!
Finally got the right size tarp on it. I needed a 10x12 to do it right. That let me cover the back completly.
This way they have some protection from the wind. Its held on by plastic zip ties everywhere except
one corner. That corner is held on with bungee cords so I can add food and...
Its not going to be open like that. I need to go buy a bigger tarp. This one is to small.
Once I get the right size tarp and tie it down tight it will be ok.
I got my pen home today. I put a 8x10 tarp on it with bungee cords just to test it out.
I need to get a bigger tarp. 8x10 is not going to work. I will get maybe a 10x12 and see if
it works better. Then I will attach it at each grommet with a plastic zip tie. I will leave one
corner attached...
Actually, I have it even better than that. I teach at a vocational high school. The welding class put
this together for me. What you see there only took them an hour or so. I just had to pay for the
materials. The cost of 20 pieces of 1/2 emt 10' was only $40.
Heres a pic of the frame before...
I used a 8x16 last year for 100 cornish crosses. It was made of 2x2s, chicken wire, and tin.
It worked, but was heavy to move and fell apart by the end of the summer.
This season I'm having new pens made. These are 8x8 and made of EMT conduit. Its
galvanized and welded together. Still using...