Help with constructing a run for buidling noobs

[cwrite]

You call your neighbor that has at least one of every tool!! Now to find that neighbor

Indeed! A neighbour that has all the tools & likes to take over would be even better.

 

[vehve]

Indeed! A neighbour that has all the tools & likes to take over would be even better.

I had one who had both tools and leftover building material, and I can say that those are the ones I prefer.

 

[cwrite]

Wow Vehve - you can't ask for much more than that. I think I'm a bit over building stuff after taking 10 hours to build a nest box that they won't lay in. Anyway, the pullets may be forming a queue but all the eggs are being laid in the dog kennel now so it's ok. None so far in the new dog litter box I bought them so I suppose I shouldn't be too offended. Perhaps they are just creatures of habit.

 

[vehve]

Wow Vehve - you can't ask for much more than that. I think I'm a bit over building stuff after taking 10 hours to build a nest box that they won't lay in. Anyway, the pullets may be forming a queue but all the eggs are being laid in the dog kennel now so it's ok. None so far in the new dog litter box I bought them so I suppose I shouldn't be too offended. Perhaps they are just creatures of habit.

You could try blocking the kennel and placing a few golf balls in your nest box and see if it would work.

 

[perchie.girl]

Just coming in on this... I was taught not to cement in fence posts. Dig em down to keep em upright for sure but pound in some big rocks and dirt to wedge them in. The fencing I built was for horses. Believe me if it can withstand a horse... it will serve you well for a run.

Some of the logic behind this is when NOT IF but When it comes time to replace a post you don't have to chisel concrete. I like the look of wood and its flexibility for construction but I am a gear head and use steel.... kennel panels with T-posts driven into the soil. Or even Galvanized posts driven into the soil.

Happy building....

deb

 

[Concrete101]

The other problem created by a lump of concrete attached to a post is that frost heave will lift it out of the ground. With chain link fence the top rail keeps the posts apart and the fabric pulls them together. In light soil there is the possibility of settling. Longer posts driven deeper usually works.

 

[cwrite]

Thanks Deb. We didn't use concrete for the run posts in the end & I'm pretty sure it's not going anywhere.

I do have my list for next time run & coops designs though & given that we are in a termite area, metal posts are on the list.