Could this work?

[halo]

I saw this at Lowes this afternoon...

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=4600-1801-75136&lpage=none

and the lightbulb went off in my head....wouldnt that make a great breeder pen? Would have to be covered, of course, and put a little house inside with a couple of laying boxes, but I thought this was a nice economical way to come up with another chicken run.

 

[johnnyjack]

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[halo]

How funny!!! Great minds think alike, right??!!??

So you didnt put the chicken house inside, you just attached it? Have you had any problem whatsoever with predators with that?

 

[johnnyjack]

not sence i put cement around the bottom edge of the wire. and covered the top with 2"x4" dog wire .......building is outside.

 

[halo]

I think what I would do, rather than the cement, is to dig a trench and set the sides of the run down in the trench. Since its 6 foot tall, you could easily put a foot in the ground and leave enough room to mosey around inside the pen. Only because Im not cement-wise....tho if it would turn out like my last batch of biscuits, it would be PERFECT! I was thinking how I was going to divvy up the room in my new Chicken Condo...I wont have to do it near as much as I thought I would with a pen like this for the breeders.

 

[tiffanyh]

That is what I have as my main pen for 8 chickens. Works great, top is covered and bottom is wired.

BUT! Predators CAN get through the chain link! I witnessed it, possums, weasels....so if you dont shut them in at night they wont be safe. I have a doghouse in mine....

 

[halo]

Great pics, Tiffany! I was thinking of that too...possums can get thru those holes??? I was thinking of covering the chain link with 1/2 or 1 inch netting to take care of that problem. I love your set up, its gorgeous. Doghouse, great idea there. Funny I didnt think of that, being as this is a DOG KENNEL....

 

[halo]

Oh...for those of you who have this pen and have put it together, would there be any way to buy 2 of them and put them together to make a much bigger yard? I didnt look at the directions close enough to see if it could be modified that way. If so, I might be able to use them for the runs on my main coop.