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[arianna]

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I seeded before I put the net down. I mixed Kentucky tall fescue grass with some fast growing ryegrass.

 

[Sophie Mae]

is that vinyl netting? if so how is it holding up to the weight? how is it secured?

 

[arianna]

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My husband and I did all the work. It's really very basic and easy to do in only few weekends and it was not very expensive. I believe between the wood for the coop, the net, the posts, the nails, the concrete for the posts, the gravel and the pine bark I have spent less than $2,000 for everything (including the chickens).
I did had some left over wood from building the house and some recycled wood that I used for the coop.

 

[TheSpiceGirls]

Oh, I love the "Ritz Calrton" accomondations your girls have to live in.

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

It's a wonder they ever want to go back inside the coop with all that to play in! All they are missing is the pool and the cabana roos

 

[Patricia Jane]

What a beautiful playground!!! If my girls saw how your girls live they'd run away and move in with yours. Great idea for grass. I will definately try it.

 

[HenPenny]

Wow

 

[EweSheep]

Just impressive!

Now I don't have all that room for the salad bars but wondered if I can do a salad bowl! A large log made container for larger plants and it does have a handle on top. I can put deer netting on top of it and they can pluck thru the netting for lettuce and grass shoots.

What kind of grass?

 

[arianna]

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It is vinyl netting. It's a deer net with a 2x2 in. opening and it's very strong, it doesn't break. I have used galvanized staple nails to attach it to the wood frame every 4 inches, and it hold the snow surprisingly well. I live in NC, so we don't get any extreme weather here, but this winter we had some pretty good snow so it was a good test. So far I past every season with the net on top and I had no problems (not even with falling tree branches on top of the net).

 

[McClellan_Coop]

It's the best coop I've seen love it!!!