Hog Panel Question

[Vicker]

In a past set-up, I made a tube with pieces of fencing instead of bending into an arch. By connecting short sections, the tube tunnel was flexible enough to move to fresh spots of grass while still being fastened to the coop door. The chickens could access the ground through the fencing but couldn't dig out, and nothing could get in from underneath like with an arch.

 

[CarlaCo]

Yep! They work great! I bend them over a wooden frame, cover with chicken wire, add a swinging door, and a waterproof covering on half so that they have shade and shelter. They're not too heavy so I can easily roll or drag them to different spots.

I’d like to that!

 

[Aunt Angus]

I went a totally different direction. I finished a while ago, but just got around to updating now. Been a crazy few months...

Anyhoo - I went with wood and hardware cloth with u-posts. It's about 32 sq ft and super sturdy. I'm building a second one that comes out of the side of the coop. They'll have 64ish sq ft of run space, which is good. They do fine in the 32 sq ft, but I want to add a duck pool for the 2 little ducks. To access the run, I hinged the top to open like a lid.

The only pics I have of it atm are before the birds were actually in it. But it's so clean in these pics - haha!