Dduell2's Chicken Journey

[Dduell2]

Yeah I quit naming. If it's one I'm keeping something happens to it when it has a name

Makes sense! Lol

I definitely want to keep him. I'm excited for the prospect of having a rooster

 

[fuzzi]

One of the TSC chicks is always last, just follows the others. I think it's a girl, so appropriately has a pink leg ring.

 

[Dduell2]

So they are about 4.5 weeks old now. The coop is complete and habitable. They spent their first night in there last night. They did great! They definitely had to be handed from one person to another into the hen house last night. Let's see how fast they catch on themselves.

I will be updating the DIY Chicken Coop thread very soon, I'm way behind!

A couple pics of the coop and inside the hen house

Delta

Blue

Echo

Charlie

Thanks for looking again!

Til next time...

 

[Dduell2]

 

[fuzzi]

I can't tell from your photos, do you have some type of a barrier so predators can't dig under the run?

 

[Dduell2]

I can't tell from your photos, do you have some type of a barrier so predators can't dig under the run?

Yes the hardware cloth is buried about 6 inches deep (maybe deeper in places) and even curled in some places. The ground is very hard and there are a lot of tree roots around as well

When I get a chance to sit down and update the build thread it will be more clear.

I have pics of the trench I dug before burying it

 

[Dduell2]

Oh I forgot, here's a picture of them settling down after we put them in the hen house for the night

 

[fuzzi]

We have tons of roots, too, so I made an apron of hardware cloth. It lays flat on the ground 18"-24" away from the run base. So far it's working.

 

[Dduell2]

We have tons of roots, too, so I made an apron of hardware cloth. It lays flat on the ground 18"-24" away from the run base. So far it's working.

Awesome!! I dug my trench the depth of a shovel head as far around as I could and aproned the hardware cloth as much as needed where it couldn't be so deep.
Its probably roughly just over 3 ft from the top of the bottom section of hardware cloth to the bottom the frame of the run. Then whatever is left of the 4ft roll is buried

 

[Molpet]

We have tons of roots, too, so I made an apron of hardware cloth. It lays flat on the ground 18"-24" away from the run base. So far it's working.

I did the above ground apron too. Back in 2016 and no problems with digging.