8 x 16 Pallet chicken run.

[McChooky]

8 x 16 ft enclosed run for 6 hens.Everything used in this project was recycled,repurposed or used( concrete blocks, construction waste and pallets) The screws, staples, latches, hinges,hardware cloth, heavy duty netting and bag of calcium hydroxide were my only expenses around$300. The top will temporarily be covered with netting until I get up another roll of hardware cloth for the top and apron.

I'm hoping to add 5-6 strands of electric fence around the sides after it is done due to the many predators we have( weasels, owls, hawks, raccoons,coyotes,bears )

 

[Tre3hugger]

That's awesome. Any more pics/details of the build would be much appreciated!

 

[McChooky]

For pallets it looks pretty great

Thanks! It actually looked pretty neat after I put a couple coats of lime white wash on it but a thunderstorm came after I put the hardware cloth on and washed most of it off.Now its a dingy gray instead of white!

 

[McChooky]

This is the green house beside the pallet chicken run.It was made out of pallets as well but the arch was made out of pvc pipe.

 

[perkolator]

For pallets it looks pretty great

 

[SusanMc]

That looks great, wind protection, shade, snow shield, I love it !

 

[McChooky]

I love this idea!

That's awesome. Any more pics/details of the build would be much appreciated!

I'd be happy to but I don't really have but a couple of photo's. I started out by connecting 2 pallets to the end on my coop .The run is 8 x 16 or 2 pallets wide and 4 pallets long.I connected them together using short pieces of scrap 2 x 4's .I attached them on the inside of the pallets (see photo) After I was done I had (2) 8 ft sections and (2)16 ft sections.Then I attached a 2 x 6's face down to the top of each of the 4 sections to make the pallets line up straight and make them stronger. I used multiple shorter pieces to make them long enough.I also tested the white wash on a couple of the pallets to see how many coats it would need before I started.

 

[McChooky]

This is a photo of what the run actually looked like after I white washed it and before I added the hardware cloth to the bottom(the top was done here) Unfortunately during the night a thunderstorm came and it really was a down pour.It washed most of the white wash off that I had painted that day (it takes about 3 days for the final color to set)

 

[Hilltop Flock]

 

[linguini]

This is a photo of what the run actually looked like after I white washed it and before I added the hardware cloth to the bottom(the top was done here) Unfortunately during the night a thunderstorm came and it really was a down pour.It washed most of the white wash off that I had painted that day (it takes about 3 days for the final color to set)

Thanks for sharing - not only the whole project is awesome, it's also inspiring! I was driving this morning passing by a worker who was pushing an empty pallet with a hand truck - I almost stopped to ask if I could have it. Now I wish I did ask!!!