Hi guys,
I will have a three part daytime system for my girls. The first will be the small (we might keep it to 4x8' for five hens. Is that reasonable for what I want it for?) run where the hens will be when their auto door comes up in the a.m. and they wander out. Their food, water, grit will be in there. Then there will be a large 60'x10' run with vegetation and shade that I will let them out in when I get up. And finally I hope to let them loose in my entire yard on occasion.
I would like to keep the small run in good shape (dream on?). Would putting a layer of 1/2" hardware cloth on the bottom (making the whole area totally predator proof as well) be ok for them? I hoped it would discourage them from scratching. How does this sound?
Thanks
I will have a three part daytime system for my girls. The first will be the small (we might keep it to 4x8' for five hens. Is that reasonable for what I want it for?) run where the hens will be when their auto door comes up in the a.m. and they wander out. Their food, water, grit will be in there. Then there will be a large 60'x10' run with vegetation and shade that I will let them out in when I get up. And finally I hope to let them loose in my entire yard on occasion.
I would like to keep the small run in good shape (dream on?). Would putting a layer of 1/2" hardware cloth on the bottom (making the whole area totally predator proof as well) be ok for them? I hoped it would discourage them from scratching. How does this sound?
Thanks