chicken run made with t-posts?

[HennyPenny44]

There are lots of ways to use Tposts and livestock panels...tho the clips may not work with the 1/4" rods on the LS panels.
But look for 'hoop coops':
https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/65388042/?q=hoop+coop&t=post&o=date&c[title_only]=1

I used Tposts and 14ga 2x4 fencing...but went extreme DIY for the rafters.

I know this is an old post but I’m looking to build a run with an arched top like yours for my chickens. I’m tired of ducking under netting and want a 6’ tall wire top structure. Is that bent metal conduit I see at the top? If so, how did you attach it to the t posts and what’s the width of the run? As I remember it, the conduit comes in 10 foot lengths.

 

[Carson213]

I'm in the "make it as big as I can, as fast as I can, without spending my life-savings" mode. I also have very little construction experience and want to use what I have.

I'd like to use t-posts with cattle panels and hardware cloth attached to the cattle panels. But I don't know the best way to attach everything together. Or if there is some really clever way to make it more structurally "sound". Our daytime predator load is pretty light, our night time predator load is heavier, but my coop is very strong and that's where my little flock is locked at night. My biggest predator won't be stopped without electric (bear) and that's not in the budget right now, but my dog does a very good job keeping those away. I also have a smaller run that's wooden-framed, completely enclosed in hardware cloth, but I want to make their space much bigger for daytime-only use. I plan to put netting over the top to keep out the hawks, which seem to be our biggest daytime issue.

I'd love any thoughts you can provide. Supplies I need (besides the t-posts, clips, panels, and hardware cloth). I have no clue what I'm doing here, so talk to me like that. I won't be insulted.

Also, if this just has "BAD IDEA" written all over it, let me know that too. This is my first attempt at chickens (I only have 4) so I don't know what I don't know.

T posts and horse or goat fence works great. Just buy the cheapest goat fence for the T post. Ask for a farm discount if you have a qualifying farm

 

[Carson213]

I'm in the "make it as big as I can, as fast as I can, without spending my life-savings" mode. I also have very little construction experience and want to use what I have.

I'd like to use t-posts with cattle panels and hardware cloth attached to the cattle panels. But I don't know the best way to attach everything together. Or if there is some really clever way to make it more structurally "sound". Our daytime predator load is pretty light, our night time predator load is heavier, but my coop is very strong and that's where my little flock is locked at night. My biggest predator won't be stopped without electric (bear) and that's not in the budget right now, but my dog does a very good job keeping those away. I also have a smaller run that's wooden-framed, completely enclosed in hardware cloth, but I want to make their space much bigger for daytime-only use. I plan to put netting over the top to keep out the hawks, which seem to be our biggest daytime issue.

I'd love any thoughts you can provide. Supplies I need (besides the t-posts, clips, panels, and hardware cloth). I have no clue what I'm doing here, so talk to me like that. I won't be insulted.

Also, if this just has "BAD IDEA" written all over it, let me know that too. This is my first attempt at chickens (I only have 4) so I don't know what I don't know.

 

[aart]

I know this is an old post but I’m looking to build a run with an arched top like yours for my chickens. I’m tired of ducking under netting and want a 6’ tall wire top structure. Is that bent metal conduit I see at the top? If so, how did you attach it to the t posts and what’s the width of the run? As I remember it, the conduit comes in 10 foot lengths.

Yes.
All detailed here.
Run is 8' wide to accommodate the 10' conduit lengths.

 

[HennyPenny44]

Yes.
All detailed here.
Run is 8' wide to accommodate the 10' conduit lengths.

Thank you!

 

[fat brown hen]

I just built one with U post, similar concept as T post. I then attached 2x4x6 to them with nuts and bolts so I could have

Would you mind explaining how to attach lumber to a T-post with nuts and bolts? I can't seem to figure it out. Thank you