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Just added a new perch to the setup, made of 2 concrete blocks and a 2x4: I'm also going to put 2 18" long perches on the central post (which provides support for the wire pen roof)--one perch will be lower and one higher. I'll post pix when I get that done.

Quote: It comes w/ the flanges that are used to attach chainlink kennels together, but you could use something else instead to affix the top to something else, I expect.

It's DONE!!! Got the footing completely finished over the weekend! The whole project, step by step, is detailed in my new Mud Eradication Page, here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=19926-mud-eradication-project . Again, MAJOR thanks are due to patandchickens for his...

Yes, I like chainlink b/c it's totally predator proof. I have a hardware cloth apron that extends 2 feet along the ground (staked in) and 2 feet up the sides to dissuade smaller predators (and raccoon arms on the few occasions when the chix aren't locked up in their house by the time it's dark).

Figured I'd start a thread to keep track of this project's progress. I have a muddy, nasty run. Only 3 hens, but once you put together rain, poop, and spilled food . . . well, ICK! Esp. in winter it's nasty. So I am embarking on a Mud Eradication project, per this very useful page (...