chain link fence - how do you...?

[tiffanyh]

If you already have the run and it is one piece- which is how mine are- can you put the coop inside up on blocks? You might have to pick up the kennel and put it over the house, since Im sure it wont fit through the door. This will keep you from having to cut a hole in the chain link. Otherwise, if you find yourswlf with no other choice, you use bolt cutters and cut a hole just big enough to fit around the door. This will allow the chianlink to keep its shape. Then secure every link to the house.

here is a pic of mine...

 

[patandchickens]

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We have some installed that way (by previous people not by us). It is, er, basically sort of ok I guess, at least til the wood posts start to rot out at the bottom a little (which they are now beginning to do - 6" cedar fenceposts, about 10is? years old).

You absolutely MUST brace the bejeebers out of the corners though - look into how corners for high-tensile fencing are constructed, you really need something like that if you want the fence to last.

Using t-posts as line posts... hm, it sounds unlikely to hold up well in the long run unless your fence is in a site very sheltered from wind. A chainlink fence experiences a lot of wind load that tends to tilt it over, and t-posts are lousy at resisting that kind of push. Maybe if they were cemented in, I dunno.

It still ends up somewhat wibblier then properly done chainlink, and doesn't look nearly as tidy. Yes, you need either a very thick gauge wire thru top and bottom, or wooden fenceboards that you can staple the chainlink to after you've fully stretched it. The boards are stringer and nicer looking, although a pain to repair when they age. (we have it done both ways in different places)

good luck,

Pat

 

[ebonykawai]

Thanks for the pics and ideas, everyone. I think putting the coop inside would be best in my particular case, but then I'd have to buy a bigger kennel than I was planning. It would probably end up cheaper for me to make my own with 2x2s and hardware cloth. Why, oh, why isn't anything easy, lol??

ETA: Hmmmm. When I figured out the square footage minus the space the coop would take up, I'd still have 81.5 sq. ft. That's not bad.

Hmmmm. Maybe I CAN have the coop inside the fencing! Cool! Thanks, everyone!!!

 

[tiffanyh]

How many chickens do you have. I have an 6x10 run and it works great for 8 chickens with the 4x4 coop up on posts.

Good luck.

 

[lurky]

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Good Luck....when its all done, you will be so happy though!!!!