How to install apron on chain link

[mowin]

Received! We too have VERY hard/rocky soil...seems like a great resolve!
Question: Have you ever had predator issues?

I've had coons, yotes, fox all attempt to get in. All unsuccessful. I normally don't allow them a second chance if I catch them in the act.

 

[David61]

apron 18"to 24" out. it doesn't matter in or on top of ground. My apron is 4" deep at the wall and slopes down as it goes away rom the coop. My cousin used 2x4 coated animal wire on top of the ground and coved it with mulch . as for bringing it up on the chain ink. more than a few ways. zip ties, hognose rings. screw the apron wire to a board and bolt the board to the chain link . Rap the end of the apron wire around aluminum conduit pipe, tie it with wire. Then wire that to the chain link. all on the inside of the chain link .

 

[rosemarythyme]

As Ridgerunner mentioned I'd recommend using hog rings... once you figure out how to apply them it goes pretty fast, and the pliers needed are fairly cheap. Zip ties for anything bigger than simply wire-to-wire. Hog ring some hardware cloth/welded wire up the wall of the run, then bend in an L at the bottom so it rests on the ground. Ideally you want to go 18-24" out if possible. Use landscape staples to "tack" it down.

Very hard to see, but two upper arrows are pointing at the hog rings I could spot (they blend in so hard to see others), and two lower arrows are pointing at zip ties for securing to bigger pipes (I replaced the plastic zip ties with stainless steel for extra security)



I have tree roots under part of my run so burying it was not an option.

 

[Carwile Chicks]

No, but there are plenty in the area. Raccoons, skunks, possum, dogs (including mine), hawks, and eagles.

I have had a mouse and a snake. The girls got the mouse, I took care of the snake.

Happy to read this awesome report!

 

[Carwile Chicks]

As Ridgerunner mentioned I'd recommend using hog rings... once you figure out how to apply them it goes pretty fast, and the pliers needed are fairly cheap. Zip ties for anything bigger than simply wire-to-wire. Hog ring some hardware cloth/welded wire up the wall of the run, then bend in an L at the bottom so it rests on the ground. Ideally you want to go 18-24" out if possible. Use landscape staples to "tack" it down.

Very hard to see, but two upper arrows are pointing at the hog rings I could spot (they blend in so hard to see others), and two lower arrows are pointing at zip ties for securing to bigger pipes (I replaced the plastic zip ties with stainless steel for extra security)

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I have tree roots under part of my run so burying it was not an option.

I’m visual so this pic is soooo helpful!

 

[Carwile Chicks]

As Ridgerunner mentioned I'd recommend using hog rings... once you figure out how to apply them it goes pretty fast, and the pliers needed are fairly cheap. Zip ties for anything bigger than simply wire-to-wire. Hog ring some hardware cloth/welded wire up the wall of the run, then bend in an L at the bottom so it rests on the ground. Ideally you want to go 18-24" out if possible. Use landscape staples to "tack" it down.

Very hard to see, but two upper arrows are pointing at the hog rings I could spot (they blend in so hard to see others), and two lower arrows are pointing at zip ties for securing to bigger pipes (I replaced the plastic zip ties with stainless steel for extra security)

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I have tree roots under part of my run so burying it was not an option.

Great shot! Can you share a pic of the ground leading up to the pen? Thx!

 

[Carwile Chicks]

I've had coons, yotes, fox all attempt to get in. All unsuccessful. I normally don't allow them a second chance if I catch them in the act.

I heard that!!!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Great shot! Can you share a pic of the ground leading up to the pen? Thx!

Can't really see anything due to the fact that the grass has grown in/dirt has covered up the wire. But here's some very good photos of someone else's apron install: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-coop-project.1169916/page-2#post-18481208

 

[0die]

you could just roll some chain link out on the ground and place the dog pen on top and "wire" or tie the bottom of the pen to the chain link. Then do a boarder of pressure treated 2x4s all the way around on the inside and fill with dirt.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

How do you attach an apron fence to a chain-linked pen/ fence? (A coop will be placed inside the pen)


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Is this the actual pen you are talking about? Because that isn't chain link. That is welded wire. (Which I much prefer to actual chain link!) And if that IS your actual pen, where did you get it?