i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

[pollipazzi]

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You probably can see there is a lot of overlaping in hwc, panels and netting. All with a different maze.:
- HWC at the bottom have 1.5 cm maze
- The panels (green) have 5 cm
- The cat netting has 3 cm
And finally the netting for birds of prey on top of the party-run has 4 cm maze. But that’s not relevant for the opening.

thank you for that! i appreciate you taking the time to take the photos. it wouldn't be easy to open, would it? i get what you mean.

 

[BDutch]

thank you for that! i appreciate you taking the time to take the photos. it wouldn't be easy to open, would it? i get what you mean.

Just 1 minutes to open and maybe 2-3 minutes to close.

 

[pollipazzi]

Just 1 minutes to open and maybe 2-3 minutes to close.

that's not too bad!
i need something quick on a hinge so they don't run back out

 

[BDutch]

that's not too bad!
i need something quick on a hinge so they don't run back out

As I said, its not a very convenient ‘door’. But the chickens cant run out if I’m closing up.
The panel in the middle ( 1.20 x 0.80 cm ) and the netting stay in place after opening.
The netting is attached above and goes with 1 bamboo stick on top of the run. The panel hinges on the ground, as it were, when I open up. Closing goes the other way around. Which means there is an immediate fence of 80 cm high and the netting falls down over it immediately after. 1- 2 seconds is all it takes. Sticking the pens in the ground and tighten up to secure, takes a bit longer.

 

[pollipazzi]

As I said, its not a very convenient ‘door’. But the chickens cant run out if I’m closing up.
The panel in the middle ( 1.20 x 0.80 cm ) and the netting stay in place after opening.
The netting is attached above and goes with 1 bamboo stick on top of the run. The panel hinges on the ground, as it were, when I open up. Closing goes the other way around. Which means there is an immediate fence of 80 cm high and the netting falls down over it immediately after. 1- 2 seconds is all it takes. Sticking the pens in the ground and tighten up to secure, takes a bit longer.

ah! gotcha!

 

[pollipazzi]

hi.
yesterday we got the hwc on the ceiling of the run. and are still debating on what to do with the shanty town flu fort. (debating is a nice word.)
we had to move the coop to get in the back to attach the hwc, and when i moved it back, i did not get it in the exact same spot.

so, of course.
at the end of the day. just when i thought i could cook dinner.
they did this...

so i went out with a second waterer and was switching it out, and shifted the coop so they hopefully won't do that again (it's never been this bad!)

and look. look at those dummies.