Canesisters,
I am so sorry for being so neglectful about responding! I just finished nursing school and had no time for anything else over the last couple of years (minus this amazing project which served as a great procrastination fix).
I know it's way too late, but for anyone else who may be...
Oh, it's you! Thank you for all the inspiration! I couldn't have done it without all your help. I hope I didn't get too annoying with all my questions! You'll have to come over soon. I think they are fine, too. They were chirping a lot when we first moved them out, so I lowered the rubber flap...
In case some of you are not familiar with this site (like me), if you click on each photo and then click again (or just hover your mouse over it), you can read the comments I attached to each photo. I hope this will be helpful to someone, or entertaining at the least!
We did it on Sunday and finished in one day! I love it. It looks great and I can't wait to move the chicks out there. I think they will be very happy.
I will try to remember to post some updates as things progress. In a perfect world, we will move the chicks out here and nothing will go wrong...
I am planning on building a "moat" around my existing garden which already has 8' high deer fencing. To solve the "hot" problem, I plan to clasp the wiring about halfway up the deer fence and simply bend the fencing and secure it to the ground, essentially making a tunnel for the chickens. This...