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[oldrooster]

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This looks like a great start, but I would have used woven wire fencing instead of chicken wire (because of 'coons and 'possums would tear through chicken wire in a heart beat) and just tarped the very top or a section inside of it. it looks like a true chicken tractor, what I mean by that it is a temperary shelter not a true hen house.

 

[bradselig]

This looks like a great start, but I would have used woven wire fencing instead of chicken wire (because of 'coons and 'possums would tear through chicken wire in a heart beat) and just tarped the very top or a section inside of it. it looks like a true chicken tractor, what I mean by that it is a temperary shelter not a true hen house.

This is the one I stumbled across a while ago. When/if I decide to make one, I'm probably going to mimic this one. I feel it would be great f I wanted to set up breeding groups. Otherwise, if I decide not to do the whole breeding aspect of it, then ill probably just buy another shed and make it a communal coop.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/permanent-hoop-coop-guide

 

[menagerielife27]

INDIANA HERE! My name is Amber my Husband Matt signed up for this a while ago and since I have taken over the chicken farm we have. It was hard but I had to REHAB out every thing he collected and now I am in full swing breeding many nice breeds! Who else in Indiana breeds Barnevelder????

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

INDIANA HERE! My name is Amber my Husband Matt signed up for this a while ago and since I have taken over the chicken farm we have. It was hard but I had to REHAB out every thing he collected and now I am in full swing breeding many nice breeds! Who else in Indiana breeds Barnevelder????

Welcome!

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[CluckAcres]

Looks good! So did you drill holes in the green one? You will be really glad you started it.

yes i drilled holes in the green one. 5 on the bottom and 1 on each side. They are small holes.

 

[CluckAcres]

INDIANA HERE! My name is Amber my Husband Matt signed up for this a while ago and since I have taken over the chicken farm we have. It was hard but I had to REHAB out every thing he collected and now I am in full swing breeding many nice breeds! Who else in Indiana breeds Barnevelder????

Welcome!!!

 

[CluckAcres]

INDIANA HERE! My name is Amber my Husband Matt signed up for this a while ago and since I have taken over the chicken farm we have. It was hard but I had to REHAB out every thing he collected and now I am in full swing breeding many nice breeds! Who else in Indiana breeds Barnevelder????

Where about you from here in Indiana?

 

[JustJoe]

When I set up my coop& run. Should I dig up the grass or just leave it? Since I will be using a pre fab coop, I plan on using privacy fence on the area around it to block the wind. then welded wire on the rest. I don't want to move it after its all set up

 

[bradselig]

I would personally leave it. If it all dies and becomes a big muddy mess, hen I wold just cover it with sand

 

[CluckAcres]

When I set up my coop& run. Should I dig up the grass or just leave it? Since I will be using a pre fab coop, I plan on using privacy fence on the area around it to block the wind. then welded wire on the rest. I don't want to move it after its all set up

I would leave the grass.