Attack

[Baumshell28]

I am also on a tight budget since I am disabled and am ruled by monthly disability income. Without the cost of labor, I’d say my new run cost in the neighborhood of $300. My stepdad, his friend & my son built the run and were paid in beer & food. We used T-posts, PVC piping & couplings, 5 ft (H) 4”x2” welded wire fencing, chicken wire and a couple sizes of zip ties. For the run door frame (behind the coop), we used pressure treated lumber and sank a lumber post in concrete on each side of it. We dug a small trench around the run to attach & sink chicken wire then covered that/outlined the run with garden edgers. The garden edgers and a chicken friendly herb & flower garden I planted along the front of the run gave the area a bit of added safety & a nicely finished look. I decided in the planning phase that my run would need a predator proof top because I also have a variety of winged predator neighbors; hawks, white tailed kites and many large owls. My girls seem happy to be out there now and have stayed protected, even with their coop pop door being left open several nights due to rain keeping me from wanting to create mud tracks in my wheelchair.

 

[Baumshell28]

Here’s a short video I took a lil while ago. I think it shows the whole chicken area, pretty much...

 

[cmom]

I have welded wire up too but also chicken wire. I also have electric wire around the coops and pens and so far nothing has tried to get through it. I also have game cameras up in different spots pointing at the coops.

 

[mechanic57]

what type of 8 foot fence did you buy. I am currently on a tight budget bc I am out on maternity leave.

I didn't buy a fence, I used 4x4 posts and welded wire fencing. The spacing of welded wire is sometimes big enough for small chicks or chickens to get out or small animals to get in. I went around the bottom 4 feet with chicken wire. I used hog clips to attach the chicken wire to the welded wire fence. Zip ties will be cheaper but the hog clips will last longer, though. Only reason I went with 4x4s instead of T-posts was because we wanted to be able to stand up in the run. I'm over 6ft tall and my wife is 6ft tall too. Nothing wrong with using T-post though.

How many chickens do you have? Depending on the area you are fencing in, it could cost 2 or 3 hundred dollars in material to build a sturdy fence. Some people who only have 3 or 4 chickens use a raised coop with the area underneath fenced in so they can have a safe place to move around without spending a lot of money on additional fencing. You have to find a balance between the minimum space the chickens need, the amount of space you want to give them, and your budget.

 

[jbwebster]

I didn't buy a fence, I used 4x4 posts and welded wire fencing. The spacing of welded wire is sometimes big enough for small chicks or chickens to get out or small animals to get in. I went around the bottom 4 feet with chicken wire. I used hog clips to attach the chicken wire to the welded wire fence. Zip ties will be cheaper but the hog clips will last longer, though. Only reason I went with 4x4s instead of T-posts was because we wanted to be able to stand up in the run. I'm over 6ft tall and my wife is 6ft tall too. Nothing wrong with using T-post though.

How many chickens do you have? Depending on the area you are fencing in, it could cost 2 or 3 hundred dollars in material to build a sturdy fence. Some people who only have 3 or 4 chickens use a raised coop with the area underneath fenced in so they can have a safe place to move around without spending a lot of money on additional fencing. You have to find a balance between the minimum space the chickens need, the amount of space you want to give them, and your budget.

I have four at the moment because something attacked my flock. I have 15455 SR 407 chicks coming in July. So I need to expand my run and make it more secure.

 

[aart]

I have 15455 SR 407 chicks coming in July.

Huh?

 

[Baumshell28]

I didn't buy a fence, I used 4x4 posts and welded wire fencing. The spacing of welded wire is sometimes big enough for small chicks or chickens to get out or small animals to get in. I went around the bottom 4 feet with chicken wire. I used hog clips to attach the chicken wire to the welded wire fence. Zip ties will be cheaper but the hog clips will last longer, though. Only reason I went with 4x4s instead of T-posts was because we wanted to be able to stand up in the run. I'm over 6ft tall and my wife is 6ft tall too. Nothing wrong with using T-post though.

How many chickens do you have? Depending on the area you are fencing in, it could cost 2 or 3 hundred dollars in material to build a sturdy fence. Some people who only have 3 or 4 chickens use a raised coop with the area underneath fenced in so they can have a safe place to move around without spending a lot of money on additional fencing. You have to find a balance between the minimum space the chickens need, the amount of space you want to give them, and your budget.

AKA: Chicken Math!