chicken run

  1. JustDucky1970

    I Need Some Advice

    Hello Everyone, This may not exactly fit here, but I thought this might be the place to get some advice. I recently bought a small mobile metal chicken-tractor ($300+ with shipping). I was planning to put some young pullets in it out in my now-bare garden. I won't give the pen's brand here...
  2. C

    Anyone using masonry ladders to make run areas?

    I picked up nine masonry ladders today (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Grip-Rite-8-in-Ladder-Mesh-Block-GRLBMG08/203590053), which look kind of like this when set up as hoops: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/281756520422309513/ The ladders were cheaper than PVC pipe plus the requisite affixing...
  3. t1935

    Chainlink Run & Coop For Sale NE Georgia

    6 x 8 Chainlink dog kennel/chicken run with chicken coop for 4 chickens, pull out cleaning tray, 2 nesting boxes (bought at Home Depot) w/ gray metal roofing. We used the coop for 1 year and was covered the entire year. The chainlink kennel will need to be taken down at time of purchase. My...
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    • chain link chicken run chickens chicks coops for sale
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    • Forum: Everything Else
  4. Chicken Garden 23

    Chicken Garden 23

    It's starting to look like a park in the run!
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  5. B

    Chicken run

    Hello, I have 4 chickens that are going into my neighbors yard so have to keep them in the run during the day. My husband built a 2 by 4 ft chicken run. I think it's too small. Am I right? What size should the run be for 4 average size chickens? Thank you
  6. C

    Please stop me if I'm about to make a big mistake

    When Wayfair sent me a completely new patio gazebo free when two of the bolts in my first one were bent, I took the leap to seriously override my partner's objections to chickens. Here's the gazebo, and I have a second one I will use as my run frame, sans the fabric cover and raised venting...
  7. C

    So I took it as an omen...and here I am!

    I ordered a patio gazebo from Wayfair that arrived with two of the most important bolts bent beyond usable. I asked for replacements of those two bolts, and they sent me a whole new gazebo and said keep the old one for spare parts! So I said to myself, okay, this means I don't have to buy a...
  8. M

    11 week old pullets won't come out of the coop!

    OKAY. So I have 8 beautiful, happy, golden comet pullets. They're all quite comfortable around us and don't seem to mind being handled too much. They were raised in the house, and put in their coop around 4/5 weeks old. Until they were 10 weeks old, I had to put them out into their run every...
  9. CPT

    New Chicken Coop for 2 week old chicks.....

    Hi all! Does anyone happen to have the Precision Pet Cape Cod Style Chicken Coop? This one is not the Extreme model. We put this together a few days ago and our two week old chicks and mama love it! It's like a little chicken condo. Mama hen and 10 chicks have been moved about 4 times so...
  10. K

    Any long term ( <1yr) sand users in run, have input?

    Hi everyone! I am brand new here, and only have had my girls for about a month. They are ready to move outside but I am having the hardest time deciding what to use in the run of my coop. I have 4 chickens, and live in Charleston, SC. It rains A LOT here, especially in the summer/fall. I...
  11. P

    Hot composting safe around chickens?

    Hi everyone! I'm new to chickens, and I'm in the process of optimizing my coop/run area for my first 3 chickens coming this summer. I have a hot compost pile in the area where I'd like to put the run. To give you a better idea I have a coop/small run combo attached to a larger run area 60sqft or...
  12. Clucking_Crazy

    Should I isolate? Need advice please!

    I need help/advice on how to proceed with my young flock pertaining to the roosters in particular. I have a minimum of 2 roosters out of 16 chicks.... but I suspect another couple could turn into roosters as well. The chicks are 6-7 weeks, and an assortment of breeds - so some are...
  13. citybirdies

    Do I need to cover my entire run with hardware cloth?

    We are in the process of building a new run (we live on a fenced acre in a rural area) and our biggest predator concerns are raccoons and hawks/eagles. Our run is about 50 ft by 25 ft and we have two coops inside of it. Our plan is to predator-proof the run so that when we go on the occasional...
  14. C

    Help! Alternatives for grass in chicken area!

    Hi All, I have been trying to think of what alternatives to grass i could lay down in my chicken area. I have a 5m x 12m area of my backyard fenced off for my chickens, they have a smallish coop in there so are always allowed out into their chicken area during the day. We previously did not...
  15. MediKJ

    Chicken run

    my chicks grew out of their Rubbermaid so I built them a run that doubles as a temporary home. I need to build their coop when it warms up a bit.
  16. Bauermeister.farm

    Lawnscaping our chicken run

    Hello all! We are preparing for our chickens and having a hard time deciding how to lawnscape our chicken run. It is 21’x16’ and they will spend most of their time there since we don’t want them to roam in the backyard where our little one will be playing. I wanted to plant some grass for them...
  17. CapricornFarm

    Lean-to build

    I am currently building a lean-to in order to have shelter for my rabbits. They are in my barn right now, but i want to get goats so i need more shelter. This type of structure could easily serve as a large coop or coop run combo. The advantage is that one side is already built for you. Follow...
  18. CJHolmes

    I need a plan for a giant enclosed run (At least 12x48 feet, 10 feet high ideally)

    Hello! I am finding lots of wonderful pictures online but can't seem to find a simple plan to build a very large run. Right now my chickens range in a fenced yard but they like to escape, my dog is a confirmed chicken-murderer, and I see a hawk around we need a run. Our coop is 8x 6x 8 feet tall...
  19. maurer

    chicken run converted into veg garden

    Alright, so I have seen the threads about converting your garden into a chicken run. however, i would like to do the opposite, as my chickens are getting a bigger permanent run in the orchard we are planting. we are hoping to put the veg garden where the run currently is. the 20x10 foot spot has...
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    • chicken run garden garden soil landscaping
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    • Forum: Gardening
  20. Joeschooks

    Permanent electric fence set-up with gate

    I built another run last year and predator proofing took a surprising amount of thought. By far our biggest problem is foxes. It was too expensive to put a fox proof roof on the whole area so it had to be open top and protected by electric fence. But poultry netting seemed like a somewhat...
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