temporary run

  1. lefttowrite

    A big, blue, brand-new coop!

    My husband and I finished our coop this week! :yesss: The interior measures about 7.5’ x 11’, so plenty of room for my six girls with a bit of chicken math already factored in. For anyone curious, here’s a build breakdown: Walls + Flooring The walls are pallets, with CDX exterior and OSB...
  2. emmash

    temporary fencing to keep out predators?

    Hi everyone! So as some background, I've had the same set up for my flock of ten hens for three years now: an above ground coop with about 30'x20' of pen room. The ground in the pen is very hard and has lots of pebbles on top, so I like to let them out into my backyard at least once a week to...
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    • bobcat fence design predation temporary fence temporary run
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  3. spiritpots

    Can pullets stay in run with existing flock?

    I have three 12-week old pullets that I am slowly introducing to my existing flock of 5 chickens (2 are 2-1/2 years old and 3 are 1-1/2 years old). I currently have the pullets in a temporary run next to the main coop/run for the next month until I take the final steps to fully integrate them...
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    • integrate chicks introducing chickens pullets pullets and hens temporary run
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  4. Really cheap plastic fencing

    Really cheap plastic fencing

    My ducks have a large fenced in area around the house where they will keep the grass short, eat pesky bugs and fertilize the plants. But sometimes i want them to work on a different spot, like for example my potato patch. And i don't like when they eat my peppermint plants, dig out the tomatoes...
  5. Walkbarefoot

    Looking for ideas... Simple movable pen for the girls during the day....

    I am new to the world of chickens... We have built a 50 square foot coop that is enclosed in our 400 square foot run... (the run is almost complete... the chicks are only 4 weeks old at the moment.) I would like to free range our birds during the day, but we have far too many hawks, eagles...
  6. DrFeathers

    BestPet Chicken Cook Chicken Cage Pens Crate Rabbit Cage Enclosure Pet Playpen Exercise Pen

    Size 86”x40”x40” converting an old plastic playhouse into a small second coop to help with grow-out and see-but-not-touch integration of 3 new chicks/pullets to my current flock of 6. Was thinking about using this as a temporary/removable run as part of that system. (Would put down some wire...
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