Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[Lacy Blues]

Yes, there is a 'cardinal rule.' Here it is:

THERE IS NO REAL SUBSTITUE FOR GREEN GRASS AND SUNSHINE.

I've got lots of sunshine! How about I send you some of that and you send me lots of green grass?

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Looking at some Dorking cockerels this morning:

 

[Pathfinders]

Yes, there is a 'cardinal rule.' Here it is:

THERE IS NO REAL SUBSTITUE FOR GREEN GRASS AND SUNSHINE.

And water. Birds that get a little dew or some rain on their feathers will always look better than those that don't. If you must keep your birds indoors at all times, mist them periodically. And LeJean Marshall taught me that dirt has trace minerals that can be replicated nowhere else.

 

[har]

Yellow House if you keep on posting your very beautiful chickens I may have to buy some from you!!!!

 

[ve]

Looking at some Dorking cockerels this morning:

I like you Dorkings, Yellow House.

 

[thedragonlady]

I like you Dorkings, Yellow House.

Who wouldn't ?

 

[juststruttin]

would love to see some pictures of your modular panel pens. I'm always looking for flexibility. - Thanks.

Here are some photos of a couple pens I built using modular panels.

Pen #1
10'x 20' x 6'.
Total number of panels used: 8
Lumber used: 2x2

Side panels: 10x6 (5) I used two panels to make each side, 1 panel for the back and 1 door panel which attaches to the coop.
Roof Panels: 10'x 10' (2)
Door Panel: (1) Custom built to fit this coop.


DYI Ruff Estimated Cost for this run: $215.60 (does not include roof or coop)
Side Panels 6 X $20.20 = $121
Roof Panels 2 X $32.20= $64.40
Extra 2" x 2" boards to support roof 6 x $2 = $12

Estimated cost for each 10'x 6' side panel: $23.20 each
Estimated Cost for roof panels: $32.20 each
See calculations below:

Wire: a 150 X 3 foot roll of wire cost $65. I used 20 linear feet per side panel at $.46 per linear foot. Cost for Wire: $8.60
Lumber: 2"x2" X 10 cost $3.00 per board. I used 5 per panel= $15. The corner braces were made out of scraps.

Total Cost for a 10' x 6' Panel: $ 23.20
Roof Panels: wire: 30 linear feet of wire $13.80, lumber $12 cost per roof panel: $32.20



Here are some picture of Pen #1






Roof is reinforced with extra 2"x2"s






Custom built panel fits around coop. Door is built into this panel





Junction where the side panels and roof panels meet



Corner junction. I hang feeder up at night from to keep rodents from eating food.

Pen #2 ON A SLOPE

Modular panels are great when the ground is flat, and not so great when you have a slope. The slope here was so significant that we had to prop the side panels up to make them level. (please note the triangle on the ground). We could have avoided propping up the panels by putting the coop in the run, but the pen would have been tilted I like the coops on the outside of the run so they don't take up run space, and so I can collect eggs with out going inside.




These runs are built with 16'x 8' panels. We saved panels by putting pens side by side so they could share interior panels.


Here is the photo of how the panels are propped up to be level

These panels were built the same height (8 feet) but because of the slope we had to raise the side panel up and then attach it to the front panel. Notice the different levels. In this photo, you can see the slope is in excess of 1' per 16' based on the different heights of the panels.


Four 16' panels will create two 8' x 16' runs with a wire divider in the middle.

When the budget allows, I will cover these runs with a corrugated roof. This sunshade is just over 1 year old and already torn in multiple places.

 

[cbnovick]

Quote:
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[juststruttin]

Looking at some Dorking cockerels this morning:

Stunning

 

[3riverschick]

great post juststruttin'! we also roof with chicken wire before tarping.
Karen