chicken run height

[ipie68]

how high does the chickem run have to be? (Example: 12x8xhow ever high it needs to be)

 

[greenegglover]

It depends on how tall the chicken boss is.........

I like about 6' above the run....so hubby doesn't have to break his back!

 

[dirtsaver]

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I agree! A run should be no less than 6" taller than the tallest person that goes into the run for feeding,coop repair etc.

 

[ipie68]

thank you

 

[al6517]

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I agree! A run should be no less than 6" taller than the tallest person that goes into the run for feeding,coop repair etc.

I agree the taller the better, I couldn't imagine choring in a coop/run combo on my hands and knees or bent over. Now what will all the toy coop folks think now, you know the ones with a 2' high set-up that looked so cute in the magizine.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Having the run taller than the tallest person in the household is a good way to put it.

For anything smaller, I like the roof to be hinged, so I can flip it open and still stand up in it. That's what I did with our grow-out tractor. Having to stoop or crawl will suck the joy out of chickens in a hurry.

 

[reksat]

Mine is six feet high all around ,this is plenty tall for my set up. More height for taller people i guess is ok.

 

[ccw2005]

Hi!

Mine is 16x32 feet, and about 5'10" tall so that it cannot be seen over the privacy fence. Looks real pretty, except I am 6'3" tall and routinely find the need to clonk my head on a 2x4 cross member I use to help keep the chicken wire roof in place.

Just thought I would share

CCW

 

[claudicles]

Mine is 6 foot tall and ironically I am the one, at 5'5" who hits my head on the gate all the time. My 6'1" brother is used to having to duck. I do have short tractors but the top opens on them, so I don't have to crawl. Crawling through chook poop is not nice

 

[ozark hen]

my run is large and we couldn't afford fencing that high...so I clipped their wings to keep them inside. it works very well. I also string filament across the top with blank or old cd's threaded on it to keep out sky predators. Dogs keep out the ground predators. in almost 5 years, I have never lost one to a predator while in the run. My run fencing is only about 4 1/2 ft tall.